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APPC = APP-C: Application Controller (part of OpenECOMP)
- Spelled "APP-C" in many references, but called "APPC" in the <<Application Controller User Guide>>
BPEL: Business Process Execution Language (OASIS Standard)
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- disconnecting an existing connection sometimes called a delete
- Total Disconnect - Disconnect all ports and VLAN from the Database (SDN-C) and Network (NCS)
- VLAN Disconnect - Disconnect an active vlan from Database (SDN-C) and Network (NCS)
- Soft Disconnect - Disable the interface for traffic to flow through without deleting the interface from the network
DME: Direct Messaging Engine (common service within OpenECOMP)
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DLUX:
- the OpenDaylight community GUI (comes packaged with Brocade) (DLUX
DLUX:
- the OpenDaylight community GUI (comes packaged with Brocade) (DLUX documentation)
- typically not needed for OpenECOMP development
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- a set of common services provided by OpenECOMP, including a Message Router, Data Router, and a Data Bus Controller
DME: Direct Messaging Engine (common service within OpenECOMP)
DNS: Domain Name System
DPDK: Data Plane Development Kit
- a set of libraries and drivers for fast packet processing (dpdk.org). Its optimizations could be used by VNFs requiring high packet processing speeds..org). Its optimizations could be used by VNFs requiring high packet processing speeds.
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EELF: Event and Error-Logging Framework (common service within OpenECOMP)
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- cloud infrastructure creation template language for Open Stack (https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Heat)
HDFS: Hadoop Distributed File System
HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protococol
IAM/IDAM: Identity and Access Management
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- OpenEcomp service container library and framework
JSON: JavaScript Object Notation
Karaf:
- a container, sponsored by Apache, fully supporting OSGI with lots of extras (Apache page)
LRM: Local Resource Monitor
MACD: (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect
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- set of deployment instructions
MOTS: Mechanized Operations Tracking System
MSO: Master Service Orchestrator (component of OpenECOMP runtime)
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NOD: Network On Demand
Node-RED:
- open-source project by IBM to graphically create flows that configure devices. Projects include managing a raspberry pi. (official docs)
NS: network servicesNetwork Services
NS: (Vendor Specific) New Start
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- a modular system and a service platform for the Java programming language that implements a complete and dynamic component model (OpenDaylight uses this) (Wikipedia)
PO: Platform Orchestrator
PNF: Physical Network Function
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- in OpenECOMP, a composition of Services
RCA: Root Cause Analysis
RCT: Reference Connection Tool
- in OpenECOMP, a fundamental capability
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- IETF draft that describes how to map a YANG specification to a RESTful interface. Read the IETF draft and see its current status here or here.
RO: Resource Orchestrator
RPC: Remote Procedure Call
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- separates the control (brains) and forwarding (muscle) planes for a centralized view of the network, for more efficient orchestration and automation of network services.
- https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/virtual-network-function/
- https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/which-is-better-sdn-or-nfv/
- Wikipedia article
SDN-C: (Vendor Specific) Software Defined Network - Controller
- proprietary (non-OpenECOMP) network definition service
- its operators accept Comma Separated Value files describing networks
SDN-GP: Software Defined Network - Global Platform
- in OpenECOMP, a composition of Resources
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- part of MANO
- controls and manages the NFVI compute, storage, and network resources
VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
VM: Virtual Machine
VNF = NFV: Virtual Network Function
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SDN System Acronyms (Deprecated, not part of OpenECOMP; Delete this section on release)
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SDN-CP - Software Defined Network - Controller Platform
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