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