Abbreviation/Notation	Definition
DPDK	Data Plane Development Kit
NIC	Network interface card
Mpps	Million packets per second
CPU	Central processing unit
API	Application programming interface
IP	Internet Protocol
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
ACK	Acknowledgment
SYN	Synchronize
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
MTU	Maximum transmission unit
DNS	Domain Name System
TTL	Time to live
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection
IDS	Intrusion detection system