Aricent and Coriant are collaborating to help operators to launch virtualized value-added services faster and secure new streams.
Aricent will integrate its NFV Management and Orchestration (MANO) framework to accelerate and power the Coriant's Transcend SDN controller and deliver comprehensive end-to-end NFV/SDN capabilities for network operators.
The joint solution opens possibilities for operators to provide low latency connectivity solutions for public safety, connected and autonomous cars by partnering with automotive companies, connected homes, and industrial IoT.
Aricent said its solution provides the flexibility of leveraging the Virtual Infrastructure Manager (VIM) such as OpenStack and VMware services for deploying carrier-grade NFV solutions through a wide range of interfaces including a programmable interface for end communication with VNFs.
It is intuitive, easy to use and can help in designing complex network deployment scenarios easily. Operator can define KPIs and co-relate alarms with NFV Infrastructure statistics, added Aricent.
Aricent also offers a pre-packaged virtualization infrastructure solution based on the ETSI NFV architecture supporting both OpenStack and VMware to enable customers to rapidly virtualize and deploy network functions and applications.
Filipe Caetano, VP Product Management, Coriant
This partnership reinforces Coriant's commitment to open networking and industry collaboration to enhance its customers' service delivery capabilities in multi-vendor, multi-layer, and multi-domain environments.
Dietmar Wendt, President, Communications Business Unit, Aricent
VNF Management is of particular interest to businesses that are moving their applications to the cloud and those with multiple branches that want to utilize high speed off-the-shelf internet connectivity but still want to have a service level agreement (SLA) or control over those links.
