on 05-May-2015 14:19
Nobody would argue that Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has made significant progress in the past two and one half years. There are dozens of proof of concepts being run by operators in conjunction with vendors working together in communities and consortiums. Some service providers and vendors have announced that they have functional NFV architectures in their production networks.
But, everyone needs to take a step back and look at some of the realities associated with the NFV architectural model as it stands today. There are success stories, but there are still significant challenges and hurdles to the smooth implantation of a NFV-based solution. Here are four key challenges to the success of NFV as an architectural standard today.
These are challenges that need to be viewed and addressed. There are expected benefits of the NFV architecture based on cost, operational efficiencies, business agility. The service provider industry will find ways to resolve these challenges and make NFV successful. Let us just hope that this happens sooner, rather than later.