NFV

Split Network function from hardware. Any x86 server can have each of Network Function.

Enhanced Platform Awareness

• NUMA (non-uniform memory access)

CPU_SET

• Huge page

• HyperThreading

• Kernel 3.14(Hugepage TLB cache IOMMU)

INDEX

• MANO (Management and Orchestration)

• SWA (Software Architecture Reference Point)

• VIM (Virtualized Infrastructure Manager)

• NFVO (NFV Orchestrator)

• VNFM (VNF Manager)

• NFP (Network Forwarding Path)

• VL (Virtual Link)

• PNF(Physical Network Function)

• NFP (Network Forwarding Graph)

VNF (Virtual Network Function)

• ex: vWi-Fi GW, vCPE, vEPC

• Contain one or more VNFC

  VNFC (VNF Component)

  VNF Instance

NS (Network Service) VNFFG (VNF Forwarding Graph)

VNF service could be chained

• DPI (Deep Packet Inspection)

• IPS

• Content Filter

• Firewall

• TDA

MANO

NFVO

• OSS

• EMS

• NMS

Network Function Virtualization