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This glossary provides a common definition of phrases and words commonly used in OPNFV.
+--------
+
A
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A river running through Tuscany and the name of the first OPNFV release.
+API
+ Application Programming Interface
+
+--------
+
B
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A river running through Asia and the name of the Second OPNFV release.
+--------
+
+C
+-
+
+Colorado
+
+ A river in Argentina and the name of the Third OPNFV release.
+
+--------
+
+D
+-
+
+DPDK
+
+ Data Plane Development Kit
+
+DPI
+
+ Deep Packet Inspection
+
+DSCP
+
+ Differentiated Services Code Point
+
+--------
+
+I
+-
+
+IGMP
+
+ Internet Group Management Protocol
+
+IOPS
+
+ Input/Output Operations Per Second
+
+--------
+
N
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Network Functions Virtualisation, an industry initiative to leverage virtualisation technologies in carrier networks.
+NFVI
+
+ Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure
+
+NIC
+
+ Network Interface Controller
+
+--------
+
O
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Open Platform for NFV, an open source project developing an NFV reference platform and features.
+--------
+
+V
+-
+
+VLAN
+
+ A virtual local area network, typically an isolated ethernet network.
+
+VM
+
+ Virtual machine, an emulation in software of a computer system.
+
+VNF
+
+ Virtual network function, typically a networking application or function running in a virtual environment.
+