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Open Networking Fundamentals

Danny KriegerSr Network Sales Engineer BeLux

Open Networking –What & Why?

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IT evolution and Open NetworkingWhere we’ve come from & where we’re going

Platform 1

Mainframe computing

Platform 2

Server computing

Platform3

Cloud computing

Dumbterminal

Desktops & laptops

Tablets & smartphones

Dumb terminals Client computing Mobile computing

Open

Networking

Unix, x86 servers

Unix workstations, x86 desktops

Virtualization, automation

Mobile devices, mobile broadband

Proprietary

Networking

Workforce Transformation

Data Center Transformation

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Why Open Networking?

1. Fundamentally disruptive

technology – architectural and

GTM models

2. Restructures CAPEX, OPEX

spend and resets TCO models

3. Redefines R&D funding and

innovation models through

open source

Open Networking

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http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/analyst-relations-research-and-reports

We’re recognized for our vision and execution2016

Data Center Networking

2013

2014

2015

Open Networking

Closed Networking

Others

Dell EMC Open Networking Solutions

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Industry-leading Open Networking & SDN

Open EcosystemOpen SourceOpen Software

Open Architectures

• SONiC

• SAI

• Openswitch

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Open Networking innovation timeline

Apr – announced S3048-ON 1G switch, S4048-

ON 10G switch and Z9100-ON 100G switch

Jan – announced OS10Jan – announced Open Networking initiative with S4810-

ON 10G switch and Cumulus Networks

Jan – announced campus switches

N3132PX-ON and N2128PX-ON

2.5/5G POE+ switches

2015 2016 20172014

Apr – announced S6000-ON 40G switch

Aug – partnership with VMware

Dec – partnership with Midokura

Sep – announced S6100-ON 40/100G

switch

Apr – partnership with IP Infusion

Jun – partnership with Pluribus Networks

Apr – partnership with Big Switch Networks

Mar – announced OS10 Open Edition integration into OCP

Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC)

Apr – announced S4048T-ON 10GBaseT switch

and S6010-ON 10/40G switch

Oct – announced OS10 Open Edition integration

into Linux foundation OpenSwitch project

Dec – OS10 Enterprise Edition into Beta

Mar –announced joint submission with Microsoft of Switch

Abstraction Interface (SAI) to Open Compute Project (OCP)

May – announced N1100 1/10G

access switch

May – announced S5100 25/100GbE

& S4100 10/100GbE top-of-rack

switches

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Data Center Networking Architectural EvolutionFrom multilayer and physical to flatter and virtual

Modular Core Switch

Top-of-Rack/Blade IO switch vSwitch/Top-of-Rack/Blade IO & OS

Platform 1

Mainframe computing

Platform 2

Server computing

Platform3

Cloud computing

Spine switch & OS

NVO/SDN Controller

Server

Open

Networking

Proprietary

Networking

Unix, x86 servers Virtualization, automation

Dumb terminals Client computing Mobile computing

Unix workstations, x86 desktops Laptops, smartphones, Wi-Fi, 3G/4G

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Data Centers enablers of Digital Transformation

Mobile Apps

Web 2.0

Cloud Services

Big Data

Web

Wireless

Device Explosion

CONTENT ACCESSDATA CENTER

EXPLOSION

Multi-Cloud

Open Source

Virtualization

Containers/Microservices

SDN

NFV

Datacenter Network Must Enable Digital Transformation, Adapt to 3rd Platform

Source: IDC 2017

Dell EMC Open Networking Solutions: Dell EMC OS10

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OS10 is strategic for Platform 3Backward compatible to Platform 2

NVO/SDN ControllerLegacy Data Center Core

Open Networking leaf-spine architecture

EastWest

Platform 2 Platform3

North

South

40/100GbE spine

1/10GbE leaf

West

100GbE spine

10/25GbE leaf

Open Networking leaf-spine architecture

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OS10 unlocks R&D investment through open source

Open Networking Install Environment (ONIE)

Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI)

OCP

SONiC

Linux Foundation

OpenSwitch

OS10Open Edition

$0

OS10

Enterprise EditionLinux/Open

Source Apps - $0

3rd Party

Applications

Open NetworkingExample:Example:

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Workload/Server/VM density

Fab

ric s

cale

Enterprise scale

100’s of servers: Cost-effective

40/100GbE spine + in-rack/leaf switching

from 1GbE to 100GbE

Hyper scale

1000’s of servers: Massively scalable

Clos-based 40/100GbE spine-leaf + in-

rack switching from 1GbE to 100GbE

10’s of servers: Cost-effective

40/100GbE spine + in-rack/leaf switching

from 1GbE to 100GbE

SMB scale

Netting things out – We can do IT at any scale

Dell EMC Open Networking Solutions:

