Systems and Means of Informatics
2017, Volume 27, Issue 3, pp 88-98
SOME IMPLICIT ISSUES OF NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION
Abstract
An attempt is made to expose and elucidate some implicit issues of network virtualization. Various facets of the modern network function virtualization (NFV) trend are revealed. Contiguity of the virtual networking and NFV is discussed. The NFV sources and history are observed in interaction with server virtualization and virtual machines. "The sphere of interests" of the modern NFV technology is outlined. Mutual inclination of two actual network concepts - NFV and software-defined networking - is stated on the basis of the following common objectives: refusal of proprietary network equipment, commonality of the centralized control paradigm, and the spatial limitation within data centers (including software-defined data centers). A number of impartial obstacles in the NFV practical deployment are shown: necessity to massively replace available equipment, insufficiency of the standard support, impossibility to estimate cost efficiency, and absence of real precedents and successful implementation examples. Special attention is paid to the performance inadequacy of NFV solutions for data centers' networks.
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[+] About this article
Title
SOME IMPLICIT ISSUES OF NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION
Journal
Systems and Means of Informatics
Volume 27, Issue 3, pp 88-98
Cover Date
2017-09-30
DOI
10.14357/08696527170308
Print ISSN
0869-6527
Publisher
Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences
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Key words
network function virtualization (NFV); network orchestration; software-defined networks (SDN); virtual networks
Authors
V. B. Egorov 
Author Affiliations
Institute of Informatics Problems, Federal Research Center "Computer Science
and Control", Russian Academy of Sciences, 44-2 Vavilov Str., Moscow 119333, Russian Federation
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