TCS partners with Red Hat to provide OpenStack-based NFV Orchestration,Test Solution

This collaboration will provide an NFV (Network Function Virtualization) Orchestration and Test Solution based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, and allow customers to quickly enable validation of service design, orchestration, functional testing, and characterization of NFV services.

 

The TCS and Red Hat collaboration will provide a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)-compliant NFV framework built on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform. 

 

TCS NFV orchestration and Test Solution, offers comprehensive verification of NFV services. It supports many components of a telco cloud ecosystem, including existing operational and business support systems and third-party traffic generators while protecting existing investments. The TCS test solution also provides a unified platform for accelerated service roll-out by automating verification of orchestration, configuration, lifecycle events, and functionality.

 

Telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) are battling new challenges to provide carrier-grade performance and availability on standard industry hardware, while offering the benefits of dynamic scaling in an open environment. The TCS NFV Orchestration and Test Solution is purpose-built to include orchestration and verification capabilities best suited for underlying platforms.

 

“TCS' collaboration with Red Hat brings the benefits of TCS' deep communication product engineering capabilities together with Red Hat's enterprise-grade and production-ready OpenStack platform to customers around the world,” said V Rajanna, Global Head, Technology Business Unit, TCS. “This collaboration enables TCS to deliver greater technology innovation and product engineering capabilities to Network Function Virtualization by bringing together world-class R&D services and virtualization platform solutions.

 

“OpenStack-powered NFV solutions have facilitated service providers across the globe planning large-scale deployments,” said Radhesh Balakrishnan, General Manager, OpenStack, Red Hat. “The combination of consulting services from TCS and production-ready Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform provides an environment where more carriers can realize the potential of NFV and implement an open infrastructure that can scale with their needs.”