Software Defined Networking

Basic Concept Introduction

Walmyr Miranda
Huawei do Brasil
Marketing
Agenda

 Intro
 What is SDN?
 What are SDN Benefits?
 SDN Standards Introduction
 SDN Architecture Intro (ODL, ONOS, Restfull...)
 HUAWEI commitment

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 SDN and NFV are the Fundamental of
ICT Transformation
New network needs new technology SDN/NFV as gear between IT&CT

business value ： fast innovation 、 real-time

mobile Cloud Big data Social IoT optimizing 、 simplify deployment 、 service
computing media
on-demand 、 resource virtualization
Business operation
transforming Digital
Open: network IT business
programmability
Centralize: resource
virtualization
SDN/
ICT Decouple: transfer &
NFV
control separation
infrastructure
CT
 Fast innovation, devops
 Shorter TTM, agile operation
infrastructure
 Efficient multiple-
cooperation Basic feature ： Software define
Basic principle of Internet ： Fast! Efficiency of ICT Technology support business
Business problem, not technology infrastructure is the basic revolution
for service transforming
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History of SDN

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Why SDN?

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What is Software Defined Networking?

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) defines how a networking and

computing system can be built using a combination of open, software-based
technologies and commodity networking hardware.

This architecture decouples the system that makes decisions about where
traffic is sent (the control plane) from the underlying systems that forward
traffic to the selected destination (the data plane).

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Apps / Control Plane / Data plane

Programs that communicate behaviors and

needed resources

SDN
Controller One Centralized Smart Controller and
Automated Service Provisioning

Networking devices control the forwarding

and data processing capabilities for the
network

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What are the SDN benefits?

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Benefits:
Eficiency and Scale

Complex Networks Simplified Networks

SDN Controller
NMS

O&M Efficiency 60%

Planning Efficiency 10 times

• High OPEX: manual configuration • Centralized control and management,

• Inefficient troubleshooting: high invalid alarm rate • automated service provisioning, easy planning

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Benefits:
Innovation

Self-Contained APP-Driven
Applications
Voice MSG Video

Fast Service Innovation

+ + +
Virtual Virtual Virtual
Network 1 Network 2 Network 3

OSS1 OSS2 OSS3

Open Eco-system
+ + + Controller

Shorten TTM Network Elements

• Vertical OSS integration • Cloud based application development

• Closed service development circle • Open to 3rd APP developer
• Long TTM: vendor release cycle + integration • DevOps: Development and operation

DevOps - Development and Operations:

Is a software development method that stresses communication, collaboration, integration, automation and measurement of cooperation
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SDN Standards Introduction
Basic SDN Building Blocks

SDN
Controller

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OpenFlow Basics
Exploit the flow table in switches, routers, and chipsets with a consistent state

Rule
Flow 1 (exact & wildcard) Action Statistics

Flow 2
Rule
OpenFlowAction
(exact & wildcard) Basics Statistics

Rule
Flow 3 (exact & wildcard)
Action Statistics

… …
Rule
Flow N (exact & wildcard) Action Statistics

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SDN is More than Just OpenFlow
Configuration Signaling Status/Alerts Statistics

OpenFlow
CLI
NetConf/YANG
XML-RPC
RESTful APIs, XMPP
vSphere APIs
NetFlow, sFlow, jFlow,
OpenStack IPFIX, NetStream

SNMP

+ I2RS, ForCES, SDNP, PCE, NFV etc

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ODL: OpenDaylight SDN Controller

OpenDaylight is composed of a
number of different modules that
can be combined as needed to
meet the requirements of a given
scenario.

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SDN Open-source software platform

Build operators scenario

Origin Focus On Members

Launched by Tier-1 carriers Focus on telecom operators Operators, Vendors, Academic

(ATT/NTT) and ON.LAB with key features institutions

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Highlights of ONOS

•Service Providers (End Users) own the vision.

Ideology •Service Providers define and drive ONOS platform.

•Initiated and guided by leading SPs (AT&T/NTT), and supported by top vendors (Huawei/Ericsson),
Guiders •Quickly responded by many SPs (SKT, China Unicom, etc) and by Cisco as well.

•Initially driven by the requirements from AT&T Domain 2.0, which rises the bar to the architecture of SDN Controller,
•PoC use cases: IP+Optical, IP RAN, L3 VPN, Segment Routing, SDN-IP, BGP Peering, etc,
Architecture •Focused on the key features: high scalability, high performance, HA; and aims at providing flexible and agile programmable
capability, support the smooth SDN migration from legacy network.

Release Agile, release every 3 month.

•Huawei is one of the nine ONOS founding members and plays a crucial role in development of architecture and eco-system.
•Huawei introduce customer scenario, enrich SBI & NBI, contribute open source codes and dedicate to help ONOS success.

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 ONOS - SDN network operating system for
Service Providers • Advanced Architecture
• Flexible Scale-out
• Multi-layer IP + Optical • High Availability
• Segment Routing • Real-time Network Control
• Cloud POP (vCPE, vBNG, vRouter etc)
• SDN MBH etc….
Distributed
Architecture
• High Throughput of Application
Request: 1 Million Per Second
High • Low Latency Response to
• Agile Development Strategy SP-oriented Network Events: 50-100 msec
Application Performance
• Rapidly Response to SP
Demand: Release updates
every 3 months

Rapid
Service Backward
Innovation Compatibility • Pluggable SBI
Support both of
OpenFlow and legacy
protocol like NetConf

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ONOS Architecture

Apps
Apps

NB Core API

Distributed Core
(state management, notifications, high-availability & scale-out)

SB Core API

Providers Providers Providers Providers

Protocols Protocols Protocols Protocols

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ONOS Main components

 Provides scalability, high availability, performance (telco grade), runs

like clusters (web style)
 Network topology
CORE  Flows
 Resource allocation

SDN
NBI  Openness, network programmability, ready for fast innovation
North bond
 Control, management, configuration services
Controller interface

 Enable pluggable southbound protocols for controlling both

OpenFlow and Legacy devices
SBI  Key enabler for migration from legacy devices to OpenFlow-based
south bond
interface white boxes
 Control and forward decoupling, centralized resource management,
abstraction, allocation & updating

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 NBI/SBI protocols overview for Huawei SDN
Solution Element Interface Protocol Comments
Connectivity Orchestrator Connectivity NB Restful
Orchestrator SB Restful/Netconf Restful is preferred
RESTful
SB(IP) Netconf/BGP BGP-LS is used for
Hierarchical topology report by
Controller domain controller
Super Controller
(Super
Controller) SB(Optical Restful/PCEP PCEP is used for
) topology report
BGP-LS/Netconf/BGP PCEP/RESTful
NB Netconf/BGP
SB(IP) PCEP/BGP-LS/ Traditional interfaces
IP Controller
Optical Netconf/IGP/CLI/ such as IGP, CLI and
Controller Domain
SNMP SNMP are used as SBIs
Controller
for legacy network
PCEP/BGP-LS/BGP/Netconf/IGP/CLI… OSPF-TE/PCEP
SB(Optical PCEP/OSPF
)

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ONOS-based SDN Boost Ecosystem &
Facilitate Service Innovation
Service Providers Applications

Ecosystem
College & Research

Beijing GNEEC
Suzhou SDN LAB eSDK On-line Open
Authentication LAB Interoperability test of controller,
Solution test, legacy network device etc
Platform
Platform simulation Open source standard Library

Control Apps Config Apps Mgmt Apps Infrastructure & Test

ONOS Open NBI Huawei Extended NBI

SDN ONOS Core Huawei Extended Core

Huawei Driver
Standard & Open Source

Multi-vendor Multi-domain Multi-layer

Infrastr-
ucture IP
Optical

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Huawei Contributions to SDN Standards
• Services Area Director Chairman, ITU-T SG11
• Author, ALTO Protocol •
• Specifications Area Deputy Director Chairman, SG11 WP2
• 10+ papers on SDN Applications •
• Chipmaker Advisory Board Q6 Speaker ， Q4 Deputy Speaker
• Leading the I2RS information model •
• Layer 4-7 Services Chairman
and data model
• OTWG Vice Chairman
• NBI Vice Chairman
• FAWG Editor & OF-PI Editor

Leading the I2RS

10+ SDN Proposed 10 groups of
information model and
IETF drafts Core API to ONF
data model

2013.9 2014.2 2014.4 2014.6 2014.7 2015.2

Leading the ONF SDN joint Leading the joint ONF/ ETSI
OPS Completed IOT with
projects, published white NFV Proof of Concept
OpenStack
papers Demonstration

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 T-SDN BoD
BoD

Automation
Domain2.0

G-Scale IP+ Optical

“ Providers believe that SDNs are a fundamental

change in telecom network architecture that will
Michael Howard,
Co-founder and
Principal Analyst
deliver benefits in new services and revenue,
operational efficiency, and Capex savings.

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