Drag and drop each NFV management layer on the left to its matching function on the right.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Lifecycle management of VNF instances (instantiate, scale, terminate)
Orchestration of network services across multiple VNFs and NFVI
Management of compute, storage, and network resources in NFVI
Service assurance, billing, and customer management layers interfacing with NFV
FCAPS management for individual VNFs
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
VNF Manager (VNFM): Lifecycle management of VNF instances (instantiate, scale, terminate)
VNFM manages individual VNFs; NFVO orchestrates network services; VIM controls NFVI resources.
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