雲端原生網路測試：通訊服務提供者的策略

"通訊服務供應商 (CSP) 需要更快地測試軟體，才能從雲端原生技術承諾的敏捷性中受益。"

本報告分析了通訊服務供應商從傳統虛擬化網路過渡到雲端原生網路時如何調整其網路測試策略。

本報告探討了與雲端原生網路測試相關的新挑戰，這些挑戰應針對網路功能 (NF) 和底層雲端基礎設施的部署前和部署後測試以及後續的修復過程進行。 它還為 CSP 制定測試策略以及 NF 供應商、雲端平台提供者和通訊測試解決方案供應商在該策略中扮演的角色提供建議。

本報告分析內容

• CSP網路雲端原生化為網路測試帶來哪些挑戰？
• CSP 應如何測試雲端原生網路？ 它與測試非雲端原生網路的方法有何不同？
• CSP 應如何與網路功能供應商、雲端平台供應商和測試解決方案供應商合作，制定雲端原生網路的測試策略？

此報告的目標受眾

• 對 CSP 的網路測試策略具有影響力並需要了解網路測試必須如何發展才能解決與雲端原生網路相關的挑戰的 CSP 利害關係人。
• 對 CSP 的雲端原生轉型策略具有影響力並需要了解如何消除雲端原生轉型過程中的瓶頸的 CSP 利害關係人。

"CSPs need to be able to do software testing much more rapidly to benefit from the agility promised by cloud-native technologies."

This report analyses how communications service providers (CSPs) will have to adapt their network testing strategies as they move from traditional virtualised networks to cloud-native networks.

The report explores the additional challenges associated with testing cloud-native networks and the subsequent modifications that must be made to both the pre-deployment and post-deployment testing of network functions (NFs) and well as underlying cloud infrastructure. It also provides recommendations to CSPs that are designing their testing strategy and explains the role that NF vendors, cloud platform providers and telecoms testing solution vendors will play in this strategy.

This report is based on several sources:

• Analysys Mason's desk research as well as internal research on the cloud-native transformation of CSPs' networks

• interviews with stakeholders at CSPs that have implemented cloud-native networks

• interviews with subject-matter experts at network function vendors and cloud platform providers that are helping CSPs to build and test cloud-native networks

• interviews with subject-matter experts at telecoms testing solution vendors.

Key questions answered in this report:

• What challenges does the cloud-native transformation of CSPs' networks bring in relation to network testing?

• How should CSPs approach testing for cloud-native networks and how does this differ from the approaches used for testing non-cloud-native networks?

• How should CSPs work with network function vendors, cloud platform providers and testing solution providers to develop their cloud-native network testing strategy?

Who should read this report:

• Individuals within CSPs that have influence over a CSP's network testing strategy and that need to understand how network testing must evolve to meet the challenges associated with cloud-native networks.

• Individuals within CSPs with influence over a CSP's cloud-native transformation strategy and that need to understand how to eliminate bottlenecks in their cloud-native transformation journey.