The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services
The emergence of widespread cloudification and virtualisation promises increased flexibility, scalability, and programmability for the deployment of services by Vertical Service Providers (VSPs). This cloudification also improves service and network management, reducing the Capital and Operational E...
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| author | Angelos Mimidis-Kentis Jose Soler Paul Veitch Adam Broadbent Marco Mobilio Oliviero Riganelli Steven Van Rossem Wouter Tavernier Bessem Sayadi |
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| description | The emergence of widespread cloudification and virtualisation promises increased flexibility, scalability, and programmability for the deployment of services by Vertical Service Providers (VSPs). This cloudification also improves service and network management, reducing the Capital and Operational Expenses (CAPEX, OPEX). A truly cloud-native approach is essential, since 5G will provide a diverse range of services - many requiring stringent performance guarantees while maximising flexibility and agility despite the technological diversity. This paper proposes a workflow based on the principles of build-to-order, Build-Ship-Run, and automation; following the Next Generation Platform as a Service (NGPaaS) vision. Through the concept of Reusable Functional Blocks (RFBs), an enhancement to Virtual Network Functions, this methodology allows a VSP to deploy and manage platforms and services, agnostic to the underlying technologies, protocols, and APIs. To validate the proposed workflow, a use case is also presented herein, which illustrates both the deployment of the underlying platform by the Telco operator and of the services that run on top of it. In this use case, the NGPaaS operator facilitates a VSP to provide Virtual Network Function as a Service (VNFaaS) capabilities for its end customers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d84cbe51c6e6426c8f2cd645bd4e60b62022-12-21T19:05:33ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032019-05-0111511910.3390/fi11050119fi11050119The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and ServicesAngelos Mimidis-Kentis0Jose Soler1Paul Veitch2Adam Broadbent3Marco Mobilio4Oliviero Riganelli5Steven Van Rossem6Wouter Tavernier7Bessem Sayadi8Department of Photonics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkDepartment of Photonics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkBritish Telecom, Ipswich IP53RE, UKBritish Telecom, Ipswich IP53RE, UKDepartment of Informatics, University of Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Informatics, University of Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, ItalyIMEC, University of Ghent, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumIMEC, University of Ghent, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumNokia Bell Labs France, 91620 Nozay, FranceThe emergence of widespread cloudification and virtualisation promises increased flexibility, scalability, and programmability for the deployment of services by Vertical Service Providers (VSPs). This cloudification also improves service and network management, reducing the Capital and Operational Expenses (CAPEX, OPEX). A truly cloud-native approach is essential, since 5G will provide a diverse range of services - many requiring stringent performance guarantees while maximising flexibility and agility despite the technological diversity. This paper proposes a workflow based on the principles of build-to-order, Build-Ship-Run, and automation; following the Next Generation Platform as a Service (NGPaaS) vision. Through the concept of Reusable Functional Blocks (RFBs), an enhancement to Virtual Network Functions, this methodology allows a VSP to deploy and manage platforms and services, agnostic to the underlying technologies, protocols, and APIs. To validate the proposed workflow, a use case is also presented herein, which illustrates both the deployment of the underlying platform by the Telco operator and of the services that run on top of it. In this use case, the NGPaaS operator facilitates a VSP to provide Virtual Network Function as a Service (VNFaaS) capabilities for its end customers.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/11/5/1195GCloudCloud-nativePaaSNFVSDNTelco-gradeCORD |
| spellingShingle | Angelos Mimidis-Kentis Jose Soler Paul Veitch Adam Broadbent Marco Mobilio Oliviero Riganelli Steven Van Rossem Wouter Tavernier Bessem Sayadi The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services Future Internet 5G Cloud Cloud-native PaaS NFV SDN Telco-grade CORD |
| title | The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services |
| title_full | The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services |
| title_fullStr | The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services |
| title_short | The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services |
| title_sort | next generation platform as a service composition and deployment of platforms and services |
| topic | 5G Cloud Cloud-native PaaS NFV SDN Telco-grade CORD |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/11/5/119 |
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