Cisco Cisco Virtual Managed Services 1.02 Troubleshooting Guide
2. vMS Architecture
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2.3 vMS Architecture and Components
vMS Architecture
The vMS solution for orchestrating cloud-based Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) use-cases is
comprised of the Orchestration platform, self-service Portal, Virtual Network Function (VNF) appliances,
customer premise equipment (CPE), and Virtualization Infrastructure to host the VNFs. The Orchestration is
comprised of service orchestration (for both physical and virtual devices) and VNF life cycle management.
The vMS architecture is aligned to the ETSI NFV Orchestration and Management (MANO) reference
architecture. The following figure illustrates the vMS architecture. In this figure, the key vMS management
components are mapped to the ETSI-MANO terminology such as NFV Orchestrator (NFVO), VNF Manager
(VNF-M) and Virtualization Infrastructure Manager (VIM)
comprised of the Orchestration platform, self-service Portal, Virtual Network Function (VNF) appliances,
customer premise equipment (CPE), and Virtualization Infrastructure to host the VNFs. The Orchestration is
comprised of service orchestration (for both physical and virtual devices) and VNF life cycle management.
The vMS architecture is aligned to the ETSI NFV Orchestration and Management (MANO) reference
architecture. The following figure illustrates the vMS architecture. In this figure, the key vMS management
components are mapped to the ETSI-MANO terminology such as NFV Orchestrator (NFVO), VNF Manager
(VNF-M) and Virtualization Infrastructure Manager (VIM)
Figure 2.3 vMS Architecture
vMS Components & Roles