Application-Enabled Open Networking Martin Slintak (mslintak@cisco.com) Systems Engineer May 2013 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 1
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ISPs ask how they can monetize their network But in the end ISPs are left with thinner margins ISPs and vendors rehash old ideas under new names NMS Orchestration We can see the pot of gold! 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 3
Problem: The network is built for a fairly static, predictable set of uses. Subscribers requires flexible, on-demand network services. And there lies the issue. The services the network is capable of providing does not meet the needs to the subscribers. Opportunity: The opportunity to significantly monetize is when subscribers are in the process of using an application, otherwise the window closes. Solution: The network needs to change to allow direct application to network signaling. 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 4
Controller Macro 2G/3G/4G Flow Programming Consumer Broadband Femto / WiFI IP Transport Enterprise Small Cell 3G/4G/WiFi ASR9K/5K/ISR Consumer and Enterprise Wired Access 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 5
AEON Controller Macro 2G/3G/4G Openflow Consumer Broadband Femto / WiFI IP Transport Enterprise Small Cell 3G/4G/WiFi Flow Programming ASR9K/5K/ISR Network Consumer and Enterprise Wired Access 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 6
Simplicity Applications use a simple set of protocols (PCP, STUN & ICE) to dynamically request network services to create a better user-experience. End-to-edge or End-to-End End can be applications on a mobile phone or a video server on a data center Access Agnostic. Same protocols and concepts across Wireline, Wireless, Hotspots and Home. Dynamic, on-demand Hands-off experience, no subscriber or administrator intervention. Lightweight Enables local decision by devices instead of relying on a N step provisioning & orchestration process for even simple services & decisions. 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 7
Home ISP Data ISR ASR9K/5K/CGSE Gaming 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 8
Home ISP I will start a video conf and need specific Priority and QoS Data ISR ASR9K/5K/CGSE Gaming 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 9
Home ISP Data Connection parameters will be passed to Network Stack Gaming ISR ASR9K/5K/CGSE 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 10
Home ISP Data Flow Signaling Connection parameters will be passed to Network Stack Flow Signaling (metadata) Gaming ISR ASR9K/5K/CGSE 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 11
Home Gateway can determine with accuracy if any QoS requests can be fulfilled ISP Data Flow Signaling Connection parameters will be passed to Network Stack Flow Signaling (metadata) Gaming ISR ASR9K/5K/CGSE 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 12
Home ISP Data Video ISR Flow Signaling ASR9K/5K/CGSE Gaming 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 13
Home Gateway continuously monitor network performance and sends notification to host if conditions change ISP Data Video Network Metadata ISR Flow Signaling ASR9K/5K/CGSE Gaming 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 14
Home Gateway continuously monitor network performance and sends notification to host if conditions change ISP Router informs Cisco ONE controller of flow + associated metadata Data Video Network Metadata ISR Flow Signaling ASR9K/5K/CGSE Gaming 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 15
Controller Home Gateway continuously monitor network performance and sends notification to host if conditions change ISP Router informs Cisco ONE controller of flow + associated metadata Data Video Network Metadata ISR Flow Signaling ASR9K/5K/CGSE Gaming 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 16
Applications signals at any time which flows require custom services such as prioritization, NAT/FW traversal, reporting and so on. If Edge Network Device such as Mobile Gateway (MGW), Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) or Home Gateway (HGW) is capable of fulfilling request it installs flows and sends response. It is important to notice that fulfilling a service is not a requirement for forwarding- this means in the worst case the network continues to work as today. If capable, Edge Device proxies request further into the network in order to provide a better QoE. If HGW does not support AEON, application might talk directly to Edge Device further in the network. 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 17
Managed Services Flow Prioritization & RTCWeb Multi-Homing Interface Selection Usage of excess bandwidth Analytics Early Warning and Troubleshooting ISP Over-the-Top Services 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 18
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