NFV: Can it be managed? Blueprint for end-to-end management

Released: Monday, December 1, 2014

This Extra Insights publication defines the essential requirements for effective management of communications services that span multiple partners’ environments, specifically outlining how to make end-to-end management happen in a hybrid world that includes both current and virtualized components. Based on the ZOOM team’s work on enhancing TM Forum’s Frameworx Information Model for virtual and hybrid environments, this primer highlights the end-to-end management challenges and offers some early lessons learned from several TM Forum Catalyst proof-of-concept projects.