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Copernican revolution in networking
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Complexity is the enemy of software control
Increasing role of software
ACG Research: Vendors’ Value-Driven Solutions Define
Success for Service Providers’ Business, 2018
Uwe Harter, pilot Boing 737 Max:
“Automation algorithms do not
care about surviving. We pilots do!
"Automation is not a choice, it's
a freakin' necessity” –Neil McRae,
MD and chief architect, BT.
Bill Gates, Microsoft: “Automation
applied to an inefficient operation
will magnify the inefficiency”
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From managing NEs to automated services production
Network
management
OSS/BSS
Device API
Multi-vendor, multi-domain
orchestrator
TelemetryOpen device API
Open network API
Machine learning,
artificial intelligence
NFV
orchestrator
SDN domain controller
and network management
Network operating system
Physical infrastructure Virtual infrastructure
Digital transformation of network operations
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Ensemble
Controller
MEF 60 Presto network
resource provisioning API
released in January 2018
• Based on ONF T-API (TR-527)
• Service provisioning/modification
• Topology
• Notifications
YANG models over IETF
RESTCONF interface
Integrated into operational
lifecycle service orchestration
architecture
Hierarchical resource abstraction over standardized interfaces
End-to-end service
lifecycle demo
FSP 150 connectivity
network
MEF Presto API
Multi-domain orchestrator
MEF Presto API
FCAPS management,
abstraction & SDN control
Tier 1 service
provider
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ONF PoC 5 (Nov. 2018, Telefonica, Munich)
SDN-controlled open disaggregated optical transport
• ONF T-API-based SDN control interface
• NETCONF protocol and YANG information model
• ADVA open terminals and open line system
• Open terminals for 1 and 10G services
• Open line system (OLS) as infrastructure
Optical transp.
Network domain controller
Microwave
Extant Tool
Extant ToolSupporting
tools
Application
Application
Application
Application
ADVA
OLS
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Solution: disaggregation of
network devices
• Faster innovation cycles with
software features
• Avoiding vendor lock-in
with open interfaces
• Choosing from best
software supplier
• Leverage standardized
hardware for cost and scale
Automated control only works with flexible and adaptable network
@*#!! - hardware limitations compromise agility
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Combining virtual routing
and forwarding with
hosting of virtual network
functions such as virtual
firewalls, virtual SD-WAN
High-performance
forwarding and heavy
routing protocols on
standard switches
Leveraging web-scale data center switching and server technology
From closed appliances to open packet networking
Purpose-built,
vendor-specific
network device
Bare-metal
server
vSwitch and
VNF hosting
Bare-metal
switch
NFV
infrastructure
Connectivity
network
Network
operating
system
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Leveraging innovative power of open multi-vendor ecosystem
Disaggregating high-end routers
Speed
FPGA, ASIC
Merchant silicon
Bare-metal switch
from ODM
Players in router disaggregation
Flexibility
Cost
Purpose-build
device
Proprietary OS
IP and MPLS
routing protocols
High-end edge/core router
Network operating
system (NOS)
Applications, e.g.
routing protocols
Deep vertical integration
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TIP disaggregated cell-site gateway
Bare-metal switch
Ensemble Activator
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Ensemble Connector network operating
system for NFV
Ensemble Virtualization Director provides
zero touch provisioning
Ensemble Orchestrator for NFV service chain
with firewall and application server
ConnectGuardTM cloud for secure WAN
connectivity
Live demo overview:
MPLS SDN NFV World, Paris - ADVA Edge Cloud live demo
Cloud Data Center
Call home session
Secure management tunnel
Secure WAN traffic
Private secured
network
Secure WAN
connection
ADVA Munich B
Security
gateway
ADVA Munich A ADVA Raleigh
MANO
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AI algorithm as black box with hidden layers makes verification much more difficult
Deep learningTraining
Problem to solve
…
…
Deep learning
neural network
Observational data, knowledge base
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Capturing GNSS receiver
performance information
Creating dashboard with
real-time data
Alarm management
Analyzing numerically and
with deep learning
Predicating issues with
synchronization network
MethodProblem statement
GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System
Predictive maintenance: synchronization assurance
GNSS for precise timing
Partially obscured receivers
Risk for timing deficiencies
Solution
Real-time dashboard
AI-empowered prediction
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Deep learning versus numerical methods – the race is on!
AI-driven methods for optimizing network operation
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Open – disaggregated – standardized
Transforming networks into services platforms
FCAPS management, abstraction & network control
Ensemble
Virtualization
Director
Open NBI
Ensemble
Controller
Open NBI
Ensemble
Packet
Director
Ensemble
Optical
Director
Ensemble
Sync
Director
Ensemble management client
Ensemble
Orchestrator
NFV orchestration
Synchronization Optical
transport
Packet
network
Bare-metal
switch
Bare-metal
server
Ensemble
Connector
Ensemble
Activator
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• Making management
programmable and
open
• Complementing central
control with distributed
NOS
• AI-empowered
management for
efficiency and service
innovation
Creating value and mastering complexity - step by step
Summary
17. Thank you
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