Lean NFV
A pragmatic approach to making NFV deployable
Lean NFV is an approach that mitigates the complexity of deploying NFV, introduced last year by Sylvia Ratnasamy (UC Berkeley and Nefeli Networks), Scott Shenker (UC Berkeley and Nefeli Networks) and Constantine Polychronopoulous (VMware) at the Linux Foundation’s Open Networking Summit 2019.
To get an understanding of what Lean NFV is about, download a copy of the white paper below. And if you agree with our vision, sign up below to join the movement and we’ll reach out to you.
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TelecomTV #1: Telcos need to take ownership of open source or risk losing a golden opportunity
Telecom TV #2: Lean NFV – great white paper hope or doomed to failure
Converge! Network Digest: Lean NFV proposes key value store
Mobile Europe: Lean NFV movement aims to cut complexity and speed adoption
Fierce Telecom: Lean NFV takes center stage at Open Networking Summit
Light Reading: Lean NFV aims to reignite virtualization
SDxCentral: NFV challenges abound – a leaning beckons
Download the Lean NFV white paper
All new technologies have growing pains, particularly those that promise revolutionary change, so the community has waited patiently for Network Function Virtualization (NFV) solutions to mature. However, the foundational NFV white paper is now over six years old, yet the promise of NFV remains largely unfulfilled, so it is time for a frank reassessment of our past efforts. To that end, this document describes why our efforts have failed, and then describes a new approach called Lean NFV that gives VNF vendors, orchestration developers, and network operators a clear path forward towards a more interoperable and innovative future for NFV.
Lean NFV Signatories
The following individuals have signed onto the Lean NFV movement and are working collaboratively to help build out Lean NFV initiatives. If you are interested in joining us, please sign up below.
Christian Martin
Arista Networks
Krish Prabhu
Formerly with AT&T
Mirko Voltolini
Colt
Nagesh Nandiraju
Comcast
Gergely Pongracz
Ericsson Research
James Feger
F5
Ying Zhang
Facebook
Bikash Koley
Google
Uri Elzur
Intel
Raj Yavatkar
Juniper
Shyamal Kumar
Lavelle Networks
Travis Ewert
LightRiver
Sylvia Ratnasamy
Nefeli Networks and UC Berkeley
Scott Shenker
Nefeli Networks and UC Berkeley
Nabil Bitar
Formerly with Nokia
Jian Q. Li
NTT Global
Ravi Srivatsav
Formerly with NTT
Constantine Polychronopoulous
VMware
Interested in learning more or participating in Lean NFV?
Drop us a note at info@leannfv.org and let us know your interest. We look forward to hearing from you!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lean NFV?
Lean NFV is an open architecture approach that gives VNF vendors, orchestration developers, and network operators a simpler way to approach and deploy NFV. It is designed to be minimally invasive and can integrate with existing NFV infrastructure platforms as well as ongoing orchestration initiatives.
Why Lean NFV?
It has been over six years since the publication of the foundational NFV white paper. However, the promise of NFV has still be unfulfilled. We believe that alternative approaches should be discussed and considered to help accelerate NFV adoption.
Who is Lean NFV?
Lean NFV is made up of industry veterans who have been closely involved with virtualization efforts in telco and cloud data centers. We are a collection of community members who have come together to help improve the success of NFV. The list of signatories appears in the Lean NFV white paper.
Still have questions? You can reach us at info@leannfv.org. Please give us a few business days to respond. Media inquiries please use pr@leannfv.org.