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ARCHIVED: 🧪🛏️Cloud-native Network Function (CNF) Testbed --> See LFN Cloud Native Telecom Initiative https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=113213592
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# ARCHIVED and UNMAINTAINED PROJECT



**This project is no longer maintained**



See [Cloud Native Telecom Initiative (CNTI)](https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=113213592) for active areas that continued the work previously seen in this project.

- [CNTI Test Catalog](https://github.com/cnti-testcatalog) (previously CNF Test Suite)

- [CNTI Best Practices](https://github.com/lfn-cnti/bestpractices) (previously CNF WG)

- [CNTI Certification](https://github.com/lfn-cnti/certification) (previously CNF Certification)



# CNF (Cloud native Network Function) Testbed



**This project is no longer maintained**



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The CNCF CNF Testbed provides reference code and test cases for running networking code on Kubernetes and OpenStack using emerging cloud native technologies in the Telecom domain.



Status: The CNF Testbed is an initiative to create a repeatable, apples-to-apples testbed that telcos and telecoms vendors can use to evaluate how CNF architectures compare to more traditional VNF ones.



The initiative collaborates with the [CNF Working Group](https://github.com/cncf/cnf-wg) and [CNF Test Suite](https://github.com/cncf/cnf-testsuite) to test and demonstrate different options.



Note: _Additional reference code and benchmarking tests will be added incrementally._



## CNF Testbed purpose and ideal outcome?



The CNF Testbed will help facilitate the transition in the NFV world from virtualized hardware running network functions to lightweight, network functions following cloud-native methodologies running on Kubernetes in public, private, or hybrid clouds. 



The reference code and comparisons from the CNF Testbed support the claim that CNFs orchestrated by Kubernetes will provide 3 major benefits to service providers: 



1. Cost savings (capex/opex)

1. Improved resiliency

1. Higher development velocity



The ideal outcome of the CNF Testbed is that a third party developer can run the provided CNF reference code/benchmarking tests with an API key and a couple of CLI commands. Furthermore, a developer can re-use some or all of the software in their own environment with minimal, or at least isolated modifications.



### Background info



Please review this slide [deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/1/d/1nsPINvxQwZZR_7E4mAzr-50eFCBhbCHsmik6DI_yFA0/).



## CNF Testbed goals



**The CNF Testbed includes the following high-level goals:**



- Development platform for CNFs

- Comparing Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) to CNF implementations

- Providing easily reproducible test cases and use cases

- Providing Helm Charts for CNFs

- Using 100% open source software

- Supporting automated deployment from bare-metal up

- Building the software in working, composable parts 



## Let’s see some of the test cases



So far the project has been focused on provisioning the infrastructure to support data plane CNF test cases that would be of interest to a service provider. This includes building up from minimal, single NFs running on KVM and Docker to OpenStack and K8s.



**Events and recurring testing:** 



- _(recurring)_ [Baseline NF Performance on Packet](https://github.com/cncf/cnfs/tree/master/comparison/baseline_nf_performance-packet)

- _(recurring)_ [Baseline NF Performance on CSIT](https://github.com/cncf/cnfs/tree/master/comparison/baseline_nf_performance-csit)

- Mellanox Chained IP Routers: OpenStack & K8s

- [Kubecon NA 2019 Chained IP Routers](https://github.com/cncf/cnfs/blob/master/comparison/kubecon18-chained_nf_test/README.md)

- [Box-by-box KVM and Docker](https://github.com/cncf/cnfs/tree/master/comparison/box-by-box-kvm-docker)



## Getting Involved and Contributing



Are you interested in contributing to CNFs? We, the maintainers and community,

would love your suggestions, contributions, and help! Please email [email protected] or open an issue or pull request if you have questions or suggestions.



**What this means:**



__Issues__

* Point out issues that are duplicates, out of date, etc.



__Pull Requests__

* Read and review the code. Leave comments, questions, and critiques.

* Download, compile, and run the code and make sure the tests pass.

  - Also verify that the test cases follow best architectural patterns and include tests.



## Meeting Time



Join the weekly CNF Testbed and Test Suite contributor meetings

- Meetings every Thursday at 14:15 - 15:00 UTC

- Meeting minutes are [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IbrgjqIkOCvrrSG0DRE6X62UUZpBq-818Mn8q0nkkd0/edit)



The CNF Testbed may also be discussed as part of the CNCF Telecom User Group

- Please see https://github.com/cncf/telecom-user-group#meeting-time



## Meeting Minutes



Upcoming and past meeting agenda/notes are available [here](https://tinyurl.com/cncf-cnf-testbed-bof).



