Scaling the Network
in a Virtual World
Dr. Dave Welch
President, Co-Founder
April 29, 2015
A New Era is Upon Us
Hyper Scale
Every second: 2 Million Emails Sent
Every day: Google processes 3.5 billion searches
Virtualization
Half of all software deals SaaS, Third of all data in Cloud
Single Super POP functions (compute, storage, network)
being distributed to 5 - 10 Cloud Data Centers
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Source: Big Data News, Gartner, Infonetics; Jan 2015
Cloud Architecture Drives New Traffic Patterns
930x
Network
Traffic
1KB HTTP
Network
Data Centers
Distributed Compute Model
http://www.facebook.com
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The Network Must Become Simpler
Old Model
Scale
Virtualization
Firewall
SBC
B-RAS
MPLS PE
L3/2 Packet
Layer 1 OTN
Layer 0 WDM
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New Model
Layer C:
Cloud Services
Layer T:
Intelligent Transport
Simplified Layer C and Layer T Network Model
Applications → Data Centers
Virtual Services
VNF VNF
Layer C
VNF VNF
x86
Layer T enables Layer C
by providing:
x86
Routing/Transport
Scalable Packet-Optical
Transport
SDN
Flexible Granular Control
Routing Control
Intelligent Automation
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How To Build The Best Layer T?
Intelligent Automation
SDN Control
Abstracted, Open APIs
Transport SDN
Flexible Granular Control
Converged Packet-Optical
Across Layers
Lean Packet, Digital, Optical
Packet, OTN, & ROADM Switching
Scalable Optics as Foundation
Large Scale PICs
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Scaling Growth with Photonic Integration
Scalability of PICs: 5 x 100G
500G large scale
Photonic Integrated Circuit
Moore’s Law-like for
Optical
Essential for Scaling:
Photons Cannot Be
Virtualized
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Discrete Implementation
2.28 Tb/s Coherent Super-Channel Tx PIC
40 channels x 57 Gb/s
PM-QPSK Transmitter PIC
>1700 monolithically
integrated functions
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2.28 Tb/s in 1 THz-wide Super-Channel
PIC Enables Digital Convergence
Applications
Data Center
Layers of complexity
Convergence
IP/MPLS
Fibers
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More rack space
Reduces
space
More
power
Lowers
power
More cooling
Reduces fiber
count
Engineering
silos
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Thousands of fibers
•Personnel
Reducesper
heat
/ cooling
layer
•Maintenance
Lowers personnel
fees costs
•Operational
Increases complexity
reliability
OTN
Fibers
DWDM
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Converge Packet-OTN &
DWDM layers into one platform
Convergence Enables Full Network Automation
• Converged solution + intelligent software (GMPLS and MPLS)
• Fully automated multi-layer switching: optical, digital, and packet
• Enables SDN optimized networks across layers L0, L1, L2, L3
$$$, kW
Network Today
Intelligent Networking
Metro
IP/MPLS Core
Metro
Router
Digital
Switching
GMPLS
Control Plane
MPLS
Intelligent Transport Layer
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Optics
$, W
SDN-based Network Evolution
IT-centric
Tools
Multi-Layer Networking
Applications
Legacy
NM
Logically Centralized
SDN Control plane
IP Control plane
Data plane
Data plane
Optical Control plane
Data plane
Data plane
Independent Control Planes
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Isolated over-provisioned network layers
Disjoint network management
Distributed, un-coordinated intelligence
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Multi-Layer SDN Architecture
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Next-gen unified network control
Multi-layer orchestration & optimization
Network agility with DevOps model
Virtualization of the Optical Layer with OTS
DC replication App
Pacnet Enabled Network (PEN)
OSS/BSS
PEN SDN
Control Layer
Self Service
Portal
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Programmable
Web 2.0 APIs
End points
Bandwidth
Duration
Latency
Etc.
Customer
Console
APIs
Open Transport Switch
software (OTS)
Singapore
Data
Center
DTN-X Pan-Asia Network
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Customer
App
Key Benefits
Hong Kong
Data
Center
Tokyo
Data
Center
• Understands daily data
replication required
• Monitors spot pricing
• Determines optimal time
to initiate connection
• End user gets best pricing,
pays only for BW needed
• Pacnet optimal resource
utilization & sticky
customer service
Converged Vision for Networks
Software Defined Network Control in Cloud
SDN Orchestration of Converged Layer T
Aggregation
LH Core
LeanMetro
Packet
Forwarding Converged
into Transport
Metro Access
Metro Edge Metro CoreL3
L2
Metro
L1
Scalable
Optical Fabric
Packet Optical
L0
Cloud
Core/Cloud
as Foundation
Packet Optical
Photons cannot be virtualized:
Convergence requires a scalable optical layer
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Thank You