ON-DEMAND VANILLAPLUS WEBINAR: Why analytics-supported orchestration is the management enabler for network functions virtualisation
Network functions virtualisation (NFV) is an elegant concept that understandably has gained a lot of CSP attention. However, much of the benefits will only be realised once pure NFV environments are deployed and most commentators foresee this taking 5-10 years.
The management of virtualised networks requires orchestration because NFV will need to use and adapt many of the capabilities developed in the cloud-computing arena, such as automated provisioning of compute and storage, automation of the network provisioning and service chaining in the data centre. It’s a radically different requirement to management of traditional CSP networks. A key requirement for effective orchestration will be the provisioning of appropriate data and analytics used to make (and verify) the configuration decisions.
Some of the key points covered:
- The orchestration challenge including the requirement for appropriate data and analytics in making this effective
- What orchestration can enable in terms of the dynamic and elastic scaling of services
- Why orchestration is fundamental to the success of NFV deployments
- What NFV and orchestration mean for CSPs’ IT departments
- Why network operations will move into the B/OSS stack – this is a more IT-oriented environment than ever before
- What stresses this constantly shifting, virtualised network approach places on OSS/BSS – including service assurance systems?
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Webinar panellists:
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| Sameh Yamany, CTO and VP of Mobile Assurance & Analytics – JDSU | Tom Conklin, Consulting Managing Director – Cloud / NFV – Ericsson | Ken Dilbeck, VP Collaboration R&D – TM Forum | Rob Marson, VP Marketing – Nakina Systems |
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| Guy Daley, Director and CTO of Product Management – Cisco | Glen Ragoonanan, Lead Analyst – Analysys Mason | George Malim, Editor – VanillaPlus |
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