Drag and drop each NFV component on the left to its matching role on the right.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Virtualized network function software (e.g., virtual router)
Physical and virtual resources (compute, storage, networking)
Orchestration and lifecycle management framework
Manages NFVI resources (e.g., OpenStack)
Manages lifecycle of individual VNFs
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
VNF: Virtualized network function software (e.g., virtual router)
VNF is the virtualized network function software; NFVI is the infrastructure of compute, storage, and networking; MANO handles orchestration and lifecycle management.
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