Jay Pipes wrote: > [...] > How is vCPE a *cloud* use case? > > From what I understand, the v[E]CPE use case is essentially that Telcos > want to have the set-top boxen/routers that are running cable television > apps (i.e. AT&T U-verse or Verizon FiOS-like things for US-based > customers) and home networking systems (broadband connectivity to a > local central office or point of presence, etc) be able run on virtual > machines to make deployment and management of new applications easier. > Since all those home routers and set-top boxen are essentially just > Linux boxes, the infrastructure seems to be there to make this a > cost-savings reality for Telcos. [1] > > The problem is that that isn't remotely a cloud use case. Or at least, > it doesn't describe what I think of as cloud. > [...]
My read on that is that they want to build a cloud using the computing power in those set-top boxes and be able to distribute workloads to them (in an API/cloudy manner). So yes, essentially nova-compute nodes on those set-top boxes. It feels like that use case fits your description of "cloud", only their datacenter ends up being distributed in their customers homes (and conveniently using your own electricity/cooling) ? -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev