1、CLOUD-NATIVE PLATFORMS&MANAGEMENT TRENDS:OUTLOOK FOR STANDARDS&CONTAINERSJake Saunders:Vice President,Asia-Pacific&Advisory Services Matthias Foo:Industry AnalystEXECUTIVE SUMMARYContainers are a foundational element for a telco network 5G Core(5GC)and for on-demand network slicing services,both of

2、which require light and scalable Network Functions(NFs).On the other hand,Virtual Machine(VM)technology is a well-proven and mature solution that has been implemented by many Communication Service Providers(CSPs)around the world and is expected to remain a key component of many networks in the comin

3、g years.As a result,CSPs are looking to telco cloud plat-forms to simplify and automate network operations to manage and orchestrate in-creasingly complex and disaggregated networks.However,the transition to autonomous telco cloud networks is not an easy feat,and industry players need to overcome va

4、rious challenges,including ensuring uniform data management,cloud technology fragmentation,and the need to maximize the value of previous network builds.To address these challenges,various innovations have been made.At the infrastructure and NF layers,technology is developing quickly to meet the nee

5、ds of the industry,including but not limited to:1)unified Physical Network Function(PNF),Virtual Network Function(VNF),and Cloud-Native Network Function(CNF)management;2)enabling consistent performance,reliability,and user experience in hybrid VNF/CNF environments;and 3)centralized support at the ha

6、rd-ware infrastructure layer.Whereas at the Management and Orchestration(MANO)lay-er,the autonomous Operations and Maintenance(O&M)and Lifecycle Management(LCM)process enabled by Artificial Intelligence Operations(AIOps)and continuous network monitoring,and analysis capabilities help operators move