云端原生网路测试：通讯服务提供者的策略

"通讯服务供应商 (CSP) 需要更快地测试软体，才能从云端原生技术承诺的敏捷性中受益。"

本报告分析了通讯服务供应商从传统虚拟化网路过渡到云端原生网路时如何调整其网路测试策略。

本报告探讨了与云端原生网路测试相关的新挑战，这些挑战应针对网路功能 (NF) 和底层云端基础设施的部署前和部署后测试以及后续的修復过程进行。 它还为 CSP 制定测试策略以及 NF 供应商、云端平台提供者和通讯测试解决方案供应商在该策略中扮演的角色提供建议。

本报告分析内容

• CSP网路云端原生化为网路测试带来哪些挑战？
• CSP 应如何测试云端原生网路？ 它与测试非云端原生网路的方法有何不同？
• CSP 应如何与网路功能供应商、云端平台供应商和测试解决方案供应商合作，制定云端原生网路的测试策略？

此报告的目标受众

• 对 CSP 的网路测试策略具有影响力并需要了解网路测试必须如何发展才能解决与云端原生网路相关的挑战的 CSP 利害关係人。
• 对 CSP 的云端原生转型策略具有影响力并需要了解如何消除云端原生转型过程中的瓶颈的 CSP 利害关係人。

"CSPs need to be able to do software testing much more rapidly to benefit from the agility promised by cloud-native technologies."

This report analyses how communications service providers (CSPs) will have to adapt their network testing strategies as they move from traditional virtualised networks to cloud-native networks.

The report explores the additional challenges associated with testing cloud-native networks and the subsequent modifications that must be made to both the pre-deployment and post-deployment testing of network functions (NFs) and well as underlying cloud infrastructure. It also provides recommendations to CSPs that are designing their testing strategy and explains the role that NF vendors, cloud platform providers and telecoms testing solution vendors will play in this strategy.

This report is based on several sources:

• Analysys Mason's desk research as well as internal research on the cloud-native transformation of CSPs' networks

• interviews with stakeholders at CSPs that have implemented cloud-native networks

• interviews with subject-matter experts at network function vendors and cloud platform providers that are helping CSPs to build and test cloud-native networks

• interviews with subject-matter experts at telecoms testing solution vendors.

Key questions answered in this report:

• What challenges does the cloud-native transformation of CSPs' networks bring in relation to network testing?

• How should CSPs approach testing for cloud-native networks and how does this differ from the approaches used for testing non-cloud-native networks?

• How should CSPs work with network function vendors, cloud platform providers and testing solution providers to develop their cloud-native network testing strategy?

Who should read this report:

• Individuals within CSPs that have influence over a CSP's network testing strategy and that need to understand how network testing must evolve to meet the challenges associated with cloud-native networks.

• Individuals within CSPs with influence over a CSP's cloud-native transformation strategy and that need to understand how to eliminate bottlenecks in their cloud-native transformation journey.