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SDN and NFV: The Advantages & Objectives(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hc937c/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead: SDN and NFV - It's not a single network anymore" report to their offering. Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), which are two intertwined initiatives that operators and vendors are pursuing to address challenges and inevitable changes to the operator's traditional business model, not to mention the inherent shortcomings of the current core network architecture. The report examines the numerous advantages and objectives associated with them as well as some of the pitfalls that will exist if they are not successfully implemented. It also looks at likely operator rollout strategies and the likely network functions from the radio access network through the core and backhauls where they will first be used. Finally, the report takes a quick look at what some of the vendors are doing in the space and the work that is taking place in the various standards bodies and specific associations that are trying to introduce important standards. Despite the uptake of mobile data usage, operators are stuck in a quagmire. The killer network capabilities that they are offering their subscribers are also being used by third parties and over the top (OTT) applications and services to generate revenue directly from their subscribers. In many cases the operator is left out in the cold, subsisting on table scraps when the real meal is going directly to feed others outside of the operator's empire. In other words, the mobile operator can be relegated to being a dumb bit pipe. Operators still have several valuable assets, including bandwidth, QoS, and location information, which are of interest to these entities. The problem is that the current LTE network architecture is built as a vertically integrated Telco model where operators create and offer services to their customers. It is not built to interwork with a large set of external service providers who may offer services directly to their customers over the operator's network. Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction - Data Center and Cloud Revolution - Mobile Network Evolution 2. SDN - Creating a Programmable and Integrated Network 3. Network Function Virtualization: Software Centric Network 4. SDN and NFV in Next Generation Mobile Networks - RAN is Already Ahead in the Development of Virtualization - Gi-LAN: Dynamic Service Chaining - Virtualized and Cloud-based VoLTE - SDN/NFV in Mobile Core Networks - Multitenancy - Virtualized EPC (vEPC) - SDN and NFV in Backhaul Transport Networks - Network Virtualization: A Complement to NFV - SDN or NFV: Can one Live without the Other? 5. Service Orchestration for Programmable Networks - Service Exposure and Network APIs - SDN/NFV Product Ecosystem - Building a NFV/SDN Ecosystem - Customized Hardware or White Boxes 6. SDN and NFV in the Operator's Roadmap 7. Final Thoughts For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hc937c/signals_ahead CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager. [email protected] Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Sector: Telecommunications and Networks (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp?cat_id=20&campaign_id=hc937c), Networks (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp?cat_id=327&campaign_id=hc937c) . (c) 2014 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |