SDNs: Past, Present, Future

Day 1, SDN and OpenFlow World Congress, Germany 23 October 2012

Michael Howard
Co-founder and Principal Analyst, Carrier Networks Infonetics Research

Overview

From OSI 7 layers to API 3 layers Squeezing transport into a single layer Data centers are contained domains Service provider networks are unconstrained planes Service providers are smitten with SDNs The future for service provider SDNs
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Dipping into the Past to See the Future

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Period 20202030 20162020 20112015 Inflection 20062010 20012005 19962000 19911995 19851990

Model, Layer API 3-Layer Model API 3-Layer Model API 3-Layer Model OSI model insufficient Services over OSI L07 OSI Layer 47 OSI Layer 34 OSI Layer 2 OSI Layer 1

Focus Self organizing and optimizing networks across multiple carriers Maturing of automated, policydriven, SDN-enabled networks Emergence of SDNs for End to End Services, provisioning, cloud End to End Services; Network as a Service (NaaS) Using network as a service engine Network efficiencies to deliver services Internet, world wide web Ethernet vs Token Ring; Frame Relay vs SMDS Basic network connectivity
Source: Infonetics Research, October, 2012

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Beyond OSI 7-Layer to New API 3-Layer Model

OSI 7-Layer Model API 3-Layer Model

Apps/E2E Services OSI L4/5/6/7 OSI L3 OSI L2/2.5 OSI L1 OSI L1 (a.k.a. L0)

API L3 Apps/E2E Services API L2 Network & Cloud Services

Legacy services OTN switching

IP services LSR switching

Routing

OTN Transport (G.709) Wavelength network

API L1 Transport Network

Multi-vendor, multi-layer, multi-equipment types, multi-operator

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Squeezing Transport into Single Layer

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Transport equipment: Integrating OSI Layers 0/1/2/3

Source: Infonetics white paper, Integrated OTN Switching Virtualizes Optical Networks, June 2012
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Service Provider Plans for SDNs

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Top Drivers for Carriers Considering SDNs

From July 2012 Infonetics survey of service providers that represent over 1/3 of all global 2011 carrier capex

1. Simplified provisioning 2. Creation of network servicesand virtual

networksnot possible with existing technologies

3. Creation of virtual networks across multivendor equipment

Source: Infonetics, SDNs, 40G/100G, and MPLS Control Plane Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, July 2012
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OpenFlow Is Part of the SDN Neighborhood

Service providers have high hopes for SDNs, and are considering 5 new SDN technologies
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

OpenFlow BGP-TE PCE IETF SDNP ALTO

Source: Infonetics, SDNs, 40G/100G, and MPLS Control Plane Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, July 2012
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Carrier SDNs Here to Stay, but on Slow Path

Service Providers Have SDNs on Their Minds (July 2012)
100%

81% 80% 76% 38% 43% 60% 71% 67% 38% 33% 52% 33% 40% 43% 33% 20% 19% 33% 33%

Percent of Respondents

0% OpenFlow BGP-TE PCE IETF SDNP ALTO

SDN Technologies
Under consideration Will/may consider

Source: Infonetics, SDNs, 40G/100G, and MPLS Control Plane Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, July 2012
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Contained Domains vs Unconstrained Planes

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Contained DomainsData Centers Are Easy

Service providers are smitten and inspired by data center SDNs as proof of concept

3 years of Google resources/investments + Nicira smarts solves operational problems of DC environment SDNs work!

DC is simple contained domainbut service provider networks are much more complex

Much bigger challenge / much bigger payoff

Why SDNs will take time

Source: Infonetics Research, October 2012
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The DC Is a Contained Domain for Abstraction

App App App App $1.2B App App App App App

SDN Controller Nicera Vendor 3 Vendor 2 L2 Ethernet

Hypervisor VMWare VMs VMs VMs VMs

Value of abstracting full data center domain

Source: Infonetics Research, October 2012
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But Carrier Networks Are Unconstrained Planes

App
Vendor 3 Vendor 2 L4L7 Vendor 3 Vendor 2 L3 Routing Vendor 3 Vendor 2 L2 Ethernet Vendor 3 Vendor 2 L1 OTN SDH SONET Vendor 3 Vendor 2 L0 WDM
Source: Infonetics Research, October 2012
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App

App

Multi-layer Multi-vendor
L3 VPNs L2 VPNs Ethernet services VLANs

SDN Controller
Wholesale connections Business connections Mobile backhaul FTTH PON DSL

Multi-equipment types Dare we tackle multioperator?

Bottom Line Q&A

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Where SDNs Are Headed

Moving from OSI to API Silicon/optics advances are squeezing transport into a single layer Service provider SDNs will start with contained domains And eventually develop into selforganizing and optimizing networks across multiple carriers
Source: Infonetics Research, October, 2012
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THANK YOU
Michael Howard
Co-founder & Principal Analyst, Carrier Networks Infonetics Research +1 408.583.3357 michael@infonetics.com

Reference Slides

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Detailed Marching Up the Stack Table

Period 2020-2030 2016-2020 Network Focus New 3-Layer Model New 3-Layer Model Carrier Focus, Technology Advancements * real self organizing and optimizing networks across multi carrier networks * maturity of SDNs, * real automation, policy-driven SDN-enabled networks * multi-operator services End to End Services and cloud * need for network automation within and across networks * emergence of SDNs: automation of multivendor, multilayer, multi-equipment, multi operator * need to view networks from services focus in 3-layer model * Services are most important--operators focus on revenue-bearing, customerretaining services * With focus above the 7 layers, where to next? * Need to use or view "the network" as a service--NaaS * Need new tools, new paradigm, to automate, make dynamic, create new services across single and multi-operator networks * Enter programmable networks, now known as SDNs * Applications and services * How to use the network as a service engine * Manageability of L0-L7 * load balancers L4-7 for data centers * carrier managed services Emergence of Internet, world wide web * War over Layer 2 Ethernet versus Token Ring * for WAN, Frame Relay vs SMDS Carrier focus on basic network connectivity OSI 7-Layer model established as the principal design principle for networks
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2011-2015

New 3-Layer Model

Inflection

No where to go within 7-layer model

2006-2010

Services over Layer0-7 Layer4-7 Layer3-4 Layer2 Layer1 7-Layer Model

2001-2005 1996-2000 1991-1995 1985-1990 1985

The 5 new SDN technologies service providers are considering

OpenFlow: Good for operations/provisioning in contained domains BGP-TE: Allows network elements to communicate across IP address domains known as Autonomous Systems (almost every operator has 1 AS of their own) PCE: Allows network elements to see farther to discover network nodes, compute pathways IETF SDNP: Goal is to define applications to network API mechanisms ALTO: Allows network elements to locate cloud resources dynamically
Source: Infonetics, SDNs, 40G/100G, and MPLS Control Plane Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, July 2012
Infonetics Research: SDNs, 40G/100G, and MPLS Control Plane Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, July 2012
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Beyond OSI 7 Layers to the New 3-Layer API Model

OSI 7-Layer Model
7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

New 3-Layer API Model

3. Applications, End-to-End Services 2. Network & Cloud Services 1. Network Transport

Application Presentation Session Transport Network Data link Physical

Carrier revenue focus on services/apps, not infrastructure Modernize layer structure from OSI 7-layer to API 3-layer model

Applications/E2E Services :: Network and Cloud Services :: Transport

SDNs will help over time to move to 3-layer API model

e.g., IETF SDNP between new L3L2, and OpenFlow for L2L1
Multi-vendor, multi-layer, multi-equipment types, multi-operator
Source: Infonetics Research, October 2012
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Likely operations relief drives operators to SDNs for automation

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