TY - GEN
T1 - Network virtualization - Opportunities and challenges for operators
AU - Carapinha, Jorge
AU - Feil, Peter
AU - Weissmann, Paul
AU - Thorsteinsson, Saemundur E.
AU - Etemoǧlu, Çaǧri
AU - Ingpórsson, Ólafur
AU - Çiftçi, Selami
AU - Melo, Márcio
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In the last few years, the concept of network virtualization has gained a lot of attention both from industry and research projects. This paper evaluates the potential of network virtualization from an operator's perspective, with the short-term goal of optimizing service delivery and rollout, and on a longer term as an enabler of technology integration and migration. Based on possible scenarios for implementing and using network virtualization, new business roles and models are examined. Open issues and topics for further evaluation are identified. In summary, the objective is to identify the challenges but also new opportunities for telecom operators raised by network virtualization.
AB - In the last few years, the concept of network virtualization has gained a lot of attention both from industry and research projects. This paper evaluates the potential of network virtualization from an operator's perspective, with the short-term goal of optimizing service delivery and rollout, and on a longer term as an enabler of technology integration and migration. Based on possible scenarios for implementing and using network virtualization, new business roles and models are examined. Open issues and topics for further evaluation are identified. In summary, the objective is to identify the challenges but also new opportunities for telecom operators raised by network virtualization.
KW - Network Virtualization
KW - VN
KW - VPN
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78049370343&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-15877-3_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-15877-3_15
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78049370343
SN - 3642158765
SN - 9783642158766
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 138
EP - 147
BT - Future Internet, FIS 2010 - Third Future Internet Symposium, Proceedings
T2 - 3rd Future Internet Symposium, FIS 2010
Y2 - 20 September 2010 through 22 September 2010
ER -