Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has launched an SDN/NFV orchestration solution to facilitate the introduction and closed-loop automation of services across physical and virtual networks.
Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration is intended to provide a flexible and modular solution for the management of existing technologies while virtualization capabilities are integrated and controlled. It's designed to support zero-touch automation, provisioning and policy-driven service assurance. The solution will be on display at TM Forum Live! in Nice, France, from May 15 to 18.
Ulf Ewaldsson, Ericsson's head of Business Area Digital Services, said: "The opportunities offered by virtualization are significant, but due to the complexity, many operators are taking an incremental, step-by-step approach to get there. Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration enables our customers to excel at traditional services delivery while simultaneously incorporating virtualization capabilities to embrace emerging market and business opportunities driven by 5G and IoT."
Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration is intended to provide operators with the business skills and tools needed to migrate to software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV). The offering pairs software with professional services to automate processes for the creation, delivery and assurance of new digital services including software defined wide area networks (SD-WAN), enterprise and mobile virtual private networks (VPN), and 5G network slicing.
It's designed to provide validation of virtual network functions (VNFs), design and onboarding of new services, inventory, resource and capacity management, service configuration management and service assurance, as well as policy and real-time analytics for SLA compliance.