1. OpenSDN:TheVendor Neutral
Approach toOptimizing Your Network
27 - 28 September, 2016
Cary Hayward
chayward@sonusnet.com

2. 2
 A SDN platform provides…
 Flexible > PWE or VLAN overlay to be
transparent to MPLS
 Open > Rich set of REST APIs for NFV and 3rd
party integration with existing environments
 Access security > all flows are whitelisted
by default
 Scalable & Reliable > support for 1000s
of concurrent flows built on high-performance,
high-availability and high-density merchant
hardware
 Value > 10th of the CAPEX cost of legacy
routers and switches
SDN…betterthanslicedbread?

3. SDN-readyHardware

4. 4
 The large web scale companies like Facebook, Amazon
and Google love them
 The traditional networking vendors consider them a
threat
 White boxes have become significant with SDN,
thanks to their “Open Platform” concept
 White box switches give far more flexibility as the user
is not dependent on proprietary hardware, which has
slow development and innovation
 Cheaper than their proprietary counterparts as the
ODMs can manufacture them in mass scale
 A White Box switch can support traditional L2/L3
networking protocols with HA capabilities and scale all
with a agile development process
ProprietaryVersustheWhiteBoxSwitch
Proprietary
Switch
• Primarily proprietary
apps for provisioning
& operation
• Limited API library
• Closed
• Examples: Cisco IOS,
Juniper JUNOS
• Custom designed by
vendor for itself only
• Slow innovation
• Proprietary silicon,
power supplies
• One-off
homologation
White Box
Switch
• SDN Apps or traditional
protocols
• Network Function
Virtualization (NFV)
headroom
• Any OS
• Examples: Pica8 PicOS,
Cumulous Linux, etc.
• Inexpensive high
volume platform
• ODMs sell to other
vendors. Examples:
Accton, Quanta, Delta
• Merchant silicon/ASIC
• Fierce competition
• Examples: Broadcom,
Intel, Cavium
Applications
Operating
System and
Drivers
Hardware
Platform
Silicon

5. 5
 Wide range of choices and price points …. 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, 100GE, DWDM fiber and copper SFPs supported
Who’sWhoofMerchantHardwareorWhiteBoxSwitches
Whitebox
Britebox

6. Investigating SDN software ismorethanagame

7. 7
 Does it solve my problems?
 Does the feature set meet the needs of my
unique use case(s)?
 Does the feature set support a more flexible
and flatter network?
 Does the feature set enable whitebox switch
based architectures?
 Does the feature set enable QoS to support
SLAs, BWoD, BW throttling, etc?
 Does the feature set integrate seamlessly
with my existing network?
SDNSoftwareKeyTenantsandSuggestedAsk’s

8. 8
SoftwaretoSolveProblems: SD-WANSegmentLandscape 20161
MLO
$458.4
M
DE
VPN
$458.4
M
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CDI
$916.8M
VPI
$611.2MBWoD
$611.2M
UC
Opt
M2M
NAC
Brch
NAC
Cross-Domain Interconnect is the ability to provide
direct connections across suppliers or partners (AWS,
SFDC, dealer network, etc.)
Multi-Layer Optimization is the ability to Intelligently route
traffic over the appropriate layer of the stack, bypassing L3
Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting is the ability to enable
high scale/performance/availability pipe connecting applications across DC
Network Function as a Service is the ability to provide existing
network functions (vRouters, or virtual L4-7 functions) on demand
BWoD is the ability for end users to turn up BW on
their network links as and when needed
M2M NAC is the ability to control network access for
remote sensors (e.g. oil and gas) or physical machines
like ATMs
Branch NAC is the ability to control access as well as service quality for
remote users in disparate locations for employees, contractors and visitors
Flow Optimization is the ability to control network infrastructure in the data center
to ensure that critical business applications will continue to run with low latency
Dynamic Enterprise VPN is the ability to create
secure connections between multiple enterprise
locations
UC Optimization is the ability to enables high-quality IP-based Voice /
Video communication services across networks
NFaaS
$566.7M
$111.1M$141.7M
$141.7M
$141.7M
TAM 2016: Sources are Infonetics and SXCentral, 20151
$M

9. 9
 Does it solve my problems?
 Does the feature set meet the needs of my
unique use case(s)?
 Does the feature set support a more flexible
and flatter network?
 Does the feature set enable whitebox switch
based architectures?
 Does the feature set enable QoS to support
SLAs, BWoD, BW throttling, etc?
 Does the feature set integrate seamlessly
with my existing network?
SDNSoftwareKeyTenantsandSuggestedAsk’s

10. Thankyou
Cary Hayward
chayward@sonusnet.com
+1 (408) 332-7895