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NFV Mano

NFV MANO is a framework developed by ETSI for managing and orchestrating resources in a virtualized data center, focusing on flexible onboarding of network services and functions. It consists of three functional blocks: NFV Orchestrator, VNF Manager, and Virtualized Infrastructure Manager, which work together to manage network resources effectively. Recent developments include the release of Open Source MANO and OPNFV, which introduced features like VNF software upgrades and enhanced cloud-native functionality.

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NFV Mano

NFV MANO is a framework developed by ETSI for managing and orchestrating resources in a virtualized data center, focusing on flexible onboarding of network services and functions. It consists of three functional blocks: NFV Orchestrator, VNF Manager, and Virtualized Infrastructure Manager, which work together to manage network resources effectively. Recent developments include the release of Open Source MANO and OPNFV, which introduced features like VNF software upgrades and enhanced cloud-native functionality.

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NFV MANO

From initial set up to day-to-day operations, NFV management and network

orchestration (MANO) fills the management role. NFV MANO is a framework

developed by a working group of the same name within the European

Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Industry Specification Group for NFV

(ETSI ISG NFV). Over time, the framework became more commonly referred to as just

NFV management and orchestration. It is the ETSI-defined framework for the

management and orchestration of all resources in a virtualized data center including

compute, networking, storage, and virtual machine (VM) resources. The main focus of

NFV MANO is to allow flexible on-boarding, sidestepping the chaos that can be

associated with rapid spin-up of network components.

NFV MANO is broken up into three functional blocks:

● NFV Orchestrator: Responsible for onboarding of new network services (NS)

and virtual network function (VNF) packages; NS lifecycle management; global

resource management; validation and authorization of network functions

virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) resource requests.

● VNF Manager: Oversees lifecycle management of VNF instances; fills the

coordination and adaptation role for configuration and event reporting between

NFV infrastructure (NFVI) and Element/Network Management Systems.

● Virtualized Infrastructure Manager (VIM): Controls and manages the NFVI

compute, storage, and network resources.

For the NFV MANO architecture to work properly and effectively, it must be integrated

with open application program interfaces (APIs) in the existing systems. The MANO
layer works with templates for standard VNFs and gives users the power to pick and

choose from existing NFVI resources to deploy their platform or element.

In May 2018, Open Source MANO (OSM), a division of ETSI released a white paper for

OSM Release FOUR. Standard new features included:

● A VNF software upgrade where VNF could be upgraded while the network

service is running without impacting it.

● A cleanup of OSM’s northbound API so now only a single pane of glass is

needed to control the OSM system.

● Catalog search capabilities are expanded with backing from a common database

that stores the state of the system.

Four experimental features were included in this release. One is the platform’s

improved resiliency to single component failure with techniques like active-standby

redundancy.

Ongoing NFV MANO Work


The NFV MANO architectural framework by ETSI. Source: ETSI

In September 2014, the Linux Foundation announced another open source reference

platform — the Open Platform for NFV Project (OPNFV). In Dec. 2018, the foundation

released a version called Gambia that includes:

● An experimental attempt at continuous delivery of upstream code from the

community to the system.

● Support for containers in order to increase cloud-native functionality.


● Bug fixes for functions like service assurance, NFV workload support, MANO,

and edge computing.

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