Why do we need NMaaS?

Today’s network services are complex:

• Heterogeneous network infrastructures
• Increasing numbers of value-added services and features
• Services are becoming mission critical

The cost and complexity of developing and integrating in-house network management may to too high for many NRENs and Institutions. Same time out-of-the-box solutions might not be suitable and might be costly.

NMaaS aims to support these users to provide an effective, efficient network and service management platform.

What NMaaS offers?

NMaaS simplifies intra-domain network management by providing the infrastructure and tools via a cloud-based, network management system.

It enables management and monitoring of client networks through on-demand deployment of network management tools in the cloud infrastructure.

Using a multi-tenant approach, each NREN or Institution has private access to their network and services from a highly available cloud based platform.

Who is NMaaS for?

Small and Emerging NRENs

Smaller NRENs may have limited resources to develop their own NMS

By using a shared and supported platform, NRENs can focus on the monitoring and management of their service components

Campuses

NMaaS platform is ideally suited for Campus Network Management

Small Organisations

NMaaS supports the needs of institutional users, Either on an NREN managed NMaaS platform or a centralised GÉANT platform.

Distributed research projects

By using a managed platform, projects can focus on their core research and development activities.

How NMaaS works?

NMaaS uses a secure shared cloud platform managed by GÉANT Project.

Each user has a separate instance connected over a VPN to their network.

Users have a web portal view of their own service instance.