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Figure 2.9. NFV machines
2.4. OPNFV
OPNFC, or Open NFV, is a new movement which is a
collaborative project from the Linux Foundation. The objective is to
create a platform to speed up the rise of NFV. Another objective of
OPNFV is to increase the agility of services by facilitating better
usage of the underlying functions. Telecom operators are particularly
interested by this initiative; they hope to obtain a referential Open
Source platform to validate the interoperability of NFVs in a multiprovider context. OPNFV is also an excellent opportunity for the
creation of an open platform that could be used by all participants.
OPNFV will also encourage cooperation between manufacturer, with
the aim of driving NFV forward and ensuring consistency,
performance and interoperability between virtualized network
infrastructures. OPNFV is in close cooperation with the NFV program
at ETSI, amongst other standardizing bodies, to ensure a coherent
implementation of the NFV standard. The first thing that is expected
of OPNFV is to provide an NFV Infrastructure (NFVI), Virtualized
Infrastructure Management (VIM), and APIs to other NFV elements.
This collection forms the basic infrastructure necessary for
Management and Network Orchestration (MANO). The standards are
being drawn up in collaboration with the main Open-Source projects.
OPNFV is working with a large number of these projects to
coordinate the integration of NFV.
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Figure 2.9. NFV machines
2.4. OPNFV
OPNFC, or Open NFV, is a new movement which is a
collaborative project from the Linux Foundation. The objective is to
create a platform to speed up the rise of NFV. Another objective of
OPNFV is to increase the agility of services by facilitating better
usage of the underlying functions. Telecom operators are particularly
interested by this initiative; they hope to obtain a referential Open
Source platform to validate the interoperability of NFVs in a multiprovider context. OPNFV is also an excellent opportunity for the
creation of an open platform that could be used by all participants.
OPNFV will also encourage cooperation between manufacturer, with
the aim of driving NFV forward and ensuring consistency,
performance and interoperability between virtualized network
infrastructures. OPNFV is in close cooperation with the NFV program
at ETSI, amongst other standardizing bodies, to ensure a coherent
implementation of the NFV standard. The first thing that is expected
of OPNFV is to provide an NFV Infrastructure (NFVI), Virtualized
Infrastructure Management (VIM), and APIs to other NFV elements.
This collection forms the basic infrastructure necessary for
Management and Network Orchestration (MANO). The standards are
being drawn up in collaboration with the main Open-Source projects.
OPNFV is working with a large number of these projects to
coordinate the integration of NFV.
www.it-ebooks.info