API	Application Programming Interface
SDN	Software-defined networking
DGs	Distributed generators
NMG	Networked microgrids
PLECS	The Simulation Platform for Power Electronic Systems
$\mu$ $ONOS$	Microservices Open Network Operating System
Bare-metal	Physical device designed to run dedicated services
AC/DC	Alternating current/direct current
REST API	Representational state transfer for application programming interface
VSI	Voltage source inverter
RL	Resistive-inductive load
P, Q	Active and reactive power
MG	Microgrid
$\omega$	Frequency
${\omega }_{ref}$, ${\upsilon }_{ref}$	Nominal frequency and voltage
$\Delta P$, $\Delta Q$	Power input error for droop control
$m_p$, $n_q$	Constant to handle maximum deviation of the microgrid
$P_{ref}$, $Q_{ref}$	Nominal frequency and voltage
${\upsilon }_{dref}$	Droop control voltage
${\upsilon }_{abc}$	Voltage across the filter
$\alpha$, $\beta$	$\alpha$, $\beta$ constant frame
$i_f$, $i_o$	Filter and output currents
$\delta {\omega }_{D{G}_k}$	Frequency obtained by secondary control
$\delta {\upsilon }_{D{G}_k}$	Voltage obtained by secondary control
$k{}_{p_{\omega }}$, $k{}_{i_{\omega }}$	Controller parameters of PI
${\omega }_{D{G}_k}$, ${\upsilon }_{D{G}_k}$	Average frequency and voltage broadcasted by each DG
QoS	Quality of service
K3s	Lightweight Kubernetes
ONF	Open Network Foundation
gRPC	Remote Procedure Calls
gNMI	gRPC Network Management Interface
gNOI	gRPC Network Operations Interface
NB, SB	North bound and south bound interfaces
P4Runtime	Control plane specification for controlling the data plane elements
YANG model	Yet another next-generation data modeling language
CNI	Kubernetes container network interface
CAN	Controller area network protocol
SPI	Serial peripheral interface
I2C	Inter-Integrated Circuit communication protocol
OSPF	Open shortest path first communication protocol