The following acronyms and abbreviations are used throughout this documentation.
CDS |
Configuration Data Store Database used to store configuration data for the VMs. The TSN nodes provide the CDS functionality. |
CSAR |
Cloud Service ARchive File type used by the SIMPL VM. |
Deployment ID |
Uniquely identifies a deployment, which can consist of many sites, each with many groups of VMs |
MCP |
Mobile Control Point Name for both the product that consists of the TSN, REM, and MCP nodes and delivers functionality for native dialler / Microsoft Teams call integration, and the Rhino node within the product that routes calls between the IMS network and Microsoft Teams. |
MDM |
Metaswitch Deployment Manager Virtual appliance compatible with many Metaswitch products, that co-ordinates deployment, scale and healing of product nodes, and provides DNS and NTP services. |
MOP |
Method Of Procedure A set of instructions for a specific operation. |
OVA |
Open Virtual Appliance File type used by VMware vSphere and VMware vCloud. |
OVF |
Open Virtualization Format File type used by VMware vSphere and VMware vCloud. |
QCOW2 |
QEMU Copy on Write 2 File type used by OpenStack. |
QSG |
Quicksilver Secrets Gateway A secure database on the SIMPL VM for storing secrets. |
RVT |
Rhino VoLTE TAS |
SAS |
Service Assurance Server |
SDF |
Solution Definition File Describes the deployment, for consumption by the SIMPL VM. |
SIMPL VM |
ServiceIQ Management Platform VM This VM has tools for deploying and upgrading a deployment. |
Site ID |
Uniquely identifies one site within the deployment, normally a geographic site (e.g. one data center) |
SLEE |
Service Logic Execution Environment An environment that is used for developing and deploying network services in telecommunications (JSLEE Guide). For more information on how to manage the SLEE, see SLEE Management. |
TAS |
Telecom Application Server |
TSN |
TAS Storage Node TSNs provide Cassandra databases and CDS services to TSN and MCP. |
VM |
Virtual Machine |
YAML |
Yet Another Markup Language Data serialisation language used in the Mobile Control Point solution for writing configuration files. |
YANG |
Yet Another Next Generation Schemas used for verifying YAML files. |
