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diff --git a/docs/requirements/02-use_cases.rst b/docs/requirements/02-use_cases.rst index bcadeb8..b70cc0f 100644 --- a/docs/requirements/02-use_cases.rst +++ b/docs/requirements/02-use_cases.rst @@ -1,31 +1,29 @@ Use cases and scenarios ======================= -There are several use cases related to Edge NFV: +There are several use cases related to Edge NFV: -1. vE-CPE. - [vE-CPE]_ is related to most popupar NFV use case where NFVI compute node is +1. vE-CPE. + [vE-CPE]_ is related to most popupar NFV use case where NFVI compute node is located at customer premises. Typical applications are virtual Firewall and Virtual BGP router; - VNF chain can be hosted in vE-CPU host and/or DC + VNF chain can be hosted in vE-CPU host and/or DC -2. Stand-alone vE-CPE. +2. Stand-alone vE-CPE. It is the same as above but all virtual appliances are hosted at the same CPE compute node. -3. Residential GW. - Similar to vE-CPE, the major difference is scale. Typical VNFs are "WAN fault monitoring", - "Performance monitoring". Ratio between deplyed vE-CPE - and Residential GW might reach 1:100 or even 1:1000, thus VNF management overhead must be minimized. - For instance, self-termination after predefined activity period seems preferable over +3. Residential GW. + Similar to vE-CPE, the major difference is scale. Typical VNFs are "WAN fault monitoring", + "Performance monitoring". Ratio between deplyed vE-CPE + and Residential GW might reach 1:100 or even 1:1000, thus VNF management overhead must be minimized. + For instance, self-termination after predefined activity period seems preferable over explicit VNF removing via management system. -4. Distributed Base station. +4. Distributed Base station. TBD. What is the difference for it? -5. Network connectivity. +5. Network connectivity. In most cases CPE is connected to Metro Ethernet [#f1]_ . -.. [#f1] In all above use cases management traffic is coming inband with tenant traffic. - - +.. [#f1] In all above use cases management traffic is coming inband with tenant traffic. |