AMD Demonstrates First Network Function Virtualization Solution on 64-Bit AMD and ARM Technology - Seite 2

"NFV and SDN will revolutionize the next generation of networks. Together, they add flexibility, scalability, intelligence and reuse to almost every aspect of the network," said Adrian Neal, Technology Leader, Vodafone Group Services Ltd. "By leveraging ARM and x86 architectures and NFV, AMD is moving beyond just enabling enterprise and data center solutions, to the communications backbone where service providers need cost reduction and increased bandwidth."

"From the networks to the data center, the telecommunications landscape is rapidly changing as an explosion of devices and new methods of communication spanning videos, images and data drive the need for more efficient networking infrastructure," said Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Embedded Solutions. "Demonstrated by our first NFV demo on a 64-bit ARM-based SoC, AMD is moving forward with new ARM and x86 solutions that offer OEMS and telecommunications providers with innovative ways to more cost-effectively design, deploy and manage networking services."

"In collaboration with AMD and Aricent, we are enabling a flexible, efficient, open approach to addressing the needs of telecommunications subscribers and meeting performance requirements for rapidly-evolving infrastructure for deployment by telecommunications operators," said Charlene Marini, vice president of marketing, embedded segment, ARM. "The NFV solution on AMD's 64-bit ARM-based 'Hierofalcon' SoC delivers efficient platforms to accommodate the growing demands of subscribers and operators alike."

About the AMD NFV Demonstration
AMD showcased their first 64-bit ARM-based processor running virtualized Wireless Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) applications. Through a special technology collaboration with ecosystem partners ARM, Aricent, and Mentor Graphics, AMD demonstrated an embedded Linux®-based virtual NFV solution that showed a mobile packet core network running subscriber calls from simulated Evolved Node B (eNodeB) user equipment such as a cell phone or tablet with Serving Gateway (SGW), Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW), and Mobility Management Entity (MME) control and data plane functions hosted on the AMD Embedded R-Series platform. The demo also included a prototype version of the Mentor Embedded Linux development platform and Sourcery CodeBench tools. As part of this solution, AMD has also enabled the industry's first OpenDataPlane (ODP) demonstration with Evolved Packet Core applications on a 64-bit ARM processor in addition to Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) on the AMD x86 processor and OpenStack to create the basis for an AMD NFV reference solution. The AMD NFV reference solution is performance optimized and can be utilized for service provider production deployments.