Glossary of terms
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.. glossary::

  API
    Application Programming Interface

  BGP
    Border Gateway Protocol: a path vector routing protocol described in
    `RFC 4271 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4271>`_.

  CIDR
    Classless Inter-Domain Routing. A method for denoting IP ranges in the form of ``9.9.0.0/16`` or
    ``fe80:1234:abcd::/48``.

  CLI
    Command Line Interface.

  CNAME
    A type of DNS record that is used as an alias from one hostname to another

  CRUD
    Create, Read, Update, Delete

  FQDN
    Fully Quantified Domain Name

  GSO
    GÉANT Service Orchestrator

  IAS
    IAS

  IPAM
    IP Address Management

  ISIS
    Intermediate System to Intermediate System: a routing protocol described in
    `RFC 7142 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7142>`_.

  ISO
    International Organisation for Standardisation

  LAG
    Link Aggregation: a bundle of multiple network connections.

  LSO
    Lightweight Service Orchestrator

  NET
    Network Entity Title: used for :term:`ISIS` routing.

  OSS
    Operational Support Systems

  SNMP
    Simple Network Management Protocol: a protocol that's used for gathering data, widely used for network management
    and monitoring.

  TWAMP
    Two-way Active Measurement Protocol.

  UUID
    Universally Unique Identifier

  WFO
    `Workflow Orchestrator <https://workfloworchestrator.org/>`_

  AAI
    Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure