The Next Generation Platform as A Service: Composition and Deployment of Platforms and Services

Angelos Mimidis-Kentis, Jose Soler, Paul Veitch, Adam Broadbent, Marco Mobilio, Oliviero Riganelli, Steven Van Rossem, Wouter Tavernier and Bessem Sayadi
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Angelos Mimidis-Kentis: Department of Photonics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Jose Soler: Department of Photonics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Paul Veitch: British Telecom, Ipswich IP53RE, UK
Adam Broadbent: British Telecom, Ipswich IP53RE, UK
Marco Mobilio: Department of Informatics, University of Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
Oliviero Riganelli: Department of Informatics, University of Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
Steven Van Rossem: IMEC, University of Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Wouter Tavernier: IMEC, University of Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Bessem Sayadi: Nokia Bell Labs France, 91620 Nozay, France

Future Internet, 2019, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: 5G; Cloud; Cloud-native; PaaS; NFV; SDN; Telco-grade; CORD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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