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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<chapter id="overview">
+  <title>Overview</title>
+  <para>The NFV Access Guide available with this release of Enea
+  Linux, seeks to provide further information that will help all intended
+  users make the most out of the virtualization features.</para>
+  <section id="description">
+    <title>NFV Access Description</title>
+    <para>Enea NFV Access is a lightweight virtualization software
+    designed for deployment on edge devices at customer premises. Streamlined
+    for high networking performance and minimal footprints for both and VNFs, it enables very high compute density.</para>
+    <para>ENFV Access also provides a foundation for vCPE agility and
+    innovation, reducing cost and complexity for computing at the network
+    edge. It supports multiple architectures and scales from small white box
+    edge devices up to high-end network servers. Thanks to the streamlined
+    footprint, Enea NFV Access can be deployed on systems as small as single
+    2-core ARM devices. It scales up to clustered 24 core x86 Xeon servers and
+    beyond, allowing multiple VNFs on the same machine, and eliminating the
+    need to use different virtualization software for different hardware
+    platforms, saving costs through single source provisioning.</para>
+    <para>Optimized virtual networking performance provides low virtualized
+    networking latency, high virtualized networking throughput (10 Gb wire
+    speed), and low processing overhead. It allows high compute density on
+    white box hardware, maintaining performance when moving functionality from
+    application specific appliances to software on standard hardware. The
+    optimized boot speed minimizes the time from reboot to active services,
+    improving availability.</para>
+    <para>Enea NFV Access provides virtualization using both containers and
+    virtual machines. Containers provide lightweight virtualization for a
+    smaller VNF footprint and a very short time interval from start to enabled
+    network services. VMs provide virtualization with secure VNF sandboxing
+    and is the preferred virtualization method for OPNFV compliance. Enea NFV
+    Access allows combinations of containers and VMs for highest possible user
+    adaptability.</para>
+    <para>Flexible interfaces for VNF lifecycle management and service
+    function chaining, are important to allow a smooth transition from
+    traditional network appliances to virtualized network functions in
+    existing networks, as they plug into a variety of interfaces. Enea NFV
+    Access supports VNF lifecycle management and service function chaining
+    through OpenStack, NETCONF, REST, CLI and Docker. It integrates a powerful
+    device management framework that enables full FCAPS functionality for
+    powerful management of the platform.</para>
+    <para>Building on open source, Enea NFV Access prevents vendor lock-in
+    thanks to its completely open standards and interfaces. Unlike proprietary
+    platforms that either do not allow decoupling of software from hardware,
+    or prevent NVF portability, Enea NFV Access includes optimized components
+    with open interfaces to allow full portability and
+    interoperability.</para>
+  </section>
+  <section id="components">
+    <title>NFV Access Components</title>
+    <para>Enea NFV Access is built on highly optimized open source and
+    value-adding components that provide standard interfaces but with boosted
+    performance.</para>
+    <mediaobject>
+      <imageobject>
+        <imagedata align="center"
+                   fileref="images/virtual_network_functions.png" />
+      </imageobject>
+    </mediaobject>
+    <para>The Access Platform includes the following key components:</para>
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Linux Kernel &ndash; Optimized Linux kernel with the focus on
+        vCPE systems characteristics.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>KVM &ndash; Virtualization with virtual machines. KVM is the
+        standard virtualization engine for Linux based systems.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Docker &ndash; Docker provides a lightweight configuration using
+        containers. Docker is the standard platform for container
+        virtualization.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Virtual switching &ndash; Optimized OVS-DPDK provides high
+        throughput and low latency.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Edge Link &ndash; Edge Link provides interfaces to orchestration
+        for centralized VNF lifecycle management and service function
+        chaining:</para>
+        <orderedlist>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>NETCONF</para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>OpenStack</para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Docker</para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>REST</para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>CLI</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </orderedlist>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>APT packet management &ndash; Feature rich repository of
+        prebuilt open source packages for extending and adapting the platform
+        using APT Package Management.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>CLI based VNF management &ndash; CLI access over virsh and
+        libvirt.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>FCAPS framework &ndash; The device management framework for
+        managing the platform is capable of providing full FCAPS functionality
+        to orchestration or network management systems.</para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Data plane &ndash; High performance data plane that includes the
+        following optimized data plane drivers:</para>
+        <orderedlist>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>DPDK</para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>OpenFastPath (OFP)</para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>ODP</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </orderedlist>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+  </section>
