The overall framework of the VMware vCloud NFV Telco Edge Architecture includes the key stakeholders, conceptual architecture environment, logical architecture, and components of the platform.
Key Stakeholders The reference architecture considers key stakeholders that are involved in the end-to-end service management, life cycle management, and operations of the infrastructure and the applications running on it.
Logical Architecture and Components The vCloud NFV Edge reference architecture implements the conceptual architecture that is outlined and defined at a high level through the logical building blocks and core components. The following diagram maps the conceptual architecture to a logical view for the vCloud NFV Edge reference architecture.
NFV OpenStack Edition Components The vCloud NFV Edge reference architecture is based on the vCloud NFV OpenStack Edition bundle. This package consists of essential building blocks to deploy an NFVI and VIM platform, featuring the newest releases of VMware production proven solutions.
Design Principles The following design principles communicate a summary of the details that form the basis for the vCloud NFV Edge reference architecture using vCloud NFV components.