NSD
Network Service Descriptor

In the context of the NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) framework, a new Network Service would be on-boarded and instantiated into the system using an NSD. The NSD is essentially a collection of configuration documents, determining exactly how the Network Service is comprised in terms of required VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) and their associated VNFFGD (VNF Forwarding Graph Descriptor).

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