Open SDN: The Vendor Neutral Approach to Optimizing Your Network27 - 28 September, 2016

Cary Haywardchayward@sonusnet.com

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A SDN platform provides… Flexible > PWE or VLAN overlay to be

transparent to MPLS Open > Rich set of REST APIs for NFV and 3rd

party integration with existing environments Access security > all flows are whitelisted

by default Scalable & Reliable > support for 1000s of

concurrent flows built on high-performance, high-availability and high-density merchant hardware

Value > 10th of the CAPEX cost of legacy routers and switches

SDN … better than sliced bread?

SDN-ready Hardware

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The large web scale companies like Facebook, Amazon and Google love them

The traditional networking vendors consider them a threat

White boxes have become significant with SDN, thanks to their “Open Platform” concept

White box switches give far more flexibility as the user is not dependent on proprietary hardware, which has slow development and innovation

Cheaper than their proprietary counterparts as the ODMs can manufacture them in mass scale

A White Box switch can support traditional L2/L3 networking protocols with HA capabilities and scale all with a agile development process

Proprietary Versus the White Box Switch

Proprietary Switch

• Primarily proprietary apps for provisioning & operation• Limited API library

• Closed• Examples: Cisco IOS,

Juniper JUNOS

• Custom designed by vendor for itself only• Slow innovation

• Proprietary silicon, power supplies• One-off

homologation

White Box Switch

• SDN Apps or traditional protocols • Network Function

Virtualization (NFV) headroom

• Any OS • Examples: Pica8 PicOS,

Cumulous Linux, etc.

• Inexpensive high volume platform• ODMs sell to other

vendors. Examples: Accton, Quanta, Delta

• Merchant silicon/ASIC• Fierce competition• Examples: Broadcom,

Intel, Cavium

Applications

Operating System and

Drivers

Hardware Platform

Silicon

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Wide range of choices and price points …. 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, 100GE, DWDM fiber and copper SFPs supported

Who’s Who of Merchant Hardware or White Box Switches

Whitebox

Britebox

Investigating SDN software is more than a game

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Does it solve my problems? Does the feature set meet the needs of my

unique use case(s)? Does the feature set support a more flexible

and flatter network? Does the feature set enable whitebox switch

based architectures? Does the feature set enable QoS to support

SLAs, BWoD, BW throttling, etc? Does the feature set integrate seamlessly

with my existing network?

SDN Software Key Tenants and Suggested Ask’s

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Software to Solve Problems: SD-WAN Segment Landscape 20161

MLO$458.4

MDE

VPN$458.4

M

FO

CDI$916.8M

VPI

$611.2MBWoD

$611.2M

UC Opt

M2MNAC

BrchNAC

Cross-Domain Interconnect is the ability to provide direct connections across suppliers or partners (AWS, SFDC, dealer network, etc.)

Multi-Layer Optimization is the ability to Intelligently route traffic over the appropriate layer of the stack, bypassing L3

Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting is the ability to enable high scale/performance/availability pipe connecting applications across DC

Network Function as a Service is the ability to provide existing network functions (vRouters, or virtual L4-7 functions) on demand

BWoD is the ability for end users to turn up BW on their network links as and when needed

M2M NAC is the ability to control network access for remote sensors (e.g. oil and gas) or physical machines like ATMs

Branch NAC is the ability to control access as well as service quality for remote users in disparate locations for employees, contractors and visitors

Flow Optimization is the ability to control network infrastructure in the data center to ensure that critical business applications will continue to run with low latency

Dynamic Enterprise VPN is the ability to create secure connections between multiple enterprise locations

UC Optimization is the ability to enables high-quality IP-based Voice / Video communication services across networks

NFaaS

$566.7M

$111.1M$141.7M

$141.7M

$141.7M

TAM 2016: Sources are Infonetics and SXCentral, 20151$M

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Does it solve my problems? Does the feature set meet the needs of my

unique use case(s)? Does the feature set support a more flexible

and flatter network? Does the feature set enable whitebox switch

based architectures? Does the feature set enable QoS to support

SLAs, BWoD, BW throttling, etc? Does the feature set integrate seamlessly

with my existing network?

SDN Software Key Tenants and Suggested Ask’s

Thank you

Cary Haywardchayward@sonusnet.com+1 (408) 332-7895