The Top Five Trends in Enterprise Networking

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1 The Top Five Trends in Enterprise Networking 2014 Ethernet Technology Summit May 1, 2014 Scott Cassell Sr. Director of Product & Strategy, Enterprise Data & IP

2 Agenda for Today Introduction to Comcast Business Top Five Trends in Enterprise Networking Massive Footprint Expansion Improvements in Network and Application Performance Widespread Network Migration Adoption of Private Cloud Connectivity Commitment to Wide Area SDN/NFV Questions

3 Introduction to Comcast Business

4 Comcast Business Comcast CY 2013 earnings $3.2 Billion Business Services Revenue in 2013 Revenue up 26.4% from nearly $2.6 billion in 2012 Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Awards 2013 Service Provider of the Year Best Ethernet Marketing Best Carrier Ethernet Business Application Vertical Systems Group s Ethernet Leaderboard Comcast Business Named to VSG s Year-End 2013 Ethernet Leaderboard Recognized as Fastest Growing Ethernet Service Provider of 2013

5 Diverse Network with National Reach Bay Area Network 20 of top 25 markets 39 States & Washington, D.C. Nationwide IP Network with MPLS core 618K plant route miles, 140K fiber route miles 122K optical nodes 6 Tbps of capacity and growing Hardened, multi-route national fiber backbone, complimented by extensive regional local Hybrid Fiber- Coax (HFC) distribution infrastructure Physically diverse network (routes, access points, building access, etc.) National network monitoring & management with full redundancies

6 Top Five Trends in Enterprise Networking

7 Massive Footprint Expansion Fiber building penetration remains below 40% in US The race is on to enable Ethernet Everywhere Service providers announce commitments to extend fiber maps to reach more buildings ROI associated with low-bandwidth branch office requests often insufficient to justify expensive fiber builds Maximizing Ethernet footprint requires commitment to multiple access technologies (i.e., EoX) "Broader accessibility to on-net fiber has started to shake up the services markets. Fiber-based providers and Cable MSOs are capitalizing on the reach and cost advantages of their footprints juxtaposed to legacy infrastructures. Customers are reaping the benefits of more service options, more competitive pricing, and faster service installations." -- Rosemary Cochran, principal at VSG

8 Massive Footprint Expansion No network provider has the reach to provide On-Net connectivity to every enterprise location Service providers need to enable ENNI s with multiple providers to maximize network reach and minimize the associated cost to customers Adhering to MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 E-Access solution ensures consistent technical implementation and operational model across multiple provider environments Service providers must own the end-to-end customer experience and deliver turn-key solution to customers

9 Massive Footprint Expansion Wide Area Ethernet has taken the Metro out of MetroE Spending on Wide Area Ethernet services now exceeds that of Metro Ethernet

10 Improvements in Network and Application Performance Business are no longer satisfied with empty promises Demands for improved performance is changing the relationship between service providers and their customers Network service level commitments are evolving to meet modern demands: Customer-specific end-to-end performance measurements are required (not aggregate performance between provider edge devices) Network measurements of latency, packet loss and jitter must reflect maximums rather than network averages in order to ensure application delivery Focus must be on application performance Network Service Providers must tune their networks to optimize performance

11 Widespread Network Migration Businesses are upgrading to Business Ethernet Services Bandwidth proliferation and demands for improved performance are driving network architects to upgrade their networks TDM connectivity is not able to scale to meet demands of new applications Businesses are rapidly migrating networks from legacy technologies to Ethernet services. 10Mb is the new T-1

12 Adoption of Private Cloud Connectivity Mission-critical enterprise applications now routinely reside in the cloud Network connectivity is critical to the success of cloud deployments There is a big difference between private cloud vs. private network connectivity Cloud deployment models focus on the use of network, compute and storage infrastructure within the data center The default connectivity options remains over-the-top Internet connectivity Businesses are requesting secure, private connectivity from their cloud providers Cloud providers are responding to enterprise demands for private connectivity Leading cloud providers are offering direct network connection options to customers Cloud Exchanges are emerging as a scalable option to connect to multiple cloud providers Cloud connectivity standards are needed

13 Commitment to Wide Area SDN/NFV Extending the benefits of SDN to Enterprise Networking Delivering measureable benefits to customers Dynamic Manageable Cost-effective Adaptable Streamlining service delivery (e.g., improving intervals) Improving service assurance functions (e.g., reduce maintenance intervals) Simplifying network deployment

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