Software Defined …Everything:Perspectives from Operators & Technology Vendors
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SDN: Software Defined Networking SDN Definition
The physical separation of the network
control plane from the forwarding plane,
and where the control plane controls
several devices
Characteristics
• Separates the network’s control (brains)
and forwarding (muscle) planes
• Provides a centralized view of the overall
network
• Utilizes programmatic application
interfaces (APIs)
• Enables efficient orchestration and
automation of network services
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NFV: Network Function Virtualization
NFV Definition
”Leverages standard IT virtualization technology to
consolidate many network equipment types to
reduce cost and improve flexibility, operability and
maintainability”
Characteristics
• Vendor agnostic
• Common hardware design
• Flexible service creation
• Multi-tenancy
• Self-provisioning & orchestration
• Flexible architecture
• Fast time to market
• Resource pooling (compute, store, network)
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Market Demand: Enterprise NFV DC, NSP SDNFV & SD-WAN Spending Growth
$1.7 $2.0 $2.4 $2.9 $3.5 $4.2 $2.0
$2.5 $3.1
$3.9 $5.0
$6.3 $8.8
$8.8 $8.7
$8.5
$8.0
$7.3 $12.4
$13.3 $14.2
$15.3 $16.5
$17.8
$0.0
$5.0
$10.0
$15.0
$20.0
$25.0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Enterprise Edge DC Networking by Type(2017-2022)
Legacy(Physical HW) -Future NFVOppty
Other VNFs
vRouter
Physical
Network HW
-4%
CAGR
20%
26%
29% 34% 39% 45% 51% 59%NFV Spend as % of
Market Size
Sources: Cisco, Gartner, IDC, VMWare, CMA Research and Analysis
Sources: TBR Data, 2017
Sources: Gartner, 11/16
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• The five-year hardware, software &
support costs of SD-WAN are 40% to 80%
less than traditional routers.
• Organizations have cited they spend 50%
to 90% less time configuring branch
equipment versus traditional routers.
• Misconfiguration of the WAN is the
leading cause of network outages.
Gartner 4/2017
vCPE is 47% less expensive per site:
• 42% COTs HW
• 79% OPEX efficiency
• 61% reduction in T2R
Analysys Mason, 2015
Why SDN / NFV?
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