Abbreviations¶
Term |
Description |
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3GPP |
3rd Generation Partnership Project |
AAA |
Authentication, Authorisation, and Accounting |
AAL |
Acceleration Abstraction Layer |
AAP |
Anuket Assured Program |
AArch64 |
64bit ARM architecture |
Acc |
Accelerator |
AD |
Active Directory |
ADC |
Application Delivery Controller |
AES |
Advanced Encryption Standard |
AES-NI |
AES New Instructions |
AF_XDP |
Address Family For XDP |
AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
AICPA |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
AMF |
Access and Mobility management Function |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
AR |
Augmented Reality |
ARM |
Advanced RISC Machines |
ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
AS |
Application Servers |
ASIC |
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit |
AUSF |
AUthentication Server Function |
AZ |
Availability Zone |
B2B |
Business to Business |
B2C |
Business to Consumer |
BBU |
BaseBand Unit |
BGCF |
Border Gateway Control Function |
BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
BGPaaS |
BGP as a Service |
BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
BLOB |
Binary Large Object |
BM |
Bare Metal |
BMC |
Baseband Management Controller |
BMRA |
Bare Metal Reference Architecture |
BNG |
Broadband Network Gateway |
BOOTP |
Bootstrap Protocol |
BRAS |
Broadband Remote Access Server |
BSS |
Business Support Systems |
CaaS |
Cloud Native Container as a Service |
CaaS |
Container as a Service |
CAPEX |
Capital Expenditure |
C&V |
Compliance & Verification |
CCP |
Centralised Control Plane |
CCS |
Converged Charging System |
CDN |
Content Distribution (or Delivery) Network |
CG-NAT |
Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation |
cgroups |
Control Groups |
CHF |
Charging Function (part of the converged charging system CCS) |
CI/CD |
Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment |
CIDR |
Classless Inter-Domain Routing |
CIFS |
Common Internet File System |
CIM |
Cloud Infrastructure Management |
CIRV |
Common Infrastructure Realization & Validation |
CIS |
Center for Internet Security |
CIT |
Cloud Integrity Tool |
CLI |
Command Line Interface |
CM |
Configuration Management |
CNCF |
Cloud Native Computing Foundation |
CNF |
Cloud Native Network Function |
CNI |
Container Network Interface |
CNTT |
Cloud iNfrastructure Telco Taskforce |
CP |
Control Plane |
CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
CRD |
Custom Resource Definition |
CRI |
Container Runtime Interface |
CRI-O |
OCI compliant CRI implementation |
CRTM |
Core Root of Trust for Measurements |
CRUD |
Create, Read, Update, and Delete |
CSA |
Cloud Security Alliance |
CSAR |
(TOSCA) Cloud Service Archive |
CSCF |
Call Session Control Function |
CSI |
Container Storage Interface |
CSP |
Cloud Service Provider |
CU |
Centralised Unit (O-RAN context) |
CVC |
(LFN) Compliance Verification Committee |
CVE |
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures |
CVSS |
Common Vulnerability Scoring System |
DANM |
Damn, Another Network Manager |
DBaaS |
Data Base as a Service |
DC |
Data Center |
DCP |
Distributed Control Plane |
DDoS |
Distributed Denial of Service |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
DPDK |
Data Plane Development Kit |
DPI |
Deep Packet Inspection |
DPU |
Data Processing Unit |
DRA |
Diameter Routing Agent |
DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
DRTM |
Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurements |
DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
DU |
Distributed Unit (O-RAN context) |
DVR |
Distributed Virtual Routing |
E2E |
End to End |
eBPF |
Extended Berkley Packet Filter |
EBS |
Elastic Block Storage |
EFI |
(BIOS) Extensible Firmware Interface |
eMBB |
