Cisco Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI)
Build the foundation for your telco cloud
Introduce services faster, deliver high quality user experience, and scale on demand even to unpredictable traffic models.
NFV Infrastructure can help you…
Deploy new services faster
NFVI is extensible and expandable. It includes Cisco Services expertise for end-to-end delivery and a fast time to market.
Reduce TCO by 40 percent
The single-pane-of-glass management software module simplifies the management and operation of all components.
Maintain service availability
NFV Infrastructure is highly scalable, available, and secure. It offers a modular, expandable pod design.
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What’s inside NFV Infrastructure
Cisco Virtualized Infrastructure Manager (VIM)
Cisco VIM is built for full lifecycle management of your software and hardware. It allows you to easily control and manage your NFV infrastructure (NFVI) compute, storage, and network resources.
Cisco UCS servers
NFVI servers are the best-in-class Cisco UCS rack and blade servers that provide high levels of scalability and availability, and are easily managed.
Cisco Nexus switches
NFVI networks use the Cisco Nexus data center switches that are built for scale, industry-leading automation, programmability and real-time visibility.
Cisco routers for mass scale
Our advanced routing portfolio provides simplification at scale, multidimensional programmability, built-in trust, and flexible consumption to meet complex business needs.
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Network Services Orchestrator Solutions
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Elastic Services Controller
Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) promotes agility, flexibility, and programmability in network functions virtualization (NFV) environments.
Ultra Services Platform
The Cisco Ultra Services Platform (USP) transforms mobile networks into a mobile cloud, function virtualization into service automation and centralized architecture into a distributed, scalable, applications cloud.
Resources
White papers
Quick Start guide
- Introduction to NFV (PDF - 1.9 MB)
At-a-glance
- NFV for an agile, elastic network (PDF - 341 KB)