Agenda

1 The Lab as a Service challenge

2 Solution – Self Service lab with L1 connectivity

3 Live Demo

4 Q&A

The Lab as a service challenge

• Complex labs, hard to control

• Error prone manual cabling

• Resource sharing and utilization

• Laborious and repetitive setup for various end users with different needs

• Pressing deadlines

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Solution - Self service lab with L1 connectivity

• CloudShell orchestrates the lab and turns it into a service

• Reservation system – effective sharing and conflict resolution

• Automate connectivity with L1 cross connect matrix

• Automatic setup and teardown

• Web-based self-service catalog

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ConfigureDeliver

CGS L1 matrix: NPB-I

• NPB-I: 48 x (SFP/SFP+) 1G/10G + 6 x (QSFP) 40G or 24 x 1G/10G

• Multiple non-blocking matrix configurations: 1G/10G/40G

48 x 1G/10G + 6 x 40G or 24 x 1G/10G

72 x 1G/10G PORTS 20 x 1G PORTS 6 x 40G PORTS28 x 10G PORTS

CGS L1 matrix: NPB-II

• NPB-II: 32 x (QSFP/QSFP28) 40G/100G ports or 128 x 10G/25G

• Multiple non-blocking matrix configurations: 10G/25G/40G/100G

32 x 40G/100G or 128 x 10G/25G

128 x 10G/25G PORTS 6 x 100G PORTS8 x 40G PORTS72 x 10G/25G PORTS

CGS L1 matrix: 320 x 10G non-blocking Matrix

80 x 10G PORTS 80 x 10G PORTS 80 x 10G PORTS 80 x 10G PORTS

8 x 100G 8 x 100G8 x 100G 8 x 100G

Solution benefits

• Shorter setup time – weeks to minutes!

• Automatic connectivity

• Simple and intuitive end user experience

• Improved resource utilization, reduce cost

• Measurable ROI through transparency and BI

• Open source community

Community

• Open source in GitHub

• Shell standards and templates

• Easy to contribute

CGS L1 Matrix benefits

• High density matrix supporting 1G/10G/25G/40G/100G ports

• Non-blocking matrix

• Scale-in and Scale-out options

• Mass production, scalable and reliable hardware, deployed in the largest data centers

• Disruptive cost reduction and compelling TCO

What did we learn today?

• The Lab as a Service challenge

• Automated lab solution

• L1 matrix as connectivity backend, and its benefits

• Self-service portal

• Community

Q&A

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