Building the Network of the Future

2Transforming a Modern Telecom Network—From All-IP to Network Cloud

Rich Bennett and Steven Nurenberg

Contents

2.1Introduction

2.2Rapid Transition to All-IP

2.3The Network Cloud

2.4The Modern IP Network

2.4.1The Open Systems for Interconnection Model

2.4.2Regulation and Standards

2.5Transforming an All-IP Network to a Network Cloud

2.5.1Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

2.5.2NFV Infrastructure

2.5.3Software-Defined Networking

2.5.4Open Network Automation Platform

2.5.5Network Security

2.5.6Enterprise Customer Premises Equipment

2.5.7Network Access

2.5.8Network Edge

2.5.9Network Core

2.5.10Service Platforms

2.5.11Network Data and Measurements

2.5.12Network Operations

References

This chapter provides context for and introduces topics ...