%% You should probably cite draft-bookham-rtgwg-nfix-arch-07 instead of this revision. @techreport{bookham-rtgwg-nfix-arch-03, number = {draft-bookham-rtgwg-nfix-arch-03}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-bookham-rtgwg-nfix-arch/03/}, author = {Colin Bookham and Andrew Stone and Jeff Tantsura and Muhammad Durrani and Bruno Decraene}, title = {{An Architecture for Network Function Interconnect}}, pagetotal = 46, year = 2021, month = jun, day = 30, abstract = {The emergence of technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0, coupled with the move towards network function virtualization, means that the service requirements demanded from networks are changing. This document describes an architecture for a Network Function Interconnect (NFIX) that allows for interworking of physical and virtual network functions in a unified and scalable manner across wide-area network and data center domains while maintaining the ability to deliver against SLAs.}, }