Partner Operating Systems

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Open Networking means radical economics

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Networking solutions with Cumulus Networks

&

Dell Hardware

EcosystemNetwork Applications and

Operations

Linux OSHardware Accelerated

IPv4/IPv6 Network Routing

and Switching

Open Network Install

Environment (ONIE)

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Big Switch Networks - Overview

Networking

Architecture

(Hyperscale

Inspired)

SDN Controller

Software

Open Networking

Hardware

Scale-out Fabric

Architecture

The Next-Generation Data Center Networking CompanyBig Switch

Networks

Big Cloud

FabricBig Monitoring

FabricProducts/

SolutionsPervasive

Visibility

DMZ

SecurityVMware SDDC(vSphere, NSX, vSAN)

OpenStack(NFV/Private Cloud)

Containers(Docker, Kub, Mesos, RH)

Cloud

Monitoring

Company

Mission

Next-Generation

DC switchingNext-Generation

DC security and monitoring

vSAN

Horizon

vCenter

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Fabric Solutions with Big Switch NetworksData Center Central Office

Small PoP

BIG CLOUD FABRIC

CONTROLLER

(NEBS compliant)

SERVICES & CONTROL RACK

BIG CLOUD

FABRIC

CONTROLLER

(VM form factor)

SERVICES & CONTROL RACK

10,000+

Virtual Network Functions

(VNFs)

BIG CLOUD

FABRIC

CONTROLLER

SERVICES &

CONTROL RACK

Architecture Benefits

• Simplified operations

• Flexible design and deployment

• Resilient and scale-out performance

• Integrated security and analytics

NFV-Cloud Architecture (Best-of-breed, Open, Vendor-Choice)

Open

Networking Switches

Big Cloud Fabric:

Next-gen DC Switching

Red Hat

OpenStack Platform

Proven Service Provider

Production Deployment

Deployed at:

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Monitoring/Tap fabrics with Big Switch Networks

UNTRUSTED

ZONE

NF

V

CENTRALIZED

OUT-OF-BAND

TOOL FARM

PERIMETER

FIREWALL

DMZ FIREWALL

DMZ Security

Service Chaining

TRUSTED ZONE

DATA CENTER

INTERNET DMZ

EXTRANET

(INLINE) (OUT-OF-BAND)

BIG MONCONTROLLERS

Visibility & Security

Monitoring Fabric

INLINE TOOL CHAINS

TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION / LOAD SHARING

BIG MON SERVICE NODES

Big Monitoring Fabric Benefits

• Pervasive visibility (physical, VM, container,*

and public cloud*)

• Reduced operational complexity (single

pane management, RESTful API)

• Inline tool chaining & dynamic cyber-defense

in DMZ

WEBPROXY

INTRUSION PREVENTION

ADV. THREAT PROTECTION

SSL DECRYPTION

NETWORK

PERF

MONITORING

APP PERF

MONITORING

SECURITY

TOOLS

VOIP

MONITORING

BCF CONTROLLERS

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Fabric solutions with Pluribus Networks

Use-cases

New fabric with simplified management and analytics

Dell EMC/Pluribus solution:

• Deploy Dell EMC Open Networking platforms plus

Pluribus Fabric software for detailed analytics/telemetry

Network expansion with a new fabric

Dell EMC/Pluribus solution:

• Insert Dell EMC Open Networking platforms plus

Pluribus Fabric software fabric, apply analytics tools

Pluribus Fabric benefits

• No external controller

• No boundaries (across POD, Data center)

• Interoperable with existing L2/L3 spine/leaf

• Fabric built-in flow, traffic, endpoint telemetry

• No Taps, no packet brokers, no agents on servers

Spine

Leaf

Open Networking Solutions

&

Fabric-wide

Telemetry

Fabric-wide

Single

CLI/API

Fabric-wide

Directory

VCF Center

ONVL Fabric

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Wide-area solutions with IP Infusion

Open Networking Solutions

&

Use-case: Data Center Interconnect using MPLS

Use-case: EVPN with VxLAN

Need: Virtual network for multiple geographically

dispersed data centers

Solution:

• VxLAN for virtual network

• EVPN control plane with MP-BGP

Need: Connecting multiple geographically dispersed data

centers

Solution:

