Zero Touch Network Provisioning

The increasing number of edge devices caused by the IoT and 5G evolution requires easy and rapid implementation of elements in the telecom network. Manual action by trained specialists is no longer needed if zero-touch provisioning is introduced. New devices introduced to the telecom network can be automatically updated with the boot image, pre-configured with initial configuration and updated with arbitrary scripts.

Zero Touch Provisioning is a solution to the new challenges arising from massive NFV usage in the network. By their nature, virtual network functions are very dynamic as they respond to changes in the network situation. Only zero-touch provisioning in telecom can deliver the configuration needed for each newly deployed virtual function. With the further introduction of microservices into NFV, the lifecycle length of functionality gets even shorter. Manual configuration by specialists has become infeasible in NFV networks.