5 economics, 44-46 adapters, 93 EML, 374 ANDSL, 95-96 extension, 225-226 API handler, 93 impact, 228-229 architecture, 90 and impact on operations, 335-337 compiler function, 91 infrastructure telemetry data model, 374-377 data collection analytic and events function, 93-94 MANO, 109-111 federation between network controllers, 94 NFV-related challenges, 337-338 high availability and geo-diversity, 94 performance improvements, 175 network controller software components, 91-94 real-time capabilities, 175-176 network resource autonomous control function, 92-93 resiliency and scaling, 40-44 orchestration, 117 and SDN, 31-32 policy, 93 security advantages of, 173-176 relationship to application service controllers, 94 service auto-scaling, 382 SLI function, 92 techniques, 241-242 software components, 91 Network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI), software validation, 94 12, 13-14, 32, 50; see also Software-defined Network control point (NCP), 5-6, 90-91 networking (SDN) Network core, 18-19, 265 agile, 58-59 migration to converged network core, 266 application resiliency, 62-63 MPLS packet layer, 276-287 build, 60 optical layer, 266-276 building NFVI solution, 58 SDN control of packet/optical core, 287-291 CI/CD, 59 Network data components of, 51 and analytics layer, 138-140 deployment, 61 applications, 162-168 design, 59-60 big data, 140-151 DevOps, 59 big data meets Network Cloud, 151-162 fault tolerance, 61-62 customer configurable policy for content filtering smart infrastructure resiliency, 62 network, 163 innovation and integration, 59 and measurements, 22-23 integrating, 60 and optimization, 137 leveraging NFVI for VNFs, 63-65 SON, 162-163, 164, 165 managing, 60 traffic shaping, 163-167 meeting zone demand, 61 utilizing SDN to minimizing robocalling, 167-168 operating, 60-61 Network design, 322 operational changes, 58 connectivity to mobility VPN and mobility legacy physical components, 51-53 networks, 322-323 service chain on, 38 data modeling for, 215-216 VIM, 53-58 methodology, 4 VNF management, 6