Cloud and Containerization

Key Topics Covered

• Foundations of virtualisation in telecom, including the evolution to cloud-native architectures and the role of VMs and containers in 5G core and edge environments
  
• Cloud networking essentials, covering virtual networks, segmentation, overlay technologies, secure connectivity, and integration with transport and core networks
  
• Containerisation fundamentals, including container lifecycle, workload types, and resource isolation for telecom-grade deployments
  
• Kubernetes and container orchestration, including architecture, CNF management, resilience mechanisms, and deployment across core and edge environments
  
• Container networking models, including multi-interface support, high-performance data paths, and integration with orchestration and transport systems

Learning Ourcomes

• Understand fundamentals of network & IT virtualisation/Containerization (NFV, CNF) and container orchstration
  
• Explain how virtualisation enables scalability, resiliency, and automation in converged core network
• Identify the role of cloud-native functions in Vodafone’s transition to software-defined networks
  
• Describe the operational impact on lifecycle management, orchestration, and assurance

Target Audience

• Core network engineers transitioning to cloud-native architectures
  
• Network cloud and platform engineers
  
• Technical operations staff supporting Life Cycle Management (LCM) of CNF's and NS's