## Slack



[https://slack.cncf.io/](https://slack.cncf.io/)

- #cnf-testbed-dev (Testing and R&D) 

- #cnf-testsuite-dev (Testing and R&D) 

- #tug (Telecom User Group)

- #nsm (Network Service Mesh)



## Upcoming Events: 



 ### TUG + CNFs At [KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2020](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)



Thursday, August 13 • 16:50 - 16:55 - [Build & Deploy a CNF in 5 Minutes](https://sched.co/Zeon)



Friday, August 14 • 12:00 - 12:35 - [Birds of a Feather: CNCF CI Working Group](https://sched.co/ZeuA)



Friday, August 14 • 14:35 - 15:10 - [Network Service Mesh to Address Cloud Native 5G Telco Networking Challenges](https://sched.co/Zelt)



Friday, August 14 • 15:30 - 16:05 - [CNF Testbed: Creating a Cloud Native User Plane for an Evolved Packet Core](https://sched.co/ZeuG)



Saturday, August 15 • 16:25 - 17:00 - [Enabling E2E Observability via Open Source in 5G Telco CNFs](https://sched.co/Zepo)



Saturday, August 15 • 16:25 - 17:55 - [Birds of a Feather: Telecom User Group](https://sched.co/Zevr)



 ### TUG + CNFs At Open Networking Summit & Edge NA 2020 

 - [TBA](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-networking-edge-summit-north-america/)

 

 ### TUG + CNFs At Open Networking Summit & Edge EU 2020 

- [TBA](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-networking-edge-summit-europe/)



 ### TUG + CNFs At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2020

- [TBA](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/)



## Past Events:



 ### TUG + CNFs At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2019



Wednesday, November 20 • 3:20pm - 3:55pm - [Birds of a Feather: Telecom User Group](https://sched.co/Uakt)



Thursday, November 21 • 4:25pm - 5:55pm - [Intro + Deep Dive: Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed](https://sched.co/UakA). [Watch the video:](https://youtu.be/_fD_4FuU_jg)



### TUG + CNFs At Open Networking Summit EU 2019



Monday, September 23 • 08:45 - 10:15 - [Tutorial: Take a Test Drive with the Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed - Sponsored by Cloud Native Computing Foundation (Pre-registration required)](https://sched.co/ScCA)



Monday, September 23 • 10:45 - 12:15 - [CNCF Telecom User Group Meeting](https://sched.co/Saoc)



Wednesday, September 25 • 14:35 - 15:05 - [Cloud Native Network Provisioning with Network Service Mesh in the CNF Testbed - Taylor Carpenter, Vulk Coop & Nikolay Nikolaev, VMware](https://sched.co/SYvw)



Wednesday, September 25 • 16:15 - 16:45 - [Panel Discussion: Embracing Cloud Native on the Path to 5G - Heather Kirksey, The Linux Foundation; Rabi Abdel, Vodafone; Lincoln Lavoie, UNH Interoperability Lab; Frederick Kautz, doc.ai; Taylor Carpenter, Vulk Coop](https://sched.co/SYwo)



### CNFs At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2019



Tuesday, June 25 • 11:20 - 11:55am - [Intro + Deep Dive BoF: Telecom User Group and Cloud Native Network Functions (CNF) Testbed - Cheryl Hung, Dan Kohn, CNCF & Taylor Carpenter, Vulk Coop](https://sched.co/OBhN)



### CNFs At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2019



Monday, May 20 • 10:00 – 10:30am - [Cloud Native Network Services Day (Hosted by LF Networking): Exploring Cloud Native Network Solutions: A cross-project collaboration, Taylor Carpenter](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/calendar/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)



Monday, May 20 • TBD - [Fd.io Mini-Summit](https://fdiominisummiteu19.sched.com/)



Thursday, May 23 • 11:05am - 12:30pm - [Intro + Deep Dive BoF: Telecom User Group and Cloud Native Network Functions (CNF) Testbed - Cheryl Hung, Dan Kohn, CNCF & Taylor Carpenter, Vulk Coop](https://sched.co/MSzj)



### CNFs At Open Networking Summit NA 2019



[Tutorial: Driving Telco Performance with the Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed - Sponsored by Cloud Native Computing Foundation (Pre-registration required)](https://sched.co/MnkD)



[Works on My Machine: How to Validate Performance of VNFs and CNFs in a Reproducible Testbed - W. Watson, Vulk Cooperative & Denver Williams](https://sched.co/LKUF)



### CNFs At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018



Two Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions covered aspects of the CNF Testbed.



[Deep Dive: Using CNCF Cross-Cloud CI with CNFs – Denver Williams & Taylor Carpenter, Vulk Coop](https://kccna18.sched.com/event/Greb)



[Intro: Cloud Native Network Functions BoF - Dan Kohn, Cloud Native Computing Foundation](https://kccna18.sched.com/event/JCLS)