Network functions virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO) is still early in development and will come to market slowly, but big vendors are ahead of the game in this market.
About NFV, the battle for mind-share among industry bodies and the largest players in the network equipment provider, OSS and IT space. We focus How to the services built of virtualized network functions are managed through their lifecycle, and the ways that the biggest vendors are responding to the challenge of delivering NFV MANO platforms to support their customers.
NFV orchestration is still at an early stage of development, with many vendors testing out their ideas with their customers, and developing concepts based on their existing network management, cloud management and operations support system (OSS) assets.
Key Issues.
- ETSI has defined NFV orchestration, but the functionality must coexist with other functions and systems and within broader environments, and therein lies the scope for confusion
- The choice of service and resource modeling language and tools is a differentiator
- A layered approach separating service orchestration from resource orchestration is proposed by many equipment providers, OSS and IT vendors
- Openness in orchestration means, at least in part, the ability to support multiple technology stacks
- The drivers of NFV are still strong, but it is difficult to make the change to the OSS systems
- The market is at an early stage of development with a range of maturity displayed by vendors, but big vendors are in a strong position
The Big Players of Orchestration for NFV
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Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU)
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Amdocs Inc. (Nasdaq: DOX)
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Cisco Systems Inc. (NYSE: CSCO)
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Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC)
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Hewlett-Packard Corp. (NYSE: HPQ)
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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM)
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Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR)
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NetCracker Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corp. (TYO: 6701)
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Nokia Networks, a division of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK)
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Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL)
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