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What is NFV?
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Functions_Virtualization
“NFV is a network architecture concept that
proposes using IT virtualization related
technologies to virtualize entire classes of
network node functions into building blocks that
may be connected, or chained, together to create
communication services”
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What is NFV, in simple terms?
Telcos are replacing specialized hardware
with VMs running on commodity hardware
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Telco industry more competitive than ever
● Costs dominated by data
usage
● Customers expect more data
for less
● Demand for new services
increasing
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“Middleboxes”
● Act on data going through the network
● Examples: Load balancer, gateway, IDS, VPN endpoint, NAT,
firewall
● Not just telco
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Virtualized Mobile Base Station
(ETSI #4)
● Deterministic latency
● Accelerated dataplane
performance
● Federation of multiple clouds
● High performance signal
processing
● IPv6 support
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OPNFV
http://www.opnfv.org
Build and
Integration
Build and
Integration
Deployment and
Testing
Deployment and
Testing
New
Requirements
and Features
New
Requirements
and Features
Network Virtualization
Control
Storage Virtualization
Control
Bootstrap /
GetStarted
Bootstrap /
GetStarted
FuncTestFuncTest
Compute Virtualization
Control
ComputeCompute StorageStorage NetworkNetwork
OpenStackOpenStack
OpenDaylightOpenDaylightKVMKVM
OVSOVS
Upstream Project
Collaboration
Infrastructure
Pharos Project Compliant Community LabsPharos Project Compliant Community Labs
OPNFV Bare Metal LabOPNFV Bare Metal Lab
Orchestration and ManagementOrchestration and Management
Virtual Network FunctionsVirtual Network Functions
CephCeph
Octopus / Continuous IntegrationOctopus / Continuous Integration
DocumentationDocumentation