TY - JOUR
T1 - The Unavoidable Convergence of NFV, 5G, and Fog
T2 - A Model-Driven Approach to Bridge Cloud and Edge
AU - Van Lingen, Frank
AU - Yannuzzi, Marcelo
AU - Jain, Anuj
AU - Irons-Mclean, Rik
AU - Lluch, Oriol
AU - Carrera, David
AU - Perez, Juan Luis
AU - Gutierrez, Alberto
AU - Montero, Diego
AU - Marti, Josep
AU - Maso, Ricard
AU - Rodriguez, Juan Pedro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1979-2012 IEEE.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The interplay between cloud and fog computing is crucial for the evolution of IoT, but the reach and specification of such interplay is an open problem. Meanwhile, the advances made in managing hyper-distributed infrastructures involving the cloud and the network edge are leading to the convergence of NFV and 5G, supported mainly by ETSI's MANO architecture. This article argues that fog computing will become part of that convergence, and introduces an open and converged architecture based on MANO that offers uniform management of IoT services spanning the continuum from the cloud to the edge. More specifically, we created the first YANG models for fog nodes, for IoT services involving cloud, network, and/or fog, and expanded the concept of «orchestrated assurance» to provision carrier-grade service assurance in IoT. The article also discusses the application of our model in a flagship pilot in the city of Barcelona.
AB - The interplay between cloud and fog computing is crucial for the evolution of IoT, but the reach and specification of such interplay is an open problem. Meanwhile, the advances made in managing hyper-distributed infrastructures involving the cloud and the network edge are leading to the convergence of NFV and 5G, supported mainly by ETSI's MANO architecture. This article argues that fog computing will become part of that convergence, and introduces an open and converged architecture based on MANO that offers uniform management of IoT services spanning the continuum from the cloud to the edge. More specifically, we created the first YANG models for fog nodes, for IoT services involving cloud, network, and/or fog, and expanded the concept of «orchestrated assurance» to provision carrier-grade service assurance in IoT. The article also discusses the application of our model in a flagship pilot in the city of Barcelona.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85029496542
U2 - 10.1109/MCOM.2017.1600907
DO - 10.1109/MCOM.2017.1600907
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85029496542
SN - 0163-6804
VL - 55
SP - 28
EP - 35
JO - IEEE Communications Magazine
JF - IEEE Communications Magazine
IS - 8
M1 - 8004150
ER -