Management engine using hierarchical role model: A new management platform for virtual networks

Network virtualization facilitates the carriers' introduction of new network services and infrastructure technologies with low CAPEX and OPEX. However, the virtual networks' dynamic and polymorphic features lead to a complex management plane. This paper proposes Role Model to represent network virtualization in a simple and unified way; we use it to design Management Engine, which can dynamically customize modularized management systems through simple and structured definition files. Finally, we develop a prototype and validate our proposals. We believe that Management Engine is a new management platform for virtual networks.