Enhanced Mobile BroadBand |
EMS |
Element Management System |
EPA |
Enhanced Platform Awareness |
EPC |
Evolved Packet Core |
ePDG |
Evolved Packet Data GateWay |
ESXi |
(VMware) ESX Integrated |
eTOM |
Enhanced Telecom Operations Map |
ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
EUAG |
Linux Foundation Networking End User Advisory Group |
EUD |
End User Device |
EULA |
End-User License Agreement |
EVPN |
Ethernet Virtual Private Network |
EVPN |
Ethernet VPN |
FAT |
File Allocation Table |
F2F |
Face-to-Face |
FC |
Fiber Channel |
FCAPS |
Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security |
FC-AL |
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop |
FCIP |
Fibre Channel over IP |
FFA |
Fixed Function Accelerator |
FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
FTTx |
Fiber to the x |
FW |
Fire Wall |
FWD |
(Traffic) ForWarDed |
GB |
Giga Byte |
GDPR |
General Data Protection Regulation |
GFS |
Global (Linux) File System |
GGSN |
Gateway GPRS Support Node |
Gi or GiB |
Gibibyte (1024^3) bytes |
GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
GRE |
Generic Routing Encapsulation |
GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications, previously Groupe Speciale Mobile |
GSMA |
GSM Association |
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
GW |
Gateway |
HA |
High Availability |
HBA |
Host Bus Adapter |
HCP |
Hyperscaler Cloud Provider |
HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
HDFS |
Hadoop Distributed File System |
HDV |
Hardware Delivery Validation |
HEM-clouds |
Hybrid, Edge, and Multi-clouds |
HEMP |
Hybrid, Edge, and Multi-Cloud unified management Platform |
HLR |
Home Location Register |
HOT |
(OpenStack) Heat Orchestration Templates |
HSS |
Home Subscriber Server |
HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
HW |
Hardware |
IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
IaC (IaaC) |
Infrastructure as Code (or “as a”) |
IAM |
Identity and Access Management |
ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
iSCSI |
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface |
ID |
Identifier |
IDF |
(OPNFV) Installer Descriptor File |
IdP |
Identity Provider |
IDRAC |
(Dell) Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller |
IDS |
Intrusion Detection System |
ILO |
(HPE) Integrated Lights-Out |
IMS |
IP Multimedia Subsystem |
IO |
Input/Output |
IOMMU |
Input/Output Memory Management Unit |
IOPS |
Input/Output per Second |
IoT |
Internet of Things |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPAM |
IP Address Management |
IPMI |
Intelligent Platform Management Interface |
IPS |
Intrusion Prevention System |
IPSec |
Internet Protocol Security |
iSCSI |
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITIL |
IT Infrastructure Library |
JSON |
JavaScript Object Notation |
K8s |
Kubernetes |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
KVM |
Keyboard, Video and Mouse |
LaaS |
(Testing) Lab as a Service |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LB |
Load Balancer |
LBaaS |
Load Balancer as a Service |
LCM |
LifeCycle Management |
LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LF |
Linux Foundation |
LMS |
Log Management Service |
LTD |
Less Trusted Domain |
LFN |
Linux Foundation Networking |
LLDP |
Link Layer Discovery Protocol |
LMA |
Logging, Monitoring, and Analytics |
LSR |
Label Switching Router |
MAAS |
(Canonical) Metal as a Service |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MANO |
Management and Orchestration |
MC-LAG or MLAG |
Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group |
MEC |
Multi-access Edge Computing |
MGCF |
Media Gateway Control Function |
MGW |
Media GateWay |
Mi or MiB |
Mebibyte (1024^2) |
ML |
Machine Learning |
ML2 or ML-2 |
Modular Layer 2 |
MME |
Mobility Management Entity |
mMTCs |
