Conference paper
A Vision for the Next Generation Platform-as-a-Service
In an increasingly interconnected world, new opportunities for telecom-based services are emerging. Innovative applications profit from cloud versatility and scalability, but require a platform to combine the optimized 5G network fabric with the advancements in the domain of cloud computing, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV).
In this multi-domain context, we find that available service platforms are lagging, because they tend to be tightly coupled to a constrained set of technologies. In practice, we need the flexibility to deploy different microservices over a heterogeneous range of infrastructure types, aggregating various virtualization, orchestration and control mechanisms.
Moreover, the integration of the service requires collaboration among a wide mix of actors (e.g. developers, operators, hardware/software vendors, infrastructure/service providers or vertical integrators). We propose a next-generation Platform-asa-Service (NGPaaS), devised as a modular framework for the development and operation of network services, while targeting a high degree of both customization and automation.
The presented architecture is built around a workflow-based orchestrator which coordinates custom-built tasks across a tailored group of specialized infrastructure or platforms. We also explain how NGPaaS enhances DevOps-principles, to achieve a more efficient integration process across the many isolated administrative domains in the modern telco landscape.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2018 |
Pages: | 14-19 |
Proceedings: | 2018 IEEE 1st 5G World Forum |
ISBN: | 1538649829 , 1538649837 , 9781538649824 and 9781538649831 |
Types: | Conference paper |
DOI: | 10.1109/5GWF.2018.8516972 |
ORCIDs: | Kentis, Angelos Mimidis , Ollora Zaballa, Eder and Soler, José |
5G mobile communication Cloud computing Computer architecture Containers Dev-for-Operations Field programmable gate arrays NGPaaS Network Function Virtualization Next generation networking Software Defined Networking Virtualization Web services available service platforms cloud computing cloud versatility control mechanisms custom-built tasks efficient integration process hardware/software vendors heterogeneous range infrastructure/service providers isolated administrative domains microservices multidomain context network services next-generation Platform-as-a-Service optimized 5G network fabric service-oriented architecture software defined networking specialized infrastructure telecom-based services vertical integrators virtualisation workflow-based orchestrator