open source: opening up the telecom world for new opportunities and challenges
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Your panelists for today’s webinar:• Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief, RCR Wireless News• Dana Cooperson, Research Director, Analysys
Mason• John Isch, Network and Voice Center of Excellence,
Orange Business Services• Suzanne Kelliher, Product Line Manager, Radisys• Bryan Hill, VP of Engineering, Sonus
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What is open source?• Most often linked to a model in which source
code for an application or architecture is available to others to alter or help in developing.
• Term coined in the late 1990s, with the Open Source Initiative noting the label was created at a “strategy session” surrounding the Netscape web browser held on Feb. 3, 1998, in Palo Alto, California.
What is open source?• By early 2000, open source received a boost
from the formation of the Open Source Development Labs, which focused on the deployment of the Linux platform for enterprise computing.
• The OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group in 2007 to form the Linux Foundation.
Open source in telecom• The traditional telecommunications space has a history
of using hardware and software systems that are proprietary to a specific vendor, though are in some cases geared towards using similar technology standards – such as GSM, TDMA and CDMA – making sure telecom operators can deploy solutions from different vendors and have them work across their network.
• This approach to using multiple vendors allowed telecom operators to an extent to open source some of their network operations, though not to the degree typically connected with open source software.
Open source in telecom• The telecom space has more recently begun to
take a more computing view of the open source space, highlighted by growing operator and vendors moves towards deployment plans using cloud, NFV and SDN technologies.
• This is being helped by a rapidly maturing ecosystem surrounding telecom-focused open source platforms.
Open source in telecom• Operators are also on board with the new wave
of vendors the open source world is bringing to the market. ▫ AT&T Domain 2.0
• This ability to reach outside the traditional vendor model was echoed by a number of operators, who cited a chance to bring new players and better platforms into their operations.
Growing support for open source• One key challenge for growing the support of
open source into the telecommunications space is through various organizations that are looking to either bolster the use of open source or build platforms based on open source specifications.
• These efforts are seen as beneficial to operators and vendors looking to take advantage of open source platforms.
Growing support for open source• ETSI’s recent Open Source MANO initiative
launched its OSM Release One stack. • Work has also flourished under The Linux
Foundation umbrella with highly touted work through OPNFV and OpenDaylight.
• