Cloud Computing & Network Function Virtualization
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Classroom Virtual Classroom Private Group - Virtual Self-Paced OnlineOverview
- This course addresses the needs of project manager, system engineers and technical engineering staff within telecom carriers and equipment and software vendors who are interacting with the customer as well as involved in the design, setup and testing of virtualized telecom network equipment and software.
- Special focus of the course is on the ETSI ISG-based reference architecture which has been accepted by the industry as a baseline.
- The course provides a basic overview of cloud computing and the related business models like IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and makes the student familiar with the ideas of Virtual Machines and Containers and how they are used to install and run applications.
- The following part of the course focuses on the detailed description of the ETSI-reference architecture and makes the students familiar with the different terms like MANO, NFVI and VNF, VIM, VNFM and VIM.
- The course explains in detail the configuration and setup of VNFs consisting of one or more VNFCs using differently configured virtual links. This part concludes with the detailed description of the instantiation of a VNF.
- The next step is to makes the student familiar with the ideas of NFVIaaS, VNFaaS and VNFPaaS. This part of the course concludes with notes on the commercial and operational pros and cons of NFV.
- The course presents more NFV-scenarios like Scaling In/Out and Up/Down, behavior in case of VNF-outage and setup and collection of KPIs.
- The course further deals with optimization and acceleration of virtualized environments and describes which means exist for that optimization like localized memory (NUMA) and multiple core operation. This part also deals with potential performance killers like interrupts and how to mitigate their impact.
- To make cloud computing and NFV more understood, the course presents a set of demos presenting a simulated network managed by OpenStack VIM as well as an NFV based network managed by open source MANO such as OpenBaton.
Objectives
Some possible questions that will be answered during the course:
- How does NFV differentiate from SDN?
- What makes NFV so appealing for telecom operators?
- What are the tasks and functions of the different blocks inside the ETSI-reference architecture like VIM, VNFM and orchestrator?
- Which obstacles need to be overcome to use COTS-hardware in telecom networks?
- In which steps can NFV be introduced and in which parts of the telecom network?
- Which hardware and software dependencies exist for virtualized network elements in terms of hypervisors and infrastructure?
- What are MANO-descriptors and what do we need to consider when we want to create, configure and on-board them?
Modules
NFV Motivation and Benefits
Prerequisites
- The student must be familiar with telecom networks and their operation and administration
- Experience with different flavors of Linux operating system, esp. Ubuntu, and virtualized environments on a PC are beneficial
Scheduled Dates
Please select from the dates below to make an enquiry or booking.
Pricing
Different pricing structures are available including special offers. These include early bird, late availability, multi-place, corporate volume and self-funding rates. Please arrange a discussion with a training advisor to discover your most cost effective option.
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| PWL420 |
Virtual Classroom (Bangalore)
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5 Days | $4,075 |
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Virtual Classroom (Dubai)
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5 Days | $4,075 |
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Virtual Classroom (London)
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5 Days | $4,075 |
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Virtual Classroom (Reston, VA)
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5 Days | $4,075 |
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| PWL420 |
Virtual Classroom (Singapore)
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5 Days | $4,075 |
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