ETHERNET 151:ETHERNET ALLIANCE PLUGFESTS - IMPROVING DATA CENTER BRIDGING ONE TEST AT A TIME

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1 ETHERNET 151:ETHERNET ALLIANCE PLUGFESTS - IMPROVING DATA CENTER BRIDGING ONE TEST AT A TIME Henry He Ixia Mikkel Hagen UNH-IOL June

2 Image of Presenter Henry He Henry He is the Technical Product Manager for Ixia and Marketing Chair for the Ethernet Alliance EDC Subcommittee. Henry has 10 years of experience in the test and measurement industry, and is an expert in networking technologies including Bridging, routing, MPLS/GMPLS, Carrier Ethernet and DCB/FCoE. Image of Presenter Mikkel Hagen MikkelHagen is the manager of DCB, FC and Wireless Consortium at UNH-IOL. Mikkelhas 7 years of experience in data communications testing and is an expert in storage and network technologies including Data Center Bridging, FCoE and iscsi. THE PRESENTERS 2

3 The views WE ARE expressing in this presentation are our DISCLAIMER own personal views and should not be considered the views or positions of the Ethernet Alliance. 3

4 Introduction to Ethernet Alliance AGENDA Introduction to plugfests The plugfest process The benefits of participating in plugfests Achievements from previous events Looking forward to October,

5 To promote industry awareness, acceptance and advancement of technology and products based on, or dependent upon, both existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet standards and their management. To accelerate industry adoption and remove barriers to market entry by providing a cohesive, market responsive, industry voice. Provide resources to establish and demonstrate multivendor interoperability. ETHERNET ALLIANCE M MISSION 5

6 Expand Ethernet Ecosystem Facilitate interop testing Expand the market Go global Marketing Promote Ethernet 6 Support Ethernet Development Support consensus building Host Technology Exploration Forums (TEFs) Team with other orgs Education THE ETHERNET ALLIANCE STRATEGIC VISION

7 Completed and available online Planned Concept Physical Layer x00 Series Ethernet 102: The Physical Layer Of Ethernet Ethernet 202: 10GBASE-T Revamped Ethernet 301: 40/100GbE Fiber Cabling and Migration Practices Protocols x10 Series Ethernet 111: 802.1:Protocols Of Ethernet Ethernet 211: Data Center Convergence Ethernet 311: Congestion Notification Ethernet 101: Introduction to Ethernet Applications x20 Series Ethernet 121: The Applications Of Ethernet Ethernet 221: Data Center Applications Ethernet 321: Industrial Applications Products x30 Series Ethernet 131: Ethernet Products Ethernet 231: Ethernet Switches Ethernet 331: Ethernet Server Adapters UNIVERSITY OF ETHERNET CURRICULUM 7

8 Ethernet in the Data Center Subcommittee Focus = The Maturation Of Data Center Bridging (DCB) Standard INTRODUCTION TO PLUGFESTS 8

9 ETHERNET ALLIANCE TESTING END-TO TO-END 9 Storage testing I/O performance Server performance Fibre Channel

10 Storage testing I/O performance Server performance Fibre Channel Network testing TCP/IP performance Switch performance Ethernet ETHERNET ALLIANCE TESTING END-TO TO-END 10

11 Storage testing I/O performance Server performance Fibre Channel EA Plugfest converged network testing FCoE/iSCSI/iWARP/RoCE Data Center Bridging Storage + TCP/IP CNA Virtualization Network testing TCP/IP performance Switch performance Ethernet ETHERNET ALLIANCE TESTING END-TO TO-END 11

12 Storage testing I/O performance Server performance Fibre Channel EA Plugfest converged network testing FCoE/iSCSI/iWARP/RoCE Data Center Bridging Storage + TCP/IP CNA Virtualization Network testing TCP/IP performance Switch performance Ethernet Ethernet Alliance facilitates multi-vendor plugfestsat University of New Hampshire Interoperability lab to validate end-to-end converged network functionality. ETHERNET ALLIANCE TESTING END-TO TO-END 12

