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Title : Unifying Carrier and Cloud Networks: Problem Statement and Challenges
Authors : Robert Szabo
Andras Csaszar
Kostas Pentikousis
Mario Kind
Diego Daino
Filename : draft-unify-nfvrg-challenges-00.txt
Pages : 12
Date : 2014-10-23
Abstract:
The introduction of network and service functionality virtualization
in carrier-grade networks promises improved operations in terms of
flexibility, efficiency, and manageability. In current practice,
virtualization is controlled through orchestrator entities that
expose programmable interfaces according to the underlying resource
types. Typically this means the adoption of, on the one hand,
established data center compute/storage and, on the other, network
control APIs which were originally developed in isolation. Arguably,
the possibility for innovation highly depends on the capabilities and
openness of the aforementioned interfaces. This document introduces
in simple terms the problems arising when one follows this approach
and motivates the need for a high level of programmability beyond
policy and service descriptions. This document also summarizes the
challenges related to orchestration programming in this unified cloud
and carrier network production environment.
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