Acronyms Abbreviation in Networking Research


  • CAPEX - Capital Expenditure
  • DPI - Deep Packet Inspection
  • KDN - Knowledge-Defined Networking
  • KPI - Key Performance Indicator
  • NFV - Network Function Virtualization
  • OPEX - Operating Expenditure
  • QoS - Quality of Service
  • QoE - Quality of Experience
  • SDN - Software-Defined Networking
  • SLA - Service Level Agreement
  • VNF - Virtualized Network Function
  • XaaS - Everything as a service
  • EPC - Evolved Packed Core