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+.. 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)
+
+**************
+OPNFV Glossary
+**************
+
+========
+Contents
+========
+
+This glossary provides a common definition of phrases and words commonly used in OPNFV.
+
+--------
+
+A
+-
+
+Arno
+
+  A river running through Tuscany and the name of the first OPNFV release.
+
+API
+    Application Programming Interface
+
+--------
+
+B
+-
+
+Brahmaputra
+
+  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
+-
+
+NFV
+
+  Network Functions Virtualisation, an industry initiative to leverage virtualisation technologies in carrier networks.
+
+NFVI
+
+  Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure
+
+NIC
+
+  Network Interface Controller
+
+--------
+
+O
+-
+
+OPNFV
+
+  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.
+