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diff --git a/requirements/glossary.rst b/requirements/glossary.rst index c1997f2..e56f31e 100644 --- a/requirements/glossary.rst +++ b/requirements/glossary.rst @@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ mapping/translating the OPNFV terms to terminology used in other contexts. .. glossary:: + Administrator + Administrator of the system, e.g. OAM in Telco context. + + Consumer + User-side Manager; consumer of the interfaces produced by the VIM; VNFM, + NFVO, or Orchestrator in ETSI NFV [7] terminology. + NFV Network Function Virtualization @@ -14,16 +21,6 @@ mapping/translating the OPNFV terms to terminology used in other contexts. and software components which build up the environment in which VNFs are deployed. - VNF - Virtualized Network Function. Implementation of an Network Function that - can be deployed on a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI). - - VIM - Virtualized Infrastructure Manager; functional block that is responsible - for controlling and managing the NFVI compute, storage and network - resources, usually within one operator's Infrastructure Domain, e.g. NFVI - Point of Presence (NFVI-PoP). - NFVO Network Functions Virtualization Orchestrator; functional block that manages the Network Service (NS) lifecycle and coordinates the management @@ -31,33 +28,36 @@ mapping/translating the OPNFV terms to terminology used in other contexts. (supported by the VIM) to ensure an optimized allocation of the necessary resources and connectivity. - VNFM - Virtualized Network Function Manager; functional block that is responsible - for the lifecycle management of VNF. - - Consumer - User-side Manager; consumer of the interfaces produced by the VIM; VNFM, - NFVO, or Orchestrator in ETSI NFV [7] terminology. + Physical resource + Actual resources in NFVI; not visible to Consumer. - Administrator - Administrator of the system, e.g. OAM in Telco context. + VIM + Virtualized Infrastructure Manager; functional block that is responsible + for controlling and managing the NFVI compute, storage and network + resources, usually within one operator's Infrastructure Domain, e.g. NFVI + Point of Presence (NFVI-PoP). Virtual Machine (VM) Virtualized computation environment that behaves very much like a physical computer/server. - Virtual Storage - Virtualized non-volatile storage allocated to a VM. - Virtual network Virtual network routes information among the network interfaces of VM instances and physical network interfaces, providing the necessary connectivity. - Physical resource - Actual resources in NFVI; not visible to Consumer. - Virtual resource A Virtual Machine (VM), a virtual network, or virtualized storage; Offered resources to "Consumer" as result of infrastructure virtualization; visible to Consumer. + + Virtual Storage + Virtualized non-volatile storage allocated to a VM. + + VNF + Virtualized Network Function. Implementation of an Network Function that + can be deployed on a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI). + + VNFM + Virtualized Network Function Manager; functional block that is responsible + for the lifecycle management of VNF. |