VNFs Supported by the Cloud CPE Solution
The Cloud CPE solution supports the Juniper Networks and third-party VNFs listed in Table 1
Table 1: VNFs Supported by the Cloud CPE Solution
VNF Name | Network Functions Supported | Deployment Model Support | Element Management System Support |
|---|---|---|---|
Juniper Networks vSRX |
|
| EMS microservice |
LxCIPtable (a free, third party VNF based on Linux IP tables) |
| Centralized deployment | EMS microservice |
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR-1000V) | Firewall | Centralized deployment | Junos Space Network Management Platform |
Riverbed Steelhead | WAN optimization | Distributed deployment, NFX250 platform only | EMS microservice |
Silver Peak VX | WAN optimization | Distributed deployment, NFX250 platform only | EMS microservice |
You must upload VNFs to the Contrail Cloud Platform for the centralized deployment after you install the Cloud CPE solution. You upload the VNF images for the distributed deployment through Administration Portal or API calls.
You can use these VNFs in service chains and configure some settings for VNFs for a service chain in Network Service Designer. You can then view those configuration settings for a network service in Administration Portal. Customers can also configure some settings for the VNFs in their network services through Customer Portal. VNF configurations that customers specify in Customer Portal override VNF configurations that the person who designs network services specifies in Network Service Designer.
