alog to digital converters (ADC), 272 Access network(s), 1, 92, 225, 240 Analytic(s), 7, 107, 123 architecture for, 224, 228 descriptive, 149 construction and maintenance of, 229 forms, 149 control plane functions, 240 framework, 132-133, 153, 155-156 5G, 248 layer, 138-140 vOLT hardware into, 237 predictive, 149 Access session border controller (A-SBC), 312 reactive, 149 Access technologies, 224 real-time, 23 mobile wireless, 241-248 security, 189-193 wireline, 229-241 ANDSL, see AT&T Network Domain-Specific Language Accounting request (ACR), 312 Anomaly detection, 190 Accurate fault detection, 77 ANR, see Automatic neighbor relations VF error handling, 77 Anti-affinity, 200 VF failure detection and alerting, 78 Apache VF fast recovery, 78 CloudStack, 53-54 VF protection from external services, 77 foundations, 395-396 VF software fault detection, 77-78 APIs, see Application programming interfaces VF software stability, 78 Appliance-based network, 184 ACLs, see Access control lists Application-specific integration circuits (ASICs), 13, 45, ACO, see Analog coherent optics 213, 227 ACR, see Accounting request Application controller(s), 240 Action points, 5 information to, 133 Active and Available Inventory function (A&AI function), orchestration, 117 93-94, 107, 109, 128 Application programming interfaces (APIs), 4, 5, functionality, 130 104, 274, 390 functional view, 128-129 handler, 93 requirements, 129-130 mashups, 397-398 Active probe monitoring, 379 Application resiliency, 61-63 Active vProbe measurements data model, 379 Application security, 182-185 Adapters, 91, 93 Application server (AS), 295 Adaptive poll mode driver, 211 Application service controllers, relationship to, 94 ADC, see Analog to digital converters Application service provider (ASP), 398 Adjacency segment, 284-285 Approval for use testing (AFU testing), 309 ADSL, see Asymmetric digital subscriber line APT, see Advanced persistent threat Advanced functions, 5 ARPANET, 9-10 Advanced multielement antenna structures, 245-246 Artificial intelligenc