rogramming protocol-independent packet processors Relationships, 186-187 (P4), 263 Reliability, 69 Protocol abstraction layer, 239 analysis, 82 Protocol data unit (PDU), 260 Remote procedure calls (RPC), 36, 96, 366, 391 Provider-managed edge router (PER), 29, 80, 252 Reporting functions, 117-119 Provider (P), 276 Request for proposals (RFPs), 3-4 Provider edge (PE), 17, 249, 276 Resiliency, 69, 259-260, 315, 324 PS, see Packet-switched multipath and distributed VNF designs, 41-42 PSTN, see Public switched telephone network NFV, 40 Psuedowires, see Ethernet virtual circuits VNF resiliency reporting, 380-381 Public key vPE example for VNF-specific resiliency design, 42-44 encryption, 20 Resilient, 56 functions, 214 Resilient distributed datasets (RDD), 147 Public land mobile network (PLMN), 294 Resource Public networks, 2-3 identity, 193 Public switched telephone network (PSTN), 294 images, 116 Public Telecom network, 10 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), 280 Pure open source, 54-55 Resource Reservation Protocol for Traffic Engineering PXE, see Preboot execution environment (RSVP-TE), 19, 285-286 Python project, 394 RESTCONF protocol, 371 RESTful APIs, 391, 397-398 Restoration, 272 Reusability, 39 Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 272 RF, see Radio frequency Quality of service (QoS), 18, 34, 226, 294, 362 RFICs, see Radio frequency integrated circuits maintaining, 315 RFPs, see Request for proposals Quality of Service Class Identifier (QCI), 319 Rich Communication Services (RCS), 293 Queue manager, 213 Risk-based access control (RBAC), 193 QuickAssist, 214 RNC, see ROADM Node Controller ROADM, see Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexor ROADM Node Controller (RNC), 289 Robocalling, 167 Radio access network (RAN), 139, 241-242, 334 Role-based-access control function, 185 Radio frequency (RF), 242 Rolling out network cloud technologies, 348 Radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), 245 Router, 28, 52, 219 RAID, see Redundant array of independent disks Route reflection, 286-287 RAN, see Radio access ne