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diff --git a/docs/glossary/index.rst b/docs/glossary/index.rst index be5b6d732..1ee12de02 100644 --- a/docs/glossary/index.rst +++ b/docs/glossary/index.rst @@ -1,117 +1,218 @@ .. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 -.. (c) Christopher Price (Ericsson AB) +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 +.. (c) Christopher Price (Ericsson AB), AT&T, Anuket -************** -OPNFV Glossary -************** +*************************** +Anuket Development Glossary +*************************** ======== Contents ======== -This glossary provides a common definition of phrases and words commonly used in OPNFV. +This glossary provides a common definition of phrases and words commonly used in the OPNFV project, and its successor, the Anuket Project. -------- A - +.. glossary:: -Arno + Anuket - A river running through Tuscany and the name of the first OPNFV release. + The ancient Egyptian Goddess Anuket was a personification of the Nile as “Nourisher of the Fields”, and the name for the combined OPNFV and CNTT project. + + Arno + + A river running through Tuscany and the name of the first OPNFV release. + + API -API Application Programming Interface -------- B - +.. glossary:: -Brahmaputra + Brahmaputra - A river running through Asia and the name of the Second OPNFV release. + A river running through Asia and the name of the Second OPNFV release. -------- C - +.. glossary:: + + Colorado -Colorado + A river in Argentina and the name of the Third OPNFV release. - A river in Argentina and the name of the Third OPNFV release. + CNTT + + Cloud iNfrastructure Telco Task Force -------- D - +.. glossary:: + + Danube + + A river in Europe and the name of the Fourth OPNFV release. + + DPDK + + Data Plane Development Kit + + DPI + + Deep Packet Inspection + + DSCP + + Differentiated Services Code Point + +-------- + +E +- +.. glossary:: + + Euphrates + + A river in Southeast Asia and the name of the Fifth OPNFV release. + +-------- + +F +- +.. glossary:: + + Fraser + + A river in British Columbia, Canada, and the name of the Sixth OPNFV release. + +-------- + +G +- +.. glossary:: -DPDK + Gambia - Data Plane Development Kit + A river in Western Africa and the name of the Seventh OPNFV release. -DPI +-------- - Deep Packet Inspection +H +- +.. glossary:: -DSCP + Hunter - Differentiated Services Code Point + A river in New South Wales, Australia and the name of the Eighth OPNFV release. -------- I - +.. glossary:: + + IGMP + + Internet Group Management Protocol + + IOPS -IGMP + Input/Output Operations Per Second - Internet Group Management Protocol + Iruya -IOPS + A river in Salta Province, Argentina and the name of the Ninth OPNFV release. - Input/Output Operations Per Second +-------- + +J +- +.. glossary:: + + Jerma + + A river in Serbia and the name of the Tenth OPNFV release. + +-------- + +K +- +.. glossary:: + + Kali + A river in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in India and the name of the First Anuket (OPNFV+CNTT) release. + + + Kubernetes + + An operating system container management system, sometimes abbreviated "K8s" (meaning K, eight letters, and s). + +-------- + +L +- +.. glossary:: + + Lakelse + + A river in Britsh Columbia, Canada (name derived from the Coast Tsimshian language word "LaxGyels"), and the name of the Second Anuket (OPNFV+CNTT) Release. -------- N - +.. glossary:: -NFV + NFV - Network Functions Virtualisation, an industry initiative to leverage virtualisation technologies in carrier networks. + Network Functions Virtualisation, an industry initiative to leverage virtualisation technologies in carrier networks. -NFVI + NFVI - Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure + Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure -NIC + NIC - Network Interface Controller + Network Interface Controller -------- O - +.. glossary:: -OPNFV + OPNFV - Open Platform for NFV, an open source project developing an NFV reference platform and features. + Open Platform for NFV, an open source project developing an NFV reference platform and features. -------- V - +.. glossary:: + + VLAN -VLAN + A virtual local area network, typically an isolated ethernet network. - A virtual local area network, typically an isolated ethernet network. + VM -VM + Virtual machine, an emulation in software of a computer system. - Virtual machine, an emulation in software of a computer system. + VNF -VNF + Virtual network function, typically a networking application or function running in a virtual environment. - Virtual network function, typically a networking application or function running in a virtual environment. |