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OpenStack as Software
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   Tags: [management] [user] [new_dev]

OpenStack
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- Software package that provides a cloud platform for

  - Public/Private cloud
  - Various use cases including Enterprise/Telecom/etc.

- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Additional services built upon IaaS

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The OpenStack Package
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- Flexibility

  - Core services (Compute, Networking, Block and Object Storage, etc.)
  - Building Blocks: build as you need

- REST APIs
- Software Development Kits (SDKs)
- Documentation
- Packaging
- Distributions

OpenStack from Telecom/NFV perspective
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- NFV = Network Function Virtualization

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OpenStack from Telecom/NFV perspective
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- Virtual Infrastructure Manager (VIM) + NFV Infrastructure (NFVI)

  - Most of the OpenStack services

- Virtual Network Functions Manager (VNFM)

  - Orchestration service
  - Application Catalog service
  - Workflow service