rchitecture, 318 Layer 4 stateful control functions, 81-82 integration with ONAP, 316 Layered protocols, 2 key design principles applied, 314 LBaaS, see Load balancer as a service layered architecture, 311 LCP, see Local control plane licensing, 315 LDP, see Label distribution protocol Index Legacy BSSs interactions with ONAP, 133-135 MDUs, see Multi-dwelling units Libraries for Machine Learning (MLlib), 147 Mean time between failure (MTBF), 40, 69 Licensing, 315 Media access control (MAC), 209, 221 LIG, see Lawful intercept gateway Media gateway (MGW), 312 Link aggregation group (LAG), 260, 283 Media gateway control function (MGCF), 312 Linux, 395-396 Media resource function (MRF), 312 containers, 206, 219 Meeting zone demand, 61 LMAP framework, see Large-scale measurement of Memory broadband performance framework manager, 213 Load balancer as a service (LBaaS), 303 resources, 214 Load balancers, 253 Merchant silicon, 234, 255 Local area network (LAN), 57, 77 competitors, 255 Local control plane (LCP), 50-51 packet processors, 262 Local redundancy with no site failover, 79 Metadata-driven design time and runtime execution, Logical dimension, 251 112-115 Logical unit number (LUN), 57 Metcalfe's Law, 25 Long-haul networks, 267 Method of procedure (MOP), 342 Long-lived state, decoupling of, 314 Metro Ethernet service, 252 Long-range network planning, 332 Metropolitan area network (MAN), 36, 92-93 Long-term evolution (LTE), 7-8, 10, 294 MGCF, see Media gateway control function Low software failure rates, 77 MGW, see Media gateway VF error handling, 77 Micro-batch processing using STORM and SPARK, VF failure detection and alerting, 78 146-147 VF fast recovery, 78 Micro-loop, 279-280 VF protection from external services, 77 MicroOLT, 235 VF software fault detection, 77-78 Middle box, 202 VF software stability, 78 model, 219 Low volume message producers, 373 VNFs, 40-41 LSP, see Label switched path MIMO, see Multiple input multiple output LTE, see Long-term evolution Mitigation strategies, 186 LUN, see Logical unit num