INTEGRATING SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING INTO EXISTING CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SPUR INNOVATION

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1 INTEGRATING SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING INTO EXISTING CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SPUR INNOVATION SDN Use Cases for National Science Foundation s Campus Cyberinfrastructure Network Infrastructure Engineering (CC-NIE) Grant Program 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 1

2 Content Software Defined Networking OpenFlow Protocol Definition and Use Cases, Brocade History Requirements from NSF for Campus Cyberinfrastructure - Network Infrastructure and Engineering (CC-NIE) Program Area #1 vs Area #2 Science DMZ Infrastructure Requirements Brocade SDN Enabled Products CC-NIE Program Application Areas Sample Bill of Materials and Acquisition Method through The Quilt Authorized Provider Program 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL For Internal Use Only 2

3 A New Network Paradigm Is Emerging 3

4 Software Defined Networking OpenFlow WAN Approach: Move Control Plane Out of Routers Device SDN Controller OpenFlow Physical Infrastructure Today With an SDN enabled infrastructure Network Controller abstracts physical network Controls infrastructure with Programmatic Interface: OpenFlow 4

5 Brocade s History with OpenFlow A strategic technology innovation effort launched in 2010 Public endorsement of OpenFlow at Brocade Technology Day (June 2010) ONS, April st public demo of OpenFlow at Open Networking Summit, Oct NEC PFC demonstration with CER at NEC booth 1st ONF OpenFlow Plugfest, March 5-9, 2012 MLXe and CER with pre-alpha OpenFlow feature 2nd Open Networking Summit, April 16-18, 2012 Demonstration of OpenFlow on MLXe and CER at Brocade booth NEC PFC demonstration with MLXe at NEC booth Interop Las Vegas, May 2012 Interop Las Vegas May 7-10, 2012 NEC PFC demonstration using MLXe MLXe and CER as part of OpenFlow Lab 2nd ONF OpenFlow Plugfest, October 8-12, 2012 MLXe with GA OpenFlow feature 5

6 Brocade s Unique Approach to OpenFlow Brocade is shipping OpenFlow in its portfolio starting NOW! (R5.4) Interoperable with a broad set of OpenFlow controllers No separate license required Begin with flexible network hardware to support an evolving technology MLXe programmable network processor architecture ideal for an evolving standard Maximizes investment protection for future versions of OpenFlow Wire-speed performance without compromise OpenFlow support in hardware ranging from 1GbE to 100GbE interfaces Brocade products which support OpenFlow include NetIron MLXe and NetIron CES/CER/CER-RT Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 6

7 Software Defined Networking Standards Open Networking Foundation ONF launched publicly in March, 2011 Support from more than 70 major companies The ONF defines OpenFlow and API specifications Founding members of ONF: Physical Network Orchestration App App App App Virtualization Network Features OpenFlow Features Features Features Features x ONF SDN Model (simplified) 7

8 Software- Defined Networking Summary Separates control and data planes Enables networks to become: More programmatic Faster at adapting to business needs More efficient, reducing costs and power consumption Provides powerful abstractions Hides physical infrastructure complexity Makes behavior more provable Enables an ecosystem of technology providers 8

9 Initial Brocade SDN Products and Solution Focus Key Components for Cloud-Scale Data Center, Edge & Provider Core Needs Brocade MLXe Cloud-scale Router Brocade CES, CER Compact Edge Router Brocade ADX Layer 4-7 Application Delivery Switches Brocade VDX Ethernet Fabric Switches for the Cloud Provider core, metro, cloudscale DC core Tbps scale GbE, GbE Full IPv4/v6, MPLS Full IPv4/IPv6, MPLS Compact edge router Extend MPLS services to edge 24 to 48 1 GbE with 10 GbE Deep buffers Advanced VM and application state awareness Global server load balancing Optimize infrastructure utilization 6to4NAT support Ethernet fabric Large-scale virtualization Cut management costs by 96% 24 to GbE, 1 GbE ports FC ports for convergence OpenFlow OpenFlow OpenScript SDN Optimized by Fabric 9