Massive Machine-Type Communications |
MPLS |
Multi-Protocol Label Switching |
MTD |
More Trusted Domain |
MRF |
Media Resource Function |
MSAN |
MultiService Access Node |
MSC |
Mobile Switching Center |
MTAS |
Mobile Telephony Application Server |
MVNO |
Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
NaaS |
Network as a Service |
NAT |
Network Address Translation |
NBI |
North Bound Interface |
NEF |
Network Exposure Function |
NF |
Network Function |
NFD |
Node Feature Discovery |
NFP |
Network Forwarding Path |
NFR |
Non Functional Requirements |
NFS |
Network File System |
NFV |
Network Function Virtualisation |
NFVI |
Network Function Virtualisation Infrastructure |
NFVO |
Network Function Virtualisation Orchestrator |
NIC |
Network Interface Card |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NMS |
Network Management System |
NPL |
Network Programming Language |
NPN |
Non-Public Network |
NPU |
Neural Processing Unit |
NR |
New Radio (5G context) |
NRF |
Network Repository Function |
NS |
Network Service |
NSSF |
Network Slice Selection Function |
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
NUMA |
Non-Uniform Memory Access |
NVMe |
Non-Volatile Memory Express |
NW |
Network |
OAM |
Operations, Administration and Maintenance |
OCI |
Open Container Initiative |
OCS |
Online Charging system |
ODIM |
Open Distributed Infrastructure Management |
OFCS |
Offline Charging System |
OLT |
Optical Line Termination |
ONAP |
Open Network Automation Platform |
ONF |
Open Networking Forum |
OOB |
Out of Band |
OPEX |
Operational Expenditure |
OPG |
(GSMA) Operator Platform Group |
OPNFV |
Open Platform for NFV |
ORAN |
Open Radio Access Network |
O-RAN |
Open RAN |
OS |
Operating System |
OSD |
(Ceph) Object Storage Daemon |
OSS |
Operational Support Systems |
OSSA |
OpenStack Security Advisories |
OSTK |
OpenStack |
OVP |
OPNFV Verified Program |
OVS |
Open Virtual Switch |
OWASP |
Open Web Application Security Project |
PaaS |
Platform as a Service |
PCF |
Policy Control Function |
PCIe |
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
PCI-PT |
PCIe PassThrough |
PCR |
Platform Configuration Register |
PCRF |
Policy and Charging Rules Function |
(OPNFV) Pod Descriptor File |
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PF |
Physical Function |
PGW |
Packet data network GateWay |
PGW-C |
PGW Control plane |
PGW-U |
PGW User plane |
PIM |
Privileged Identity Management |
PLMN |
Public Land Mobile Network |
PM |
Performance Measurements |
POD |
Point of Delivery |
PRD |
Permanent Reference Document |
PTP |
Precision Time Protocol |
PV |
Persistent Volumes |
PVC |
Persistent Volume Claims |
PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment |
QCW |
QEMU copy-on-write |
QEMU |
Quick EMUlator |
QoS |
Quality of Service |
R/W |
Read/Write |
RA |
Reference Architecture |
RADOS |
Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store |
RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
RAN |
Radio Access Network |
RAW |
Raw disk format |
RBAC |
Role-bases Access Control |
RC |
Reference Conformance |
Repo |
Repository |
RFC |
Request for Change |
RFC |
Request for Comments |
RGW |
Residential GateWay |
RI |
Reference Implementation |
RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computing |
RM |
Reference Model |
ROI |
Return on Investment |
RR |
Route Reflector |
RTM |
Requirements Traceability Matrix |
RTM |
Root of Trust for Measurements |
RTT |
Round Trip Time |
RU |
Radio Unit (O-RAN context) |
S3 |
(Amazon) Simple Storage Service |
SA |
Service Assurance |
SaaS |
Software as a Service |
SAML |
Security Assertion Markup Language |
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
SAS |
Serial Attached SCSI |
SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
SBA |
Service Based Architecture |
SBC |
Session Border Controller |
