From fce102283bab73ed08c292fce03e39c52f4a1fe2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stuart Mackie Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 05:21:36 -0700 Subject: Added doc directories Change-Id: I671d7c3ad4f4e5e476c98f53780d867dc94b3089 Signed-off-by: Stuart Mackie --- docs/glossary/index.rst | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 117 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/glossary/index.rst (limited to 'docs/glossary/index.rst') diff --git a/docs/glossary/index.rst b/docs/glossary/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be5b6d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/glossary/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +.. 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. + -- cgit 1.2.3-korg