Asia Pacific Partner Summit 2015 Virtualization : What is means to the network and how Ixia can ensure a successful migration ANIKET KHOSLA Bangkok, Thailand April 22, 2015
What does the industry want from their networks? Applications Slow to deploy High value, centralized applications, easy to deploy, ability to monetize Management Non-standard interfaces, high OPEX cost, difficult provisioning Common/Open API to manage and provision multi-vendor equipment Network Infrastructure high CAPEX cost, high complexity, proprietary, protocol soup Lower Cost
SDN (Software Defined Networking) Software Programmability of the Network SDN allows a controller to define how packets are forwarded by networking elements Its about the separation of control and data planes within switches/routers 3 distinct SDN features Separation of the control plane from the data plane A centralized controller and view of the network Programmability of the network by external applications Application Layer Control Layer Forwarding Layer App App App App Data Plane Network Device API Business Applications Control Plane Data Plane Network Device SDN Controller Data Plane Network Device Control and Data Plane Interface (E.g. OpenFlow) Enables Network Virtualization
NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) NFV aims to deploy network functions on industry standard high volume servers, switches and storage ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) for NFV Created in 2012 Has over 80 Active members and 120 participants Benefits of NFV Reduced CAPEX/OPEX Flexibility and elasticity Reduced time-to-market Improved operational efficiency Software-oriented innovation
Planning Migration Why am I looking at virtualization? What are my business benefits? What do I need to virtualize and when? Do I need to virtualize everything? Improve Technology Quality 8% 7% 22% Help Grow our Business 9% Improve availability 10% 18% Better Business Service 13% 13% Add capabilities we cannot build internally Scale to demand Inexpensive Speed time to market http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2015/04/05/predicting-the-futureof-cloud-service-providers/?ss=tech
What are the concerns? PERFORMANCE SCALABILITY SECURITY VISIBILITY COMPLEXITY COST EXPERTISE
Help Your Customers
Test Security/Mobility Assessment Network Visibility Ixia The Experts in Test & Visibility The MOST TRUSTED names in networking trust Enterprises trust IXIA to: Improve network and application visibility and performance Find and eliminate network security vulnerabilities Assess vendor equipment and applications Service Providers trust IXIA to: Improve and speed service delivery Validate vendor interoperability Improve network performance and resilience Equipment Manufacturers trust IXIA to: Develop next-generation devices Speed time to market Improve performance and reliability Chip Fabricators trust IXIA to: Validate protocol conformance Speed time to market
Testing SDN
Two SDN Approaches OpenFlow (Underlay) OpenFlow Controller Network Virtualization (Overlay) Network Virtualization Controller NSX (VXLAN), OpenContrail Core Core 10
Network Validation Application & Orchestration NB API Controller SB API Physical Network Virtual Infrastructure
Network Validation - OpenFlow Application Application & Orchestration NB API OpenFlow Controller Controller OpenFlow SB API SB API Physical Network Virtual Infrastructure Network Services
Network Validation - Overlay VXLAN, NVGRE Network Services over Overlay tunnel
Controller Validation Application & Orchestration NB API Controller SB API Physical Network Virtual Infrastructure
Controller Validation OpenFlow Application Application & Orchestration OpenFlow Controller NB API Controller OpenFlow SB API SB API Physical Network Virtual Infrastructure Network Services
Controller Validation Overlay/OVSDB OVSDB Controller OVSDB SB API Network Services over VXLAN
Infrastructure Validation Benchmark Performance Application & Orchestration NB API SDN Enabled Controller Network SB API Physical Network Virtual Infrastructure Network Services
Network Visibility - Anue Controller Network Services
Ixia OpenFlow Solution IxAnvl Test Suite OpenFlow v1.0.1 OpenFlow v1.3.1 Conformance Performance and Scalability IxNetwork OpenFlow Solution Controller Emulation Switch Emulation Support for OpenFlow v1.0 and v1.3.1 IxNetwork QuickTest OpenFlow Benchmarking Benchmarking
Testing NFV
High-Level NFV Framework NFV Framework
High-Level NFV Framework Elasticity & Service Chaining NFV New concepts and challenges VM Manager vswitch Hypervisor COTS HW NICs Drivers
NFV Performance Bottlenecks
Testing NFV using hardware IxLoad IxNetwork BreakingPoint Ixia XGS12-HS/SD Chassis 11U Form Factor For High Port Density testing 12 hot-swappable slots Ixia XM2 2U Form Factor Portable 2 hot-swappable slots PerfectStorm ONE Portable 10G,40G and 100G options Xcellon-Ultra XT/XTS Appliance 2U Rackmount 8x10G ports
Testing NFV using software Phantom vtap Software platform No Ixia proprietary hardware COTS hardware Use standalone or with Ixia Chassis
Results Solution Validate vcpe Rollout Global Telecommunications Provider Customer Profile Global telecommunications provider Over 5 million global customers spread in over 21 countries IxNetwork VE, which can be quickly instantiated in production network Tested access protocols and application performance of vcpe before roll-out to production Business / IT Challenge Running into hardware stability issues with Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) due to weather conditions in some regions Want to replace hardware based CPE to a virtual instances (vcpe) by moving certain IP functions to their network Want to run turn-up tests on vcpes when rolled to the production network Validated 100% of vcpe instances before deployment to production network Helped debug and test vcpe policy changes without truck rolls Helped provider validate first NFV rollout with confidence The product saved us considerable amount of time and money by allowing us to test virtually anywhere! We can now proceed with Phase-2 of our NFV rollout..
Virtualization Solutions & Enterprise Lifecycle Network Design Network Rollout Network Operation BreakingPoint Phantom vtap Ixia XGS12-HS/SD Chassis 11U Form Factor For High Port Density testing 12 hot-swappable slots Ixia XM2 2U Form Factor Portable 2 hot-swappable slots PerfectStorm ONE Portable 10G,40G and 100G options Software platform No Ixia proprietary hardware COTS hardware Use standalone or with Ixia Chassis
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