SBI |
South Bound Interface |
SCAP |
Security Content Automation Protocol |
SDF |
(OPNFV) Scenario Descriptor File |
SDK |
Software Development Kit |
SDN |
Software-Defined Networking |
SDNC |
SDN Controller |
SDNo |
SDN Overlay |
SDNu |
SDN Underlay |
SDO |
Standard Development Organisation |
SDS |
Software-Defined Storage |
SD-WAN |
Software Defined Wide Area Network |
Sec |
Security |
Sec-GW |
Security GateWay |
SF |
Service Function |
SFC |
Service Function Chaining |
SFF |
Service Function Forwarder |
SFP |
Service Function Paths |
SGSN |
Serving GPRS Support Node |
SGW |
Serving GateWay |
SGW-C |
SGW Control plane |
SGW-U |
SGW User plane |
SIEM |
Security Information and Event Monitoring |
SIG |
Special Interest Group |
SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
SMF |
Session Management Function |
SMS |
Short Message Service |
SMSC |
SMS Center |
SMT |
Simultaneous Multi-Threading |
SNAT |
Source Network Address Translation |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOC |
System and Organization Controls |
SONiC |
Software for Open Networking in the Cloud |
SR-IOV |
Single Root Input Output Virtualisation |
SRTM |
Static Root of Trust for Measurements |
SRV |
(Traffic) client-SeRVer traffic |
SSD |
Solid State Drive |
SSDF |
Secure Software Development Framework |
SSH |
Secure SHell protocol |
SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
SUT |
System Under Test |
SW |
Software |
TCDI |
Trusted Cross-Domain Interface |
TBC |
To Be Confirmed |
TC |
Test Case |
TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
TEC |
(GSMA) Telco Edge Cloud |
TF |
Tungsten Fabric |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TIP |
Telecom Infra Project |
TLB |
Translation Lookaside Buffers |
TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
TOR |
Top of Rack |
TOSCA |
Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications |
TPM |
Trusted Platform Module |
TTL |
Time To Live |
TUG |
(CNCF) Telco User Group |
UDM |
Unified Data Management |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
UDR |
Unified Data Repository |
UEFI |
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface |
UHD |
Ultra High Definition |
UI |
User Interface |
UPF |
User Plane Function |
uRLLC |
Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications |
V2I |
Vehicle to Infrastructure |
V2N |
Vehicle to Network |
V2P |
Vehicle to Pedestrian |
V2V |
Vehicle to Vehicle |
V2X |
Vehicle-to-everything |
VA |
Virtual Application |
VAS |
Value Added Service |
V&V |
Verification And Validation |
vCPU |
Virtual CPU |
VF |
Virtual Function |
VI |
Vendor Implementation |
vIDS |
Virtualised IDS |
VIM |
Virtualised Infrastructure Manager |
vIPS |
Virtualised IPS |
VLAN |
Virtual LAN |
VM |
Virtual Machine |
VMDK |
VMware Virtual Machine Disk File |
vNAS |
virtual Network Attached Storage |
VMM |
Virtual Machine Monitor (or Manager) |
VNF |
Virtualised Network Function |
VNFC |
Virtualised Network Function Component |
VNFM |
Virtualisedl Network Function Manager |
VNI |
VXLAN Network Identifier |
vNIC |
Virtual Network Interface Card |
VoLTE |
Voice over LTE |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VPP |
Vector Packet Processing |
VR |
Virtual Reality |
vRAN |
Virtualised Radio Access Network |
VRF |
Virtual Routing and Forwarding |
VRRP |
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol |
VTEP |
Virtual Termination End Point |
VTP |
(ONAP) VNF Test Platform |
VxLAN |
Virtual Extensible LAN |
vXYZ |
virtual XYZ, e.g., as in vNIC |
WG |
Working Group |
Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity |
WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
WLC |
Wireless LAN Controller |
WS |
WorkStream |
XDP |
eXpress Data Path |
XML |
eXtensible Markup Language |
ZAP |
Zed Attack Proxy |
ZTA |
Zero Trust Architecture |