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network_function_chaining [2015/05/05 20:16]
Daniel Farrell [Dependencies:] Fix minor capitalization mistakes
network_function_chaining [2015/05/06 01:53]
Daniel Farrell [Scope] Fix minor capitalization and formatting errors
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 ====== OPNFV Service Function Chaining ====== ====== OPNFV Service Function Chaining ======
  
-==== Project Name====+==== Project Name ====
  
   * Proposed name for the project: ''​OPNFV Service Function Chaining''​   * Proposed name for the project: ''​OPNFV Service Function Chaining''​
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 ===== Scope ===== ===== Scope =====
  
-Service Function Chaining ​ is a key technology identified to help with the deployment and networking of VNFs in NVF environments. ​ The project will work with the upstream communities in OVS, OpenDaylight and OpenStack to develop functionality needed to provide service chaining capabilities in the OPNFV platform.+Service Function Chaining is a key technology identified to help with the deployment and networking of VNFs in NVF environments. The project will work with the upstream communities in OVS, OpenDaylight and OpenStack to develop functionality needed to provide service chaining capabilities in the OPNFV platform.
  
 Service chaining technologies provided by the OpenDaylight SFC implementation and intended to be integrated in the OPNFV platform currently include: Service chaining technologies provided by the OpenDaylight SFC implementation and intended to be integrated in the OPNFV platform currently include:
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     * L2 VLAN encapsulation     * L2 VLAN encapsulation
     * MPLS encapsulation     * MPLS encapsulation
-  * VxLan overlay based service chains for: +  * VXLAN overlay based service chains for: 
-    * VxLan-GPE encapsulation with NSH headers+    * VXLAN-GPE encapsulation with NSH headers
   * Basic load balancing at SFC (planned for ODL Lithium)   * Basic load balancing at SFC (planned for ODL Lithium)
   * Programmatic service function selection algorithms   * Programmatic service function selection algorithms
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   * Release documentation including test coverage.   * Release documentation including test coverage.
  
-==== Dependencies====+==== Dependencies ====
  
   * The OPNFV Service Function Chaining project implements the ODL-related components of the features described in the '//​OpenStack Based VNF Forwarding Graph//'​ project   * The OPNFV Service Function Chaining project implements the ODL-related components of the features described in the '//​OpenStack Based VNF Forwarding Graph//'​ project
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     * ONF service function chaining architecture and OpenFlow: [[https://​www.opennetworking.org/​images/​stories/​downloads/​sdn-resources/​solution-briefs/​sb-sdn-nvf-solution.pdf|ONF sb-sdn-nvf-solution.pdf]]     * ONF service function chaining architecture and OpenFlow: [[https://​www.opennetworking.org/​images/​stories/​downloads/​sdn-resources/​solution-briefs/​sb-sdn-nvf-solution.pdf|ONF sb-sdn-nvf-solution.pdf]]
     * ETSI NFV ISG Use case 4, VNF Forwarding Graphs: [[http://​www.etsi.org/​deliver/​etsi_gs/​NFV/​001_099/​001/​01.01.01_60/​gs_NFV001v010101p.pdf|GS NFV 001 Network Functions Virtualisation]]     * ETSI NFV ISG Use case 4, VNF Forwarding Graphs: [[http://​www.etsi.org/​deliver/​etsi_gs/​NFV/​001_099/​001/​01.01.01_60/​gs_NFV001v010101p.pdf|GS NFV 001 Network Functions Virtualisation]]
-==== Committers and Contributors====+==== Committers and Contributors ====
 Project Leader Project Leader
   * Brady Johnson (brady.allen.johnson@ericsson.com)   * Brady Johnson (brady.allen.johnson@ericsson.com)
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 ==== Planned deliverables ==== ==== Planned deliverables ====
  
-  * OPNFV Service ​function chaining ​will implement needed functionalities to deliver OPNFV service chaining capabilities in upstream projects including:+  * OPNFV Service ​Function Chaining ​will implement needed functionalities to deliver OPNFV service chaining capabilities in upstream projects including:
     * OpenDaylight     * OpenDaylight
     * OVS     * OVS
-      * Open Daylight ​SFC project is driving changes to OVS for NSH encapsulation.+      * OpenDaylight'​s ​SFC project is driving changes to OVS for NSH encapsulation.
   * The OPNFV Service Chaining Project will deliver: ​   * The OPNFV Service Chaining Project will deliver: ​
-    * documentation ​describing how to leverage these functions in the OPNFV platform +    * Documentation ​describing how to leverage these functions in the OPNFV platform. 
-    * release ​documentation +    * Release ​documentation. 
-    * required ​configuration files for each release +    * Required ​configuration files for each release. 
-    * test cases to validate documented features ​ +    * Test cases to validate documented features. 
- +==== Proposed Release Schedule ====
-==== Proposed Release Schedule====+
  
   * OPNFV SFC functionality is expected to be provided as part of OPNFV release 2   * OPNFV SFC functionality is expected to be provided as part of OPNFV release 2
network_function_chaining.txt · Last modified: 2015/05/06 20:12 by Daniel Farrell