Which Nokia product is the core component of VNO?

The core component of a Virtualized Network Operator (VNO) is the system responsible for management and orchestration (MANO) of virtualized network functions (VNFs) and network services (NS). The Nokia CloudBand Application Manager (CBAM) fulfills this role. As a combined NFV Orchestrator (NFVO) and VNF Manager (VNFM), CBAM is the central "brain" that automates the entire lifecycle of virtualized services—from onboarding and instantiation to scaling and termination. This orchestration capability is the fundamental enabler for a VNO to create, manage, and deliver services over a virtualized infrastructure.

A. Cloudband Network Director (CBND): CBND provides service supervision, assurance, and analytics. It is a complementary management function, not the core orchestration engine that defines a VNO's operational capability.

C. CloudBand Infrastructure Software (CBIS): CBIS is the Virtualized Infrastructure Manager (VIM). It manages the underlying cloud resources (compute, storage, network) but does not manage the VNF or service lifecycle itself.

D. Nuage Networks Virtualized Services Directory (VSD): VSD is the SDN policy and control engine. It is responsible for programming the virtual network overlay but does not perform the higher-level service orchestration and VNF lifecycle management.

1. Nokia CloudBand Application Manager Datasheet: "Nokia CloudBand Application Manager (CBAM) is a carrier-grade, generic, and multi-vendor Virtualized Network Function Manager (VNFM) and NFV Orchestrator (NFVO) compliant with the ETSI NFV MANO architecture. It automates the lifecycle of virtualized applications and services..." This document establishes CBAM as the core MANO component responsible for the functions central to a VNO. (Document ID: CID160122, Page 1, "Product overview" section).

2. Nokia CloudBand for NFV Solution Description: This document outlines the architecture where CBAM is positioned as the central orchestration layer, interacting with the VIM (like CBIS) below it and OSS/BSS systems above it to deliver end-to-end network services. This central role in service creation and management is the essence of a VNO platform. (Reference specific architecture diagrams showing CBAM as the NFVO/VNFM).

3. Nokia CloudBand Infrastructure Software Datasheet: "Nokia CloudBand Infrastructure Software (CBIS) is a pre-integrated software stack that provides the virtualized infrastructure management (VIM) functionality of the ETSI NFV framework." This confirms CBIS's role as the VIM, which is managed by the orchestrator (CBAM), not the core VNO component itself. (Document ID: SR2006037343EN, Page 1, "Product overview" section).