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diff --git a/docs/scenarios/os-odl_l2-fdio-noha/scenario.description.rst b/docs/scenarios/os-odl_l2-fdio-noha/scenario.description.rst index c2f2fca..c164b6b 100755 --- a/docs/scenarios/os-odl_l2-fdio-noha/scenario.description.rst +++ b/docs/scenarios/os-odl_l2-fdio-noha/scenario.description.rst @@ -13,14 +13,42 @@ FastDataStacks OPNFV project. The main components of the - APEX (TripleO) installer (please also see APEX installer documentation) - Openstack (in non-HA configuration) - - OpenDaylight controller controlling layer 2 networking + - OpenDaylight controller (non-clustered) controlling layer 2 networking - FD.io/VPP virtual forwarder for tenant networking -Scenario Overview -================== - -Basics ------- +Introduction +============ + +NFV and virtualized high performance applications, such as video processing, +require a "fast data stack" solution that provides both carrier grade +forwarding performance, scalability and open extensibility, along with +functionality for realizing application policies and controlling a complex +network topology. + +A solution stack is only as good as its foundation. Key foundational assets for +NFV infrastructure are + * The virtual forwarder: The virtual forwarder needs to be a feature rich, + high performance, highly scale virtual switch-router. It needs to leverage + hardware accelerators when available and run in user space. + In addition, it should be modular and easily extensible. + * Forwarder diversity: A solution stack should support a variety of + forwarders, hardware forwarders (physical switches and routers) + as well as software forwarders. This way virtual and physical + forwarding domains can be seamlessly glued together. + * Policy driven connectivity: Connectivity should respect and + reflect different business + +In order to meet the desired qualities of an NFV infrastructure, the +following components were chosen for the "Openstack - OpenDaylight + - FD.io/VPP" scenario: + * FD.io Vector Packet Processor (VPP) - a highly scalable, + high performance, extensible virtual forwarder + * OpenDaylight Controller - an extensible controller platform which + offers the ability to separate business logic from networking + constructs, supports a diverse set of network devices + (virtual and physical) via the "group based policy (GBP)" + component, and can be clustered to achieve a highly available + deployment. The "Openstack - OpenDaylight - FD.io/VPP" scenario provides the capability to realize a set of use-cases relevant to the deployment of NFV nodes instantiated @@ -46,7 +74,7 @@ servers: as a network controller * 2 or more Computehosts -.. image:: FDS-ODL_L2-overview.png +.. image:: FDS-odl_l2-overview.png Tenant networking leverages FD.io/VPP. Open VSwitch (OVS) is used for all other connectivity, in particular the connectivity to public networking / the @@ -78,8 +106,8 @@ Main features of the "apex-os-odl_l2-fdio-noha" scenario: and security groups. * Manual and automatic (via DHCP) addressing on tenant networks -Software components of the scenario ---------------------------------------- +Scenario components and composition +=================================== The apex-os-odl_l2-fdio-noha scenario combines components from three key open source projects: OpenStack, OpenDaylight, and Fast Data (FD.io). The key @@ -218,5 +246,18 @@ File "deploy_settings.yaml" choose opendaylight as controller with version vpn: false vpp: true -Notes and known issues -====================== +Limitations, Issues and Workarounds +=================================== + +There are no known issues. + +References +========== + + + * FastDataStacks OPNFV project wiki: https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/fds + * Fast Data (FD.io): https://fd.io/ + * FD.io Vector Packet Processor (VPP): https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP + * OpenDaylight Controller: https://www.opendaylight.org/ + * OPNFV Colorado release - more information: http://www.opnfv.org/colorado + |