13 Conduct Proof of Concept of new technologies and enhancements to existing technologies OBJECTIVES Enable multi-vendor interoperability Drive standard compliance Provide feedback to standards Promote converged data center adoption Validate I/O consolidation over Ethernet 13

14 DCB protocols I/Osover DCB 40GbE 100GbE Data Center Bridging Higher Speed Ethernet Higher Speed Modular IO Energy Efficient Ethernet Newer HS Modular interconnect modules Efficient Power Utilization of Ethernet links EA H HOSTS PLUGFESTS I IN MULTIPLE AREAS 14

15 THE PLUGFEST PROCESS 15 How Do We Get There From Here?

16 Business needs and requirements End user purchase and deployment Analyze, Improve, Feedback Standards development EA facilitates plugfests NEMs product R&D PLUGFEST ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY 16

17 Call for interest Determine number of participating companies Preliminary discussion of what to test Public and open discussion Sign NDA and Press embargo Facilitate a mutually respected forum for detail discussion Create test plan Detail discussion of test topics and scenarios Agree to features and standards to test Conduct test at lab Gather at a neutral 3 rd party test lab Blog to keep industry apprised of progress Press release and collateral EA press release Member companies individual press releases Work together on white paper / webinar PLUGFEST PROCESS O OVERVIEW 17

18 BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN PLUGFESTS What Is In It For Me? 18

19 EA Member Companies Accelerate Development Cycles Early confirmation of product function vs. standards End User Community Accelerate Product Implementation Fewer Problems With Multi-Vendor Implementations BENEFITS OF PLUGFEST PARTICIPATION 19

20 Achievements from prior DCB Plugfests Raising the Bar of Interoperability 20

21 Data Center Bridging (DCB) (802.1) DCBX (802.1 Qaz) PFC (802.1 Qbb) ETS (802.1 Qaz) QCN (802.1 Qau) DCB applications FCoE iscsiover DCB RoCE Interface interaction SFP+ twinax 10GBASE-T Optical interface CURRENT URRENTDCB T DCB TEST ESTF FOCUS OCUS 21

22 ASTDCB E PAST DCB ECO-SYSTEM DELEGATES 22

23 Standards Conformance and Interoperability Single Hop converged network for DCBX, PFC, ETS tests Edge Core converged network for DCBX, PFC, ETS tests DCB Networking Interoperability in Virtualized Infrastructures QCN Message Verification Optical/Copper Active/Passive physical medium test ACHIEVEMENTS OF PAST DCB PLUGFESTS 23

24 SAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS Diverse Integration of All Participants 24

25 PFC Results ETS Results SAMPLE TEST RESULTS Referenced from EA White Paper Data Center Bridging Plug-Fest, May,

26 FUTURE EVENTS October 2012 DCB Plugfest 26

27 Plugfest Targeted for October 2012 Call for interest out in May/June Planning meeting starts from June Reserve the date! Join the EDC Subcommittee and Be Heard!!! 2012 DCB P PLUG LUG-FEST TIMELINE 27

28 Drive industry converge on IEEE DCBX standard 10GBASE T interface 10G/40G Ethernet DCB network Core vs. Edge Interoperability Failover In Multi-Vendor Environments Open for additions -always a work in progress 2012 DCB P PLUG LUG-FEST TEST EST FOCUS OCUS 28

29 Be part of the Voice of Ethernet! Network with Ethernet Thought Leaders Participate in the Debate of Ethernet Futures Contribute to Ethernet Alliance Social Media Visibility Through Participation Global Exposure Broad Market Exposure Prove Your Interoperability Plugfest Live Demonstrations Education BENEFITS OF ETHERNET ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP 29

30 DISCUSSION AND Q&A 30

31 THANK YOU 31