See how open vCPE can be achieved in the real world and in action, while integrating other VNFs into the service chain, while easily instantiating and managing on any cloud, leveraging open orchestration design concepts. More and more vendors are looking to not only easily onboard their VNFs to the cloud, but also build a stack that is versatile and not locked into one cloud provider or vendor. Join this webinar and learn how Datavision and Cloudify are helping deliver this end-to-end solution across the globe
3. Agenda
• Challenges with current SDx & NFV Landscape
• A New Vision for SDx
• VNF Management in a Multi-Cloud Reality
• A Real World Use Case
• Demo
5. The Chaos: Too Many Technologies
Networking
Standards
Networking
Services
Applications
Infrastructure
6. A New Vision for SDx
Simplify the networking world by introducing
software-defined abstraction
Monolithic Systems
OLD
Disaggregation Enables
INNOVATION
*HARD TO CONSUME
8. Datavision’s Mission: Simplify Consumption….
...And enable our clients to realize the CapEx and OpEx savings from automation
● Simplify realization of software driven networks through the introduction of
software-defined abstraction
How?
● Through a standards- and models-based approach
● MEF, TMF standards
● API-centric approach - MEFLSO model for interconnection among BSS/OSS
components and integration points
● Modeling: TOSCA,YANG
● Service Abstractions/Blueprints
9. Datavision’s Mission: Simplify Consumption….
● Through a Models- and standards-based approach, specific services are
blueprinted and ”abstracted” away from the actual physical network
elements.
● Additionally, this approach helps facilitate the instantiation of Virtual
Network Functions (VNF’s) that can be onboarded to x86 platforms on a
client-by-client basis, forming a completely customized service chain – in
minutes versus weeks. With fewer errors
● End-clients can select from a vetted, tested catalog of VNF’s to be
onboarded to their “universal” CPE devices and operators can reduce
time to revenue with the velocity in which this takes place.
10. Intent-Based Networking - How it Works
Automating the deployment, configuration and remediation of application and network services
● Intent based (Focus on What not How)
● Model/Service Driven Multi Cloud
● Model/Service Driven Automation
● Model/Service Driven Governance
● Model/Service Driven Networking
● Federated Model
● Open Source , Standard
● Automation / Orchestration First
11. Model Driven Automation
Full Life Cycle Application Modeling and Automation
Domain Model
Embedded
Workflow
Plugins
TOSCA Blueprint
13. Abstract Configuration Models
Device-Level Configuration
Configuration Pusher
Gartner:
“the next big thing on
the networking
horizon promises to
be …. wait for it …
Intent-based
Networking.”
Configuration Intent
Config Model Topology Model
Standard
Models
Config
Generation
Authoritative
Config Store
NETCONF, RESTCONF, JSON-RPC...
Intent Based Networking
Operators
Vendor-neutral configuration
models
Generated configuration
instances
Declarative API
Applications
NB APIs
Network OS
SB Protocols
SDx Stack
14. “Basically we want NFV to
move from snowflakes to
being more like Legos. We
don’t need those VNFs to
look like snowflakes.”
Mazin Gilbert, Vice President of
Advanced Technology and Systems
at AT&T Labs
Abstract Configuration Models
Device-Level Configuration
Config Plugin
Config + Topology Model
Pluggable Config Modeling &
Data Store
The Secret Sauce: Cloudify
Configuration Intent
Vendor-neutral configuration
models
Generated configuration
instances
Declarative API
Operators
Applications
NB APIs
Network OS
SB Protocols
SDx Stack
NETCONF, RESTCONF, JSON-RPC...
End to End
Service
Orchestration
21. Benefits of TOSCA based security orchestration
● converts VNF from technology to service
● facilitates complex service modeling
● introduces reusable components
● enables services chaining
22. Sample VNF Solution
1. TOSCA-based FortiGate VNFD
2. Fortigate VNFD imported to Cloudify Manager
3. Cloudify Manager instatiates VNFS on OpenStack
4. FortiGate VNF is up with baseline configuration
5. FortiGate accessed with UI for management
25. Why Go with an Open vCPE Framework ?
• Enabler of SDx Transformation and Innovation
• Service Agility
• Future proof
• Adopt New Technologies
• Focus on Business Objectives
• Build and grow core competitive business
• FAST Time to value
• Reduce OPEX & CAPEX and increase revenues
• Service Centric Design
• Fully customizable framework
• Focus on your users and your market
• You own the User Experience
26. Useful Links
• Datavision Website: http://datavision-
inc.com/
• Get Started with a Cloudify NFV Lab:
https://cloudify.co/NFV/vnf-
management
• White Paper: Why 70% of NFV & Digital
Transformations Fail
• TOSCA 101 Primer:
https://cloudify.co/tosca/