X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Foverview%2Fkvmfornfv_overview.rst;h=7c3005a04b9bce31b86d6455ed588f394ff577c0;hb=1f4ef5ee33f715c03a85a868f12e89744f889cff;hp=87d401bf02f2041058f37ba421e779b630340b2c;hpb=1ec14a31c3ee8df1b8602632e0e3295547e3ea12;p=kvmfornfv.git diff --git a/docs/overview/kvmfornfv_overview.rst b/docs/overview/kvmfornfv_overview.rst index 87d401bf0..7c3005a04 100644 --- a/docs/overview/kvmfornfv_overview.rst +++ b/docs/overview/kvmfornfv_overview.rst @@ -2,24 +2,47 @@ .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 -============================= -KMV4MFV CICD Project Overview -============================= +======================== +KVM4NFV Project Overview +======================== + +Project Purpose +--------------- +**Purpose:** + + ``This document provides an overview of the areas that can be addressed to + enhance the KVM Hypervisor for NFV. It is intended to capture and convey the + significant changes which have been made on the KVM Hypervisor.`` + +Project Description +------------------- +The NFV hypervisors provide crucial functionality in the NFV +Infrastructure(NFVI).The existing hypervisors, however, are not necessarily +designed or targeted to meet the requirements for the NFVI. + +This design focuses on the enhancement of following area for KVM Hypervisor + +* Minimal Interrupt latency variation for data plane VNFs: + * Minimal Timing Variation for Timing correctness of real-time VNFs + * Minimal packet latency variation for data-plane VNFs +* Fast live migration The detailed understanding of this project is organized into different sections- -* userguide - This provides the required technical assistance to the user, in - using the KVM4NFV CICD process. -* installationprocedure- This will give the user instructions on how to deploy - available KVM4NFV CICD build scenario. -* configurationguide- This provides guidance for configuring KVM4NFV - environment, even with the use of specific installer tools for deploying some - components, available in the Colorado release of OPNFV. -* requirements- This includes the introduction of KVM4NFV CICD project, +* **installation procedure** - This will give the user instructions on how to deploy + available KVM4NFV build scenario. +* **design** - This includes the parameters or design considerations taken into + account for achieving minimal interrupt latency for the data VNFs. +* **requirements** - This includes the introduction of KVM4NFV project, specifications of how the project should work, and constraints placed upon its execution. -* design- This includes the parameters or design considerations taken into - account for achieving minimal interrupt latency for the data VNFs. -* releasenotes- This describes a brief summary of recent changes, enhancements +* **configuration guide** - This provides guidance for configuring KVM4NFV + environment, even with the use of specific installer tools for deploying some + components, available in the Danube release of OPNFV. +* **scenarios** - This includes the sceanrios that are currently implemented in the + kvm4nfv project,features of each scenario and a general guide to how to deploy them. +* **userguide** - This provides the required technical assistance to the user, in + using the KVM4NFV process. +* **release notes** - This describes a brief summary of recent changes, enhancements and bug fixes in the KVM4NFV project. -* glossary- It includes the definition of terms, used in the KVM4NFV project +* **glossary** - It includes the definition of terms, used in the KVM4NFV project.