3 Definitions and abbreviations

28.5333GPPArchitecture frameworkManagement and orchestrationRelease 17TS

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] or NFV-MANO [27].

Exposure governance management function: Management Function entity with the role of management service exposure governance.

Management Service (MnS): set of offered management capabilities.

Management Function (MnF): logical entity playing the roles of Management Service consumer and/or Management Service producer.

Network Function (NF): defined in TS 23.501[31].

NOTE: In 3GPP NRM, the Network Functions are modeled using ManagedFunction IOCs (e.g. AMFFunction) and its sub-classes.

3.2 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1], TS 28.530 [3], in NFV-MANO [27] and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].

CM Configuration Management

LCM Lifecycle Management

MDAS Management Data Analytics Service

MnF Management Function

MnS Management Service

NF Network Function

NFV-MANO Network Functions Virtualisation Management and Orchestration

PM Performance Management

SBMA Service Based Management Architecture