SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING: FROM CAMPUS TO CARRIER TO CLOUD

Shehzad T. Merchant
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Two Major Themes: Convergence and Mobility

Ethernet
3G / 4G WLAN LAN Data Center The Cloud

Seamless User Experience

WIRED

Information
WIRELESS

Content Applications

3G / 4G

Businesses Are Being Mobilized

SDN Can Deliver High Value & Make This a Reality

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Mobility and Tenancy In the Campus

Role
Unauthenticated Contractor Employee

Internet
Yes Yes Yes

Intranet
No Yes Yes

Mail
No No Yes

CRM/Database
No No Yes

VLAN
Default Default Default

User: John Role: Employee Resource Access = Permit All

User: Alice Role: Contractor Resource Access = Deny Mail and CRM

User: Bob Role: Unauthenticated Resource Access = Internet Only

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Mobility and Tenancy In the Data Center

Role VM Internet Intranet Mail Finance Accounting
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes

CRM/Database VLAN VLAN Engineering

NoNo NoNo No Yes Default Default Default Default Default Default

VM
Hypervisor User: John VM: Payroll Role: Employee Access = Finance Resource Access = Permit All

Payroll Unauthenticated Outlook Employee

Employee ContractorDatabase Yes No

VM
User: Alice VM: Employee Database Role: Contractor Access = HR Resource Access = Deny Mail and CRM

Hypervisor

VM
VM: Outlook Access = All User: Bob Employees Role: Unauthenticated Resource Access = Internet Only
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VDI Provisioning: The Lines Are Blurring

Demarcation of the Access Edge no longer in the Wiring Closet Access edge border now extends within the Enterprise Data Center the virtual wiring closet
Thats where Virtual Desktop Machines are located User sessions are now initiated within the Enterprise Data Center

Internet
Virtual John

User Traffic

User Traffic

VDI Session

Physical John

Access Edge Wiring Closet

Core Network

Data Center ToR

Data Center VM Servers

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VDI Provisioning: The Lines Are Blurring

Controls needs to be applied at Access Edge and within the Data Center ToR Identity, Roles and Mobility pervasive across Campus and DC
Mapping Identity to Physical Desktop Machine and Virtual Desktop Machine Dynamic roles, policies, and identity need to be consistent

Internet
Virtual John

User Traffic

User Traffic

VDI Session

Physical John

Access Edge Wiring Closet

Core Network

Data Center ToR

Data Center VM Servers

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Enter Software Defined Networking

De-Couple Forwarding and Policy Decisions From Network Connectivity and Topology Centralized, Consistent Policy and Management Model
Campus edge to DC server edge and into the mobile carrier edge
Ethernet
3G / 4G WLAN LAN Data Center The Cloud Software DefinedExperience Seamless User Networking
WIRED

Information Content Applications

WIRELESS

3G / 4G

Businesses Are Being Mobilized

SDN Can Deliver High Value & Make This a Reality
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Where Are The Deployments?

Mostly Early Trials
Universities, Enterprise Campus, DC and Cloud

Building Knowledge, Expertise and Comfort But, With Growing Interest

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Challenges
Lack of Maturity Standards Changing/Evolving Quickly

Limited Silicon Support

Vendor Commitment Lack Of Vendor Interoperability
Controller, Switch, Security, Policy

The Proverbial Departmental Divide Misplaced Expectations

Demonstrable ROI v/s Existing Vendor Approach

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Technology Adoption Cycle

OpenFlow

Interest

Time

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Looking To the Future OpenFlow App Store?

OpenFlow becomes the Android of networking

OpenFlow and related specifications all available as Open Source

Apps for every need From QoS, to PBR, to Identity and mobility, to multi-tenancy ONF becomes the Marketplace for OpenFlow Apps? Controller vendors eventually become application developers

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Thank you

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Mobility Drives the Cloud

Ethernet
3G / 4G WLAN LAN Data Center The Cloud

Seamless User Experience

WIRED

Information
WIRELESS

Content Applications

3G / 4G

Businesses Are Being Mobilized

Extreme Can Deliver High Value & Make This a Reality

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