• Interconnecting 2 data centers using VPWS

• Interconnecting multiple data centers using VPLS

Data Center

Interconnect L2/L3, Multicast,

Security, MPLS

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Scale out Multitenant Data Center Fabrics (EVPN)• Scale-out Network Virtualization with BGP EVPN VXLAN

• BGP EVPN - Controller-less switch based Ethernet VPN

technology for scale out data center fabrics

• Leverage traditional layer 3 underlay

• BGP control plane for VXLAN overlays

• Inter-tenant Routing (VRFs) and Multi-homing (VLT)

• Benefits

• Open and standards based fabric technology

• Scalable multitenancy

• VM Mobility in the overlay

• Use Cases

• Intra Data Center Network Overlays

• Data Center Interconnects (DCI)

BGP Control Plane

VXLAN Data Plane

IP Underlay

EVPN


VMWare

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Micro-segmentation

Secure the infrastructure, Tenants and Apps

* Any OS

IT-Automation

Reduce provisioning time

* Use BigSwitch or Cumulus

Cross-VC and DR

Reduce recovery time

* Add BigSwitch, Cumulus, or Pluribus

NSX Use Cases for Open Networking Solutions

Secure infrastructure

at 1/3 the costReduce RTO by 80%

Security Automating IT Processes Application Continuity

Urgent Transformational Strategic

Theme

Secure infrastructure

at 1/3 the cost

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NVO solutions with VMware NSX

Dell + VMware

• Best in class physical underlay with Dell EMC’s 10-100GbE Open Networking switching portfolio, delivering non-blocking, active/active forwarding and line rate Layer 2 gateways for effective bridging to NSX virtual overlay

• Strong analytics, automated provisioning, programmability, and Layer 2 gateway support for NSX virtual overlay

• Micro-segmentation and granular securitydelivered to the individual workload

• Reduced network provisioning time from days to seconds through automation

• Workload mobility independent of physical network topology within and across data centers

&

Spine

Leaf

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VMware vSphere, NSX, and vSAN

• Auto Host Detection & LAG Formation

• Auto L2 Network Creation & VM Learning

• Network policy migration for vMotion/DRS

• Gateway Optimization

Fabric Automation for vSphere

SWITCH LIGHT OS SWITCH LIGHT OS SWITCH LIGHT OS

SWITCH LIGHT OS SWITCH LIGHT OS

L2 + L3 CLOS FABRIC

MANAGED BY SDN CONTROLLER

BIG SWITCH

vCenter

Extension

• Auto Host Detection & LAG Formation

• Auto VSAN Network Creation for VMkernel communication

• Simplified L2 or L3 multicast deployment

Fabric Automation for VSAN

• NSX Analytics for network admin

• VTEP-to-VTEP, VM-VM, VM-host fabric trace

NSX Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Fabric as a single HW VTEP

• VNI-VLAN binding

HW VTEP (Tech Preview)

NSX

Controller

vCenter

Central Managed & Orchestrated DC


Support

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3rd Party Collaborative Assistance A feature of ProSupport

Issue

identified

Fault

Occurs

Customer

contacts

Dell

Dell finds

3rd party

interop

issue

Dell opens

case for

customer

Dell monitors

and manages

engagement

Dell and/or

vendor

provide

resolution

Phone or

TechDirect

Customer shows

active Support

Agreement with

3rd party vendor

Status updates

and escalation

management

Collaborative

Assistance for

true multi-vendor

support

Collaborative Assistance experience: Dell and 3rd party work together toward resolution

Dell will

collaboratively

troubleshoot

issue

› Available with ProSupport and ProSupport Plus

› Requires customer to have active Support Agreement with 3rd party vendor

› Resources: Dell Collaborative Assistance list; Dell Comprehensive Software Support list

http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/shared-content~services~en/Documents~prosupport-collaborative-software-assistance-list-enterprise-and-end-user.pdf

http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/shared-content~services~en/Documents~ProSupport-Comprehensive-Software-Support-List-Enterprise-and-End-User.pdf

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Summary – We continue to execute on our vision

1. We have set the Networking industry

on a new path and trajectory

First to disaggregate hardware &

software

First to disaggregate software & enlist

open source community

2. We are executing and delivering in

volume to customers globally

Blade switching, 10G, 100G

3. We provide the most flexible and

capable switching solutions of

ANYONE in the industry

Unlocking maximum innovation in

silicon and software

Open

Networking

Learn more: dell.com/networking

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