About this document


Purpose

The NSP Planning Guide is intended for technology officers, network planners, and system administrators who need the information required to plan a successful deployment of the Nokia Network Services Platform, or NSP. The reader is encouraged to become familiar with the NSP architecture, the relevant components for both IP and optical networks, and the virtualization, system, and network requirements.

Scope

The scope of this document is limited to the planning of an NSP deployment. The guide provides an overview of the NSP product and the components that comprise an NSP deployment, including the NFM-P. The guide also describes operating-system specifications, and system resource and network requirements for successful NSP system deployment. Scale limits and general information about platform security recommendations are also included.

NFM-P only deployments

Starting in Release 24.4, NSP and NFM-P components must be deployed in tandem; independent NFM-P installations are no longer supported.

Safety information

For your safety, this document contains safety statements. Safety statements are given at points where risks of damage to personnel, equipment, and operation may exist. Failure to follow the directions in a safety statement may result in serious consequences.

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