Auto Configuration Server

Business Support System

Command Line Interface

Part of network component architecture controlling the operation of the data plane through higher-level protocols

Central Office Re-architected as a Data Center (CORD)

Common-off-the-shelf, pre-packaged software available to purchase and use without the need for customization

Customer Premise Equipment

Part of network component architecture determining the handling of incoming data packets

Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier

Management and Orchestration of the NFVI. I.e. next generation OSS: NFV Orchestrator + VNF Manager + VIM

Protocol used by Orchestrators: de facto standard for NFV

Network Functions Virtualization: Concept of running virtualized network functions in software

NFV Orchestration: Deploy, manage and combine (=service chaining) services

Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure: Software platform to host VNFs

Network Service Descriptors

Communications protocol providing network-wide access to the data plane of distributed network components. De facto standard for SDN controllers

Operations Support System

Over-the-Top

Usually describe Telco players able to deliver services over an IP network without the need for their own access network

Open Virtualization Platform

Physical Customer Premise Equipment: Routers and EADs

Physical Network Function: Embedded network function as in MSAR

Quality of Service

Software-Defined Networking: Separated control plane manages network resources and flows

CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP)

Unified Threat Management

Virtual Customer Premise Equipment: Virtual router with services

Virtual Infrastructure Manager: Controls, manages and reports on NFVI compute, storage and network resources

Virtual Network Function: A specific network function in software, e.g. firewall, load balancer, router

End-to-end TWAMP service and performance measurement

Virtual Private Network

Managed Service and easy VPN deployment with hardware accelerated encryption

WAN optimization between the CPE and a central gateway

Data modelling language for the NETCONF protocol, serving a similar function to the MIB (Management Information Base) within SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)