Mirko Voltolini, VP Technology, Architecture and Asset Management at Colt Technology Services - presentation from Layer 123 SDN World Congress 2015.

1. Colt Novitas
Transforming the business and network services we deliver
Mirko Voltolini
VP Technology, Architecture and Asset Management
19 October 2015

2. Agenda
A new Era in Networking: SDN & NFV 2
1 About Colt
2 Colt Network evolution, SDN & NFV journey
3 Colt Novitas - a continuation of our next generation network strategy
4 What it means for our customers – DCNet-aaS and beyond
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3. Colt Network Map
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4. Colt Network Evolution,
SDN and NFV
The journey so far

5. Colt Network Strategy (as defined in 2009)
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Integrated IP
/ Optical Core
Modular
Ethernet
Optical
Core
IP / MPLS
CoreIP Edge
/ Aggreg
Ethernet
Edge / Aggreg
IP
CPE Ethernet
CPE
Optical Layer
Ethernet Layer
IP Layer
Integrated Eth/IP Layer
Ethernet
Core
Network Architecture (2009) Target Network Architecture (2013+)
Intelligent
Service
Edge
End-user / DC compute End-user / DC compute
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6. Colt Network Today
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Optical Layer
Ethernet Layer
Integrated Eth/IP Layer
D-NFV / vCPE
Integrated Packet
Optical Core
Modular
Ethernet
Network Architecture in 2015
“Less Intelligent”
Service Edge
End-user / DC compute
Gen 4 DC
SDN
Controllers
NFV
Controllers
NFVI
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7. SDN and NFV are transforming networks
The virtualisation of IT has transformed the consumption of compute and storage
and is extending to the network, within and beyond the data centre.
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From
Traditional networking
To
Virtualised networking
− Infrastructure driven
− Static
− Function-specific features
− Vendor-controlled releases
− Software driven
− Dynamic
− Policy-based applications and services
− Open platform with rapid release cycles
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8. Colt Novitas
A continuation of our next
generation network strategy

9. Colt Novitas vision
Novitas vision is to enable network services to be used, provisioned, and orchestrated in
real time, on-demand as is typical of cloud services in data centers, either through a portal or
a set of APIs that enable further automation, and integrated with 3rd party networks.
Additionally, these network services will increasingly become cloud-centric workloads, being
deployed on a set of common infrastructure.
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This transformation will not only reduce costs, vendor dependencies and time to market, but
will also increase the rate of innovation by making the network a platform on which to deliver
future services based on software in an agile manner.
3rd party Networks
Colt customer portal
3rd party portal
API’s
NFV
Infrastructure
Customer sites Customer sites
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10. How do we aim to achieve it?
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SDN and NFV
Orchestration
(NaaS)
Data Centre
Infrastructure
Introduction of NFV and SDN WAN
orchestration capability with
virtualised functions to deliver a
NaaS proposition
Introduction of Data Centre
infrastructure to support SDN and
NFV orchestration (computing,
storage and white box switching)
Key Building Blocks
Network
Choreography
- Delivery of an “Orchestrator of
Orchestrators” to coordinate the
technology domain orchestrators
- Delivery of customer service
portal and APIs
Service
Core/
Edge
Modular
Ethernet
Access
Packet
Optical
Core
End-user compute
SDN & NFV
Orchestration
Target Network Architecture
NFV
Infra
Optical Layer
Ethernet Layer
Integrated Eth/IP Layer
SDN/NFV Overlay
DC
Fabric
Colt compute
Choreography
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11. Colt Novitas in one picture
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Packet
Optical
Core
Modular
Ethernet
Access
IP Service
Edge
3rd Party Network
Infrastructure
Service choreography
Colt portal 3rd party interfacesCustomer portal
Open APIs
Datacentre
Fabric
SofwareDefinedNetowrking
NetworkFunction
VVirtualization
Network
domain
orchestrator
Network
domain
orchestrator
Legacy
management
system
Datacentre
domain
orchestrator
Virtualized
NetworkFunctions
orchestrator
Infrastructure
Cloud
Open network based APIs
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12. Colt Novitas is a major change programme
The transformation impacts all areas of the business and require:
• New operating models
• New commercial models and go-to-market
• Long term product and technology alignment
• Investments in new skills, platforms and technologies
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FutureToday
Hardware centric and very
technology driven
vendor-linked product
developments
Mainly manual processes
for service delivery, little
automation
Silo’d operations with a
mixture of static resource
management and limited
service management
Software centric, mixed
platforms (commodity &
vendor based), on-demand
commercial models
Continuous deployment of
new network functions &
automated delivery
Integrated, dynamic
operations with a focus on
customer self service and
management
Technology /
Product Stack
Service Delivery
Service
Assurance
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13. Expected benefits
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Elastic
Bandwidth
Deliver programmable elastic links with
variable bandwidth.
Elastic
Topology
Deliver programmable flexible topologies
based on overlay and underlay networks.
Elastic
Service
Deliver virtualised off-net and on-net L2 and
L3 edge services on top of basic connectivity.
This will change the nature of today’s network:
Self-
provision
Near real-
time
Interworking
with other
providers
Available
through portal
and APIs
Supports
value added
services
Provides
performance
analytics
And will deliver important benefits:
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14. Novitas roadmap – DCNetaaS
Phase 1 – October 2015
The first phase of Novitas include the release of DCNet as a Service, which provides
customers with flexible, on-demand Ethernet services (on-net) across pre-wired data centres.
With DCNet as a Service, customers will be able to…
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3. Modify in real time the
connection bandwidth
1. Reserve / release ports in
a selection of DC locations
2. Create / delete a connection
between user-reserved ports
Available as a component-based offering rather than a pre-determined solution, customers
can build any network topology in near real-time by reserving ports and creating connections.
It will initially support Point to Point services in over 50 locations and will continuously expand
to more locations and service configurations.
Offered on a PAYG model, connections have a recurring charge based on the bandwidth
consumed, rated per hour.
London Paris
Colt
Ethernet
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15. Novitas 1.0
DCNetaaS
Customer
Welcome to Colt Novitas
London
Paris
Frankfurt
SDN Enabled
Network Layer
• Select A-End DC/port (LON)
• Select B-End DC/port (FRA)
• Select required bandwidth (1Gbps)
• Submit order request
• Circuit provisioned immediately via M-MSP
SDN Layer
A-End B-End
1Gbps
DCNet
Self-Service Portal
Modular
MSP
Data Centres
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API

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Novitas Portal - Dashboard
By adding multiple ports and connections you can build and flex your own network

17. Novitas roadmap
Phase 2 and beyond…
Future phases focus on extending the reach of Ethernet services, supporting IP services and
deploying software based network functions.
This includes releases of LANLink as a Service and Dedicated Cloud Access as a Service,
which extend the reach of the Novitas platform to any customer MSP-connected site, enabling
customers to create private connections across their various company sites, the available
Cloud service providers, as well as the Data Centres and carrier hotels included in the DCNet
as a Service offering.
Future phases will also include the automation of IP services such as a Hybrid VPN service
with smart load balancing and NFV enabled services such as vCPE, Web security and
Intrusion detection.
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Colt customer portal
API’s
NFV
Infrastructure
Customer sites
Datacentres and
Carrier hotels
Cloud service providers
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18. Call for action to the industry
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We need to define common APIs to build an
automated inter-carrier service orchestration

19. Thank you
For your time
mirko.voltolini@colt.net
@mvoltoli
http://www.comsoc.org/commag/cfp/sdn-use-cases-service-provider-networks