CCDE: Cisco Certified Design Expert (Practical) — Question 140

What is an architectural framework created by ETSI that defines standards to decouple network functions from proprietary hardware-based appliances and have them run in software on standard x86 servers?

Answer options

• A. NPIV
• B. NFVIS
• C. NFV
• D. VNF

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is NFV, which stands for Network Functions Virtualization, and it aims to virtualize entire classes of network node functions. NPIV relates to storage networking, NFVIS is a virtualization infrastructure solution, and VNF refers to Virtual Network Functions, which are components of NFV but do not define the overall framework.