Cloud4NFV: A platform for Virtual Network Functions

Author

Soares, Joao ; Dias, Miguel ; Carapinha, Jorge ; Parreira, Bruno ; Sargento, Susana

Author_Institution

Dept. of Technol. Coordination & Exploratory Innovation, Portugal Telecom Inovacao e Sist., Aveiro, Portugal

fYear

2014

fDate

8-10 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

288

Lastpage

293

Abstract

The principle of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) aims to transform network architectures by implementing Network Functions (NFs) in software that can run on commodity hardware. There are several challenges inherent to NFV, among which is the need for an orchestration and management framework. This paper presents the Cloud4NFV platform, which follows the major NFV standard guidelines. The platform is presented in detail and special attention is given to data modelling aspects. Further, insights on the current implementation of the platform are given, showing that part of its foundations lay on cloud infrastructure management and Software Defined Networking (SDN) platforms. Finally, it is presented a proof-of-concept (PoC) that illustrates how the platform can be used to deliver a novel service to end customers, focusing on Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) related functions.

Keywords

cloud computing; computer network management; virtualisation; CPE related functions; Cloud4NFV; NFV standard guidelines; PoC; SDN platforms; cloud infrastructure management; commodity hardware; customer premises equipment related functions; data modelling aspects; management framework; network architectures; network functions virtualization; orchestration framework; proof-of-concept; software defined networking platforms; virtual network functions; Computer architecture; Data models; Hardware; Software; Telecommunication standards; Virtualization; Wide area networks; Cloud Computing; Cloud4NFV; Network Functions Virtualization; Virtual Network Function; Virtualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cloud Networking (CloudNet), 2014 IEEE 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Luxembourg

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CloudNet.2014.6969010

Filename

6969010