+</chapter>
+\ No newline at end of file

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	1	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
	2	<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
	3	"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
	4	<chapter id="overview">
	5	<title>Overview</title>
	6
	7	<para>The NFV Access Guide available with this release of Enea
	8	Linux, seeks to provide further information that will help all intended
	9	users make the most out of the virtualization features.</para>
	10
	11	<section id="description">
	12	<title>NFV Access Description</title>
	13
	14	<para>Enea NFV Access is a lightweight virtualization software
	15	designed for deployment on edge devices at customer premises. Streamlined
	16	for high networking performance and minimal footprints for both and VNFs, it enables very high compute density.</para>
	17
	18	<para>ENFV Access also provides a foundation for vCPE agility and
	19	innovation, reducing cost and complexity for computing at the network
	20	edge. It supports multiple architectures and scales from small white box
	21	edge devices up to high-end network servers. Thanks to the streamlined
	22	footprint, Enea NFV Access can be deployed on systems as small as single
	23	2-core ARM devices. It scales up to clustered 24 core x86 Xeon servers and
	24	beyond, allowing multiple VNFs on the same machine, and eliminating the
	25	need to use different virtualization software for different hardware
	26	platforms, saving costs through single source provisioning.</para>
	27
	28	<para>Optimized virtual networking performance provides low virtualized
	29	networking latency, high virtualized networking throughput (10 Gb wire
	30	speed), and low processing overhead. It allows high compute density on
	31	white box hardware, maintaining performance when moving functionality from
	32	application specific appliances to software on standard hardware. The
	33	optimized boot speed minimizes the time from reboot to active services,
	34	improving availability.</para>
	35
	36	<para>Enea NFV Access provides virtualization using both containers and
	37	virtual machines. Containers provide lightweight virtualization for a
	38	smaller VNF footprint and a very short time interval from start to enabled
	39	network services. VMs provide virtualization with secure VNF sandboxing
	40	and is the preferred virtualization method for OPNFV compliance. Enea NFV
	41	Access allows combinations of containers and VMs for highest possible user
	42	adaptability.</para>
	43
	44	<para>Flexible interfaces for VNF lifecycle management and service
	45	function chaining, are important to allow a smooth transition from
	46	traditional network appliances to virtualized network functions in
	47	existing networks, as they plug into a variety of interfaces. Enea NFV
	48	Access supports VNF lifecycle management and service function chaining
	49	through OpenStack, NETCONF, REST, CLI and Docker. It integrates a powerful
	50	device management framework that enables full FCAPS functionality for
	51	powerful management of the platform.</para>
	52
	53	<para>Building on open source, Enea NFV Access prevents vendor lock-in
	54	thanks to its completely open standards and interfaces. Unlike proprietary
	55	platforms that either do not allow decoupling of software from hardware,
	56	or prevent NVF portability, Enea NFV Access includes optimized components
	57	with open interfaces to allow full portability and
	58	interoperability.</para>
	59	</section>
	60
	61	<section id="components">
	62	<title>NFV Access Components</title>
	63
	64	<para>Enea NFV Access is built on highly optimized open source and
	65	value-adding components that provide standard interfaces but with boosted
	66	performance.</para>
	67
	68	<mediaobject>
	69	<imageobject>
	70	<imagedata align="center"
	71	fileref="images/virtual_network_functions.png" />
	72	</imageobject>
	73	</mediaobject>
	74
	75	<para>The Access Platform includes the following key components:</para>
	76
	77	<itemizedlist>
	78	<listitem>
	79	<para>Linux Kernel – Optimized Linux kernel with the focus on
	80	vCPE systems characteristics.</para>
	81	</listitem>
	82
	83	<listitem>
	84	<para>KVM – Virtualization with virtual machines. KVM is the
	85	standard virtualization engine for Linux based systems.</para>
	86	</listitem>
	87
	88	<listitem>
	89	<para>Docker – Docker provides a lightweight configuration using
	90	containers. Docker is the standard platform for container
	91	virtualization.</para>
	92	</listitem>
	93
	94	<listitem>
	95	<para>Virtual switching – Optimized OVS-DPDK provides high
	96	throughput and low latency.</para>
	97	</listitem>
	98
	99	<listitem>
	100	<para>Edge Link – Edge Link provides interfaces to orchestration
	101	for centralized VNF lifecycle management and service function
	102	chaining:</para>
	103
	104	<orderedlist>
	105	<listitem>
	106	<para>NETCONF</para>
	107	</listitem>
	108
	109	<listitem>
	110	<para>OpenStack</para>
	111	</listitem>
	112
	113	<listitem>
	114	<para>Docker</para>
	115	</listitem>
	116
	117	<listitem>
	118	<para>REST</para>
	119	</listitem>
	120
	121	<listitem>
	122	<para>CLI</para>
	123	</listitem>
	124	</orderedlist>
	125	</listitem>
	126
	127	<listitem>
	128	<para>APT packet management – Feature rich repository of
	129	prebuilt open source packages for extending and adapting the platform
	130	using APT Package Management.</para>
	131	</listitem>
	132
	133	<listitem>
	134	<para>CLI based VNF management – CLI access over virsh and
	135	libvirt.</para>
	136	</listitem>
	137
	138	<listitem>
	139	<para>FCAPS framework – The device management framework for
	140	managing the platform is capable of providing full FCAPS functionality
	141	to orchestration or network management systems.</para>
	142	</listitem>
	143
	144	<listitem>
	145	<para>Data plane – High performance data plane that includes the
	146	following optimized data plane drivers:</para>
	147
	148	<orderedlist>
	149	<listitem>
	150	<para>DPDK</para>
	151	</listitem>
	152
	153	<listitem>
	154	<para>OpenFastPath (OFP)</para>
	155	</listitem>
	156
	157	<listitem>
	158	<para>ODP</para>
	159	</listitem>
	160	</orderedlist>
	161	</listitem>
	162	</itemizedlist>
	163	</section>
	164	</chapter> \ No newline at end of file