Network as a Service

(NaaS)
Contents

◉ What is NaaS?
◉ How it works?
◉ Benefits
◉ Challenges
◉ Top NaaS providers

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1 What is NaaS?
Let’s start with what does Network as a Service mean.

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What is NaaS

◉ Network-as-a-service (NaaS) is a cloud service

model in which customers rent networking
services from a cloud vendor instead of setting
up their own network infrastructure.

◉ But, what is cloud service?

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 Cloud services
A wide range of services delivered on demand to
companies and customers over the internet.

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Cont…

◉ The three most popular type of cloud services:-

○ Infrastructure as a Service
○ Platform as a Service
○ Software as a Service

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Cont…

◉ Infrastructure as a service, or IaaS

◉ It is on-demand access to computing infrastructure

that are hosted by the cloud vendor such as:-
○ Server
○ Storage
○ Networking

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Cont…

◉ Platform as a service, or PaaS

◉ It is on-demand access to a complete, ready-to-use,

cloud-hosted platform for developing, running,
maintaining and managing applications.

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Cont…

◉ Software as a service, or SaaS

◉ It is on-demand access to ready-to-use, cloud-hosted

application software.

◉ NaaS?

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 NaaS

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Cont…

◉ So, NaaS is a cloud service model that is a subset of

IaaS.

◉ It enables users to easily access and operate the

network.

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Cont…

◉ The idea of Network as a Service is that the enterprise

is now consuming that network equipment as a
service from the networking vendor instead of making
a capital expenditure to buy that networking
equipment.

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Cont…

◉ NaaS allows customers to operate their own networks

without maintaining networking infrastructure.

◉ It can replace virtual private networks (VPNs),

multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) connections, or
other legacy network configurations.

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Services inside NaaS

The network as a service provides networking infrastructure to the

customers, some of them are listed below.

◉ Wide Area Networking Connectivity

◉ Datacenter Connectivity.
◉ Bandwidth on Demand
◉ Network virtualization.

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2 How NaaS works?

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 How Naas works?

Services User Service provider

Can operate Naas networks without maintaining NaaS vendors run networking functions using
their own networking infrastructure. software,

Logon to web portal access to get online API and Network provider maintain the network, managing
must pay for the capacity used software, and hardware updates.

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How NaaS is delivered

To access a NaaS architecture, a customer is required to login to

the web portal, to receive an online API. The customer

◉ Can customise a route.

◉ Has to pay for the service used.
◉ Can turn off the capacity at any given point of time.

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3 Benefits of NaaS
Let’s start with what does Network as a Service mean.

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Benefits of using NaaS
Flexibility
Provision and
decommission connections
as and when, as changes are
made to the network via
software, not hardware.
Scalability Global
interconnection
Enterprise NaaS customers
can simply increase Users access the network
capacity on their virtual from anywhere, even
network instead of without the need for a VPN.
purchasing and plugging in Connect to any partner in
more hardware. the cloud ecosystem
directly.
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Cont…
No maintenance Greater security
The network provider owns NaaS makes it possible to
and maintains the network, tightly integrate networking
managing software and services and security
hardware upgrades. services like firewalls, as
well as simplifying
management.
Cost control
Purchasing services instead
of building your own
services can result in cost
savings as enterprises do
not need to purchase and
maintain hardware.
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4 Challenges
Let’s start with what does Network as a Service mean.

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Even if NaaS services
solve many problems they
also have some limitations
that are not solved yet.

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Challenges

Compatibility
The NaaS vendor's infrastructure may not be compatible with legacy
systems that are still in place — older hardware, on-premise-based
applications, etc.

Legacy data centers

In many enterprises, important applications and processes still run in
on-premise data centers, not the cloud. This makes migration to a
NaaS model slightly more challenging.
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Challenges

Vendor lock-in
Moving to a cloud service always introduces the risk that an
enterprise may become too reliant on that particular service provider.
If the service provider's infrastructure fails or if they raise their prices,
vendor lock-in can have major repercussions.

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Top NaaS
Providers
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 Top NaaS providers

This list focuses on service

providers with a good track record
in the marketplace.

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Top NaaS providers

◉ Aryaka Smart Services

◉ Perimeter 81
◉ Cloudflare Magic WAN
◉ Cisco Plus NaaS
◉ Akamai Aura Managed CDN
◉ Megaport MCR
◉ Amdocs NaaS
◉ Palo Alto Prisma

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Thanks!

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