NFV becomes real with the migration of actual VNFs into the cloud. In this session, we will discuss the opportunities and added value in running a sample suite of applications – specifically EPC – on top on an NFV platform using Openstack. The inherent flexibility of NFV allows for operational efficiencies such as dynamic creation… Continue reading Running Real Telco Applications on Top of an NFV Platform – Opportunities and Challenges
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Delivering an end-to-end Automated and Carrier-class NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) Use Case
Managed Services is a top use-case for which all global telcos want to improve operational efficiency and accelerate time-to-market. However, there are challenges in simplifying and automating end-to-end service delivery, including secure Day-0 provisioning of the customer premise devices, pervasive and secure connectivity to the data centers / POPs / COs, and elastic scaling and… Continue reading Delivering an end-to-end Automated and Carrier-class NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) Use Case
Customize OpenStack NBI for Telco NFV
Andriod achieves great success as a customized Linux for mobile derives. Similar to Linux, OpenStack as a general cloud OS need to be customized for different scenarios, of which Telco NFV is one. While OpenStack is a competitive candidate for the virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) in the NFV architecture, existing interfaces provided by OpenStack are… Continue reading Customize OpenStack NBI for Telco NFV
Telco NFV Management in a Distributed, Heterogeneous Cloud Infrastructure
Ericsson Cloud Manager (ECM) functions as NFV Orchestrator and VNF life cycle manager . It enables uniform handling of VNF/Virtualized Application orchestration in a heterogeneous cloud environment consisting of different virtualization management systems such as OpenStack, VMware vCenter or Microsoft Azure. To achieve such uniformity it uses catalog driven workflow orchestration and a flexible adaptation… Continue reading Telco NFV Management in a Distributed, Heterogeneous Cloud Infrastructure
NFV Orchestration: Challenges in Telecom Deployments
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables operators/carriers to deploy and execute new network node services as virtualized software and eliminates the need for dedicated and possibly under-utilized hardware. In this architecture, networking functions are virtualized (VNFs) and chained together to provide an end-to-end network service. OpenStack as a Virtual Infrastructure Manager is one of the key… Continue reading NFV Orchestration: Challenges in Telecom Deployments
Supporting Virtualized Telco Functions with OpenStack
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is starting to move from PoCs to early commercial stages. This talk discusses technical approaches to supporting telco NFV applications with OpenStack, with a focus on Neutron virtual networking. We work through a service chaining example to drive a discussion of how OpenStack can be used today for NFV and where… Continue reading Supporting Virtualized Telco Functions with OpenStack
Tacker: Virtual Network Function Life-cycle Management for OpenStack
NFV (Network Function Virtualization) represents a strong use case for OpenStack in the telco space. Up to this point, however, the NFV MANO (management and orchestration) working group has penciled in OpenStack as only a single component: the VIM (virtual infrastructure manager). In this talk, we will discuss OpenStack Tacker, a network service lifecycle management… Continue reading Tacker: Virtual Network Function Life-cycle Management for OpenStack
Ahead of the NFV Curve through truly scale-out Network Function Cloudification
Promising to increase service agility and scalability, NFV is developing at an unprecedented pace. Virtualized network function vendors are scrambling to move their software from running on special purpose appliances to running on virtual machines. But by simply porting the code, the VNFs still can’t take full advantages of the cloud infrastructure to achieve scale-out… Continue reading Ahead of the NFV Curve through truly scale-out Network Function Cloudification