10 CC-NIE Program Application Areas 10

11 Network Infrastructure Program Improvement Goals (CC-NIE Area #1) network upgrades within a campus network to support a wide range of science data flows (including large files, distributed data, sensor networks, and real-time data sources) Brocade Routers support SDN and Legacy Protocols (BGP, PF, MPLS, etc.) concurrently in existing hardware/software. Allows Science applications to integrate with existing Campus Infrastructure. re-architecting a campus network to support large science data flows, for example by designing and building a "sciencedmz" (see for more information on the "science DMZ" approach) See Subsequent Slide on Creating a Science-DMZ and how Brocade Solutions Meet Requirements Network connection upgrade for the campus connection to a regional optical exchange or point-of-presence that connects to Internet2 or National Lambda Rail. Brocade Routers are in use at Internet 2 and a Number of Regional RENs/Exchanges as well as Higher Ed Institutions as Border Router connections to those POPs. 11

12 OpenFlow Hybrid Mode Network Upgrades within a Campus Network SDN/OpenFlow Coexists with traditional IP networks OpenFlow overlay runs concurrently with traditional IP routing/switching Flexible flow identification Industry s first true OpenFlow Hybrid mode Enables co-existence with today s networks Enables new services to be added Protection Layer WAN SDN Controller OpenFlow Overlay OpenFlow Overlay Traditional IP Network Wide Area Infrastructure Optional protection layer isolates OpenFlow rules from those populated by common control protocols OPENFLOW HYBRID MODE ENABLES NEW SERVICES ON TOP OF EXISTING NETWORKS 12

13 Science DMZ Requirements Designing and Building a Science DMZ Leading Campuses quickly positioned for SDN application innovation and data intensive science delivery Start with SDN updates in major science buildings Support pervasive 100G Support pervasive SDN Deep Buffers Linerate ACLs IPv4/IPv6 Native Openflow Hybrid Openflow Science DMZ Switch Science DMZ Switch 100G/40G Enterprise Border Router/Firewall High performance Data Transfer Nodes with high-speed storage A network architecture explicitly designed for highperformance applications, where the science network is distinct from the general-purpose network - No Oversubscription Uses dedicated systems for data transfer - High Performance Networks with Terabit trunks Science-DMZ networks need to scalable, incrementally deployable, and easily adaptable to incorporate emerging technologies - Openflow, SDN and 100G capable Performance measurement and network testing systems that are regularly used to characterize the network and are available for troubleshooting - PerfSonar Security policies and enforcement mechanisms that are tailored for high performance science environments 13

14 Internet2 WAN Use Case (Network Connection Upgrade to Internet 2) Internet2 is an advanced networking consortium for the research and education community developing and deploying revolutionary Internet technologies. I2 wanted to create a new Innovation Platform to provide massive bandwidth to address network bottlenecks and introduce Software-Defined Networking (SDN). They are building out this network with Brocade s MLXe, 100 GbE, and true Hybrid Mode OpenFlow. Problems Solution Benefits Needed a high-performance networking platform for member Research & Education IP and peering services Required 100 GbE to provide massive bandwidth needed for elephant flows OpenFlow enabling simultaneous SDN and IP routing Development of a new persistent Open Exchange with persistent & dynamic VLANs MLXe-16 at 17 sites nationwide 36 2x100G and 19 8x10G-X modules Protected Hybrid-mode: WAN ports run OpenFlow concurrently with MLXe-16 traditional MPLS/IP routing Olympia Portland Eugene Seattle Reno Sacramento Sunnyvale San Luis Obispo San Diego Spokane Los Angeles Missoula Billings Bozeman Boise Las Vegas Salt Lake City Phoenix Tucson IP router node Optical add/drop facility Miles City Dickinson Denver Albuquerque El Paso Fargo Bismarck Minneapolis Kansas City San Antonio Houston Chicago (3) Buffalo Detroit Jackson Baton Rouge Cleveland New Pittsburgh Philadelphia York Washington DC Indianapolis Ashburn Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Memphis Nashville Tulsa Chattanooga Dallas Raleigh Charlotte Atlanta 100G Ethernet MLXe-16 Albany Jacksonville Boston MLXe provides highest density 10GbE and 100GbE Brocade enables their Open Exchange with SDN via OpenFlow on the MLXe SDN via OpenFlow enables I2 member institutions to innovate SDN applications concurrent with high-speed routing & MPLS OpenFlow network as an overlay on top of a protected MPLS/IP WAN network 14

15 From Internet2 Advanced Layer 2 Services (AL2S) 15

16 Network Integration and Applied Innovation (CC-NIE Area #2) End-to-end network CI (cyber-infrastructure) through integration of existing and new technologies and applied innovation Applying network research results, prototypes, and emerging innovations to enable (identified) research and education May leverage new and existing investments in network infrastructure, services, and tools by combining or extending capabilities to work as part of the CI environment used by scientific applications and users Integration of networking protocols/technologies with application layer Essentially, this is a definition of Sofware Defined Networking Transitioning successful research prototypes in SDN, and activities supported by GENI and FIA programs, to distributed scientific environments and campus infrastructure In order to transition, the institution must have an SDN Capable Environment in which to be Deployed Innovative network solutions to problems driven by distributed computing and storage systems including cloud services. Must Include a Campus CyberInfrastructure Plan Brocade Solutions allow for Bridge of SDN-enabled infrastructure to legacy Campus Infrastructure Environment 16

17 REN Campus in a CC-NIE Area 2 Environment End-to-End Campus CyberInfrastructure Innovation Center 1 Native or Hybrid Openflow Innovation Center 2 Large Universities have more than a single research & innovation center / Campus High speed Intra & Inter Campus SDNenabled connectivity is needed Science- DMZ Border Router Requires OpenFlow/SDN between these centers to support software & application innovation and experimentation Regional Networks / Internet2 17

18 Sample Bill of Materials CC-NIE Proposals 2 MLXe 8-slot Chassis Fully Redundant Power, Management, Switch Fabrics 4-ports of 100Gigabit Ethernet Connections to I2, ESNet or Regional Networks and Between Chassis 48-ports of 10Gigabit Ethernet Campus Connections, Commodity Internet Connections 6-slots open for Expansion PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY BR-MLXE-8-MR2-X-AC MLXE-8, 2 HSF, W AC, 1 MR2 (X) MGM 2 NI-X-16-8-HSF MLX/XMR 16-, 8-SLOT HI SPEED FABRIC MOD 2 BR-MLX-MR2-X MLXE/XMR GEN2 MANAGEMENT (X) MODULE 2 BR-MLXE-ACPWR-1800 MLX /8/4, XMR/MLX-16/8 1800W AC PSU 4 BR-MLX-10GX8-X XMR/MLXE 8=PORT 10-GBE (X) SFPP MODULE 6 BR-MLX-100GX2-X MLXE 2-PORT 100-GBE (X) CFP MODULE 2 PC15USA POWER CORD, B15K, US VERSION 8 OPTICS OPTIONS (OTHER MEDIA AVAILABLE) 10G-SFPP-SR-8 10GBASE-SR,SFPP MMF LC CONNECTOR 8-PACK 6 100G-CFP-10X10-2KM 100GBE CFP OPTIC (LC), 10X10, 2KM SMF 4 Brocade is an Authorized Quilt Provider The Quilt represents more than 30 Research Networks and their Individual Members (more than 200 Universities) Provides Pre-Negotiated Pricing to Authorized Quilt Buyers that may be referenced in lieu of an RFP for OpenFlow Switches 18