Written by Jeff Owen | Sep 14, 2015 4:00:00 AM
Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator Makes the Path to NFV More Agile and Open for Service Providers, New release helps providers deploy and manage functions in a hybrid world; provides interoperability with third-party virtual network functions
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Sept. 10, 2015 —The ultimate goal of network function virtualization (NFV) is to support a communications world that operates with a more cost-effective and agile infrastructure. To help communications service providers (CSPs) realize this goal, Oracle Communications released the newly updated Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator, making it easy to deploy and manage network functions in a hybrid environment that is as open as possible. This release of Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator offers new capabilities for CSPs that enable them to: Deploy and manage both physical network functions (PNFs) and virtual network functions (VNFs), combining the benefits of agile VNFs with the density and cost-effectiveness of purpose-built PNFs Easily deploy and manage closely related network functions, also called composite network functions (CNFs) Rapidly integrate with third-party VNFs with the new plug-in development kit, which includes an intuitive interface to help onboard and deploy both VNFs and lifecycle management services Since first releasing Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator in June 2014, Oracle has released several new products to help CSPs accelerate their journey to NFV, including: Oracle Communications Network Service Orchestration and Oracle Communications Evolved Communications Application Server. Additionally, Oracle has continued to evolve its product portfolio, releasing new versions designed for use in NFV deployments including Oracle Communications Session Border Controller, Oracle Communications Converged Application Server, Oracle Communications Core Session Manager, Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper, and Oracle Communications Policy Management. “As CSPs adopt SDN and NFV-based networks, their management systems will have to change, too,” said Caroline Chappell, principal analyst, NFV & Cloud, Heavy Reading. “CSPs want a common network function manager to ease this transition by managing the lifecycle of any network function, regardless of vendor, or whether the function is physically or virtually implemented. Such a capability can help CSPs automate network function configuration and management, reducing the manual and error-prone processes that are currently typical.” “Cost-cutting alone isn’t enough to realize the potential of NFV; CSPs must gain agility in how they operate. And we believe that the path to doing so is paved with interoperability, creating a truly open network infrastructure,” said Doug Suriano, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications. “The new release of Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator aims to advance this kind of openness by enabling CSPs to rapidly and cost-effectively define new functions, physical or virtual, via third parties.” Oracle Communications will be at the NFV Everywhere Americas event, September 16 and 17 in Dallas, Texas, discussing best practices for implementing and capitalizing on NFV, including the role of Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator. Attendees can hear from Oracle during three sessions on Thursday, September 17: 10:00 – 10:20 a.m.: Network Function Virtualization: Architecture for Business Transformation 10:40 – 11:40 a.m.: Panel I: NFV MANO and OSS Integration: Progress and Perspectives 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.: Panel III: NFV Edge Network Evolution Strategies
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To learn more about Oracle Communications Application Orchestrator and other Oracle Communications solutions that contribute to its approach for intelligent orchestration on the path to NFV, please connect on Twitter @OracleComms and at facebook.com/oraclecommunications, or visit oracle.com/communications.
