Cisco Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Configuration Guide, Release 26.2 and Later
Cisco Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Configuration Guide, Release 26.2 and Later
Describes a Linux-KVM based infrastructure software that helps service providers and enterprises design, deploy and manage network services.
Cisco Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software (Cisco NFVIS) is a Linux-KVM based infrastructure software that
helps service providers and enterprises design, deploy and manage network services, and
dynamically deploys virtualized network functions on supported Cisco devices.
The Cisco NFVIS platform provides several key benefits for network function virtualization and service deployment.
Consolidates multiple physical network appliances into a single server running multiple VMs.
Deploys services quickly and in a timely manner.
VM life cycle management and provisioning.
Life cycle management to deploy and chain VMs dynamically on the platform.
Programmable APIs configured through Netconf interface, REST APIs and command-line interface as all the configurations are exposed through YANG models.