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Chapter 1. Introduction

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a software-based solution that helps Communication Service Providers (CSPs) move beyond traditional, proprietary hardware to achieve greater efficiency and agility.

For a high level overview of the NFV concepts, see the Network Functions Virtualization Product Guide.

For information on configuring SR-IOV and OVS-DPDK with Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 director, see the Network Functions Virtualization Configuration Guide.

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