SD-WANs

and Lifecycle Service

Orchestration (LSO)
September 2017

Pascal Menezes
CTO, MEF
 MEF Created the $80B* Carrier Ethernet Market
Goal is to leverage the MEF’s $80B CE
base to evolve into The Third Network
of orchestration + new services
SPs Vendors Others

210+ Member Companies

NA EMEA APAC CALA

*IHS Market Report

Global Contributions
 Orchestrated Services
Services E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access E-Transit
App
SECaaS
Services
Wavelength Internet Access L3 VPNs IP Transit

Self-service Internet
Web Portal

Enterprise Cloud Provider

SDN NFV Legacy Networks SDN NFV Legacy Networks

Mobile
Third Network Third Network
Service Provider ”X” Service Provider “Y”
Residential Data Center
Cloud Provider
 MEF LSO Reference Framework
F R AM E WORK F R AM E WORK
CAPABILITIES
Business Business
LSO Cantata Applications LSO Sonata Applications

• Fulfillment • Usage
• Performance • Analytics
LSO Allegro LSO Legato LSO Legato • Control • Security
• Assurance • Policy
Service Service
Orchestration LSO Interlude Orchestration
Self-service Functionality Functionality
Web Portal
LSO Presto LSO Presto

Packet SDN
Controller Traditional EMS
User User
Service NFV MANO SDN Controller Service
Endpoint Operator LSO Adagio Endpoint
Service Endpoint
LSO Adagio
Packet PNFs Packet PNFs

UNI ENNI UNI

SDN Switch

Network Operator 2 Cloud Service

Head Office Network Operator 1 Provider

End-to-End Network-as-a-Service

EMS: Element Management System PNF: Physical Network Function SOF: Service Orchestration Function
MEF’s Intra-Operator APIs and Open Initiatives
Service Level Orchestration Open APIs

Service Fulfillment Performance Policy Security

Orchestration
Control Assurance Usage Analytics

Open APIs
Network Level Orchestration Open APIs

Technology
Domains
SD-WAN Data Center Packet WAN Optical Transport NFV Cloud Exchange 5G Wireless

Orchestrated Services

Services E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access E-Transit

SECaaS
App
Services
Wavelength Internet Access L3 VPNs IP Transit
The MEF and SD-WAN
• Facilitate multi-vendor SD-WAN interoperability and operational agility as
service providers look to streamline operational efficiencies and control
network resources on demand
• OpenCS SD-WAN project that is focused on defining LSO APIs, SD-WAN
reference implementations (RI) and proof of concepts (POCs) to facilitate and
accelerate SD-WAN service deployments
• SD-WAN Market Education Project to explain MEF’s position on SD-WAN and
how it aligns with other initiatives focused on orchestrated Layer 1-7 services
enabled by LSO APIs. Educational materials will include white papers, webinars,
workshops, and use cases.
MEF SD-WAN Position
• Focus on CSP/MSP SD-WAN Inter-Operator
managed services Open APIs

• CSP LSO API integration with SD-

WAN services Intra-Operator
Open APIs
• Segregated control and data plane
• Provider SD-WAN components in the Control
form of VNF’s Plane
§ SaaS
SD-WAN § Enterprise DC
• SD-WAN CPE in virtual or physical Controller § Other branches
form factor
Clients CPE Data
Plane

SD-WAN
Gateway
Enterprise Branch SD-WAN Provider Applications
SD-WAN Service using MEF LSO Reference Architecture (RA)

Presto Interface
• Enables a Service Orchestrator to
LSO Cantata
OSS/BSS Applications manage different vendor SD-WAN
LSO Legato Controllers
LSO Allegro Service Orchestration
Functionality • SD-WAN Controllers manage SD-
Subscriber
Web Portal LSO Presto WAN Edges in their domain
SD-WAN Controller
• MEF OpenCS SD-WAN Project
LSO Adagio
SD-WAN SD-WAN focusing on functionality (SOF) at
Edge Gateway
the Presto Interface
LSO Presto API Focus Areas
• LSO Provisioning
– Site
– Networks (LAN, WAN, VLANs, etc)
– Application policy à Complex definition
– Features (VPN, …)
• LSO Status
– Sites, Links, Overlay, VPN
• LSO Statistics
– Flows (applications, sources, destinations)
– Users & devices
– Link quality
• LSO Analytic Events
– Link condition changes
– Quality thresholds
– Routing changes
SD-WAN Service Tunneled over Internet and
MPLS WANs
LSO OSS/BSS
Cantata Applications
Legato
LSO Service
Allegro Orchestrator
Subscriber
LSO
Web Portal Presto
SD-WAN
Controller
LSO LSO
Adagio Adagio
Internet

MPLS VPN
SD-WAN SD-WAN
Edge CPE Edge CPE
CSP/MSP Network

SD-WAN Tunnel
SD-WAN Service Tunneled Over Four Different
ISPs
LSO OSS/BSS
Cantata Applications
LSO Legato
LSO Service
Allegro Orchestrator
Subscriber LSO
Web Portal Presto
SD-WAN LSO
Controller
Adagio

ISP X ISP A

SD-WAN ISP Y ISP B SD-WAN

Edge CPE Edge CPE
CSP/MSP Network

SD-WAN Tunnel
SD-WAN Service with SD-WAN Edge vCPE
Supporting Multiple VNFs
LSO OSS/BSS
Cantata Applications
Legato

LSO Service
Allegro Orchestrator
Subscriber
LSO
Web Portal Presto

NFV Resource
SD-WAN Orchestrator
Controller
LSO
LSO Adagio
Adagio

WANs WANs
SD-WAN SD-WAN
Edge CPE CSP/MSP Network Edge vCPE

SD-WAN Tunnel
SD-WAN Service with SD-WAN Edge VNF Running
in the Cloud
LSO OSS/BSS
Cantata Applications
LSO Legato

LSO Service
Allegro Orchestrator
Subscriber
LSO
Web Portal Presto
SD-WAN NFV Resource
Controller Orchestrator
Cloud
LSO Service
Adagio Provider

WANs WANs
SD-WAN
Edge CPE CSP/MSP Network SD-WAN
Edge VNF

SD-WAN Tunnel
SD-WAN Service Interoperating with MPLS VPN
LSO OSS/BSS
Cantata Applications
LSO Legato
LSO Service
Allegro Orchestrator
Subscriber LSO
Web Portal Presto
Public SD-WAN
Cloud Controller
SD-WAN LSO
Edge VNF Adagio

Internet MPLS VPN

SD-WAN
Gateway
CSP/MSP Network Private
SD-WAN
Edge CPE Cloud or
Data Center
SD-WAN Tunnel
Summary of SD-WAN Service Components in the
LSO RA LSO OSS/BSS
Cantata Applications
Subscriber
Web Portal Legato
LSO Service
Allegro Orchestrator
Public LSO
Cloud Presto

SD-WAN SD-WAN
Edge VNF Controller

LSO
Adagio SD-WAN
Internet Gateway

MPLS VPN MPLS VPN

SD-WAN (SD-WAN Overlay) CSP/MSP (Native)
Edge CPE Network

Private Cloud
or Data Center
SD-WAN Edge VNF
Private Cloud / Data Center SD-WAN SD-WAN
Edge vCPE Tunnel
MEF’s Inter-Operator APIs and Open Initiatives
Inter-Operator Service Inter-Operator Service
Service Open APIs
Open APIs Orchestration
Orchestration Orchestration
Serviceability
Ordering
Address Validation
… Others

Technology Domain Technology Domain Technology Domain

Orchestrated Services

Services E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access E-Transit

SECaaS
App
AT&T Announcement

Services MEF & TM Forum Announcement

Wavelength Internet Access L3 VPNs IP Transit
LSO-LSO to Automate Ordering of the Access Networks
Self-service
Web Portal
Cloud
Cloud APIs Orchestrator (CLO)
East-West
Load Bal. LSO Sonata and
Automated ordering of access loops LSO Interlude APIs
(CE, MPLS, Broadband, 5G, etc.)
VM Mission Critical
LSO Presto APIs Cloud
LSO Presto APIs UNI Applications

SD-WAN SDN SDN

CPE Controller NFV
Internet MANO
Controller Switch
ISP 1

SD-WAN

UNI SD-WAN UNI

CE/MPLS/5G SDN
NaaS Switch
GW Service Provider

RO - Resource Orchestrator
GW - Gateway
CPE - Customer Premise Equipment
Vision of the Evolution of SD-WAN
The Evolution of Managed SD-WANs

Application Performance Assurance Application Services

L4-7 Point Service Management

L4-L7-as-a-Services

Security Management
APIs Security-as-a-Service

Overlay Performance Management

IP VPN Tunnel
Physical Underlay Management
Mobile Broadband – CE – TDM – Broadband
 The Third Network Overlay Virtualized Model
Self-service Cloud APIs Cloud
Orchestrator (CLO)
Web Portal

VM Mission Critical
LSO Presto APIs LSO Presto APIs Cloud
Applications
UNI
SDN NFV
Controller MANO
SD-WAN SDN
CPE Managed Controller
Switch
Networks Load Bal.

SD-WAN
BGP
SD-WAN
UNI
Internet UNI

ISP APM IPS/IDS Firewall Carrier NAT BGP Routing

SDN
GW Overlay Third Network Switch
Service Provider
RO - Resource Orchestrator
GW - Gateway
CPE - Customer Premise Equipment
APM – Application Performance Management
IPS/IDS – Intrusion Prevention System / Intrusion Detection System
Key Takeaways…
• SD-WAN provides a virtual overlay service
– Does not interact with the underlay (transport) network
• SD-WAN provides tremendous benefits to SPs and Subscribers
– Service Agility, Time to Service Velocity, ÈOpEx, Application-level
awareness
• MEF work on SD-WAN Services will help industry move forward
– Managed SD-WAN offerings done with MEF LSO Reference Framework
– LSO APIs for SD-WAN
– SD-WAN Project Reference Implementation of various use-cases
– Standardized SD-WAN Service Definition
Industry White Paper of Third Network Services
Third Network Services

http://mef.net/tgn
 Orlando, Florida USA
Third Network Services for the Digital
Economy & Hyper-Connected World
13-16 November, Orlando, Florida
High Quality Program Senior-Level Live Proof of Concept On-Site Open LSO API
Content Networking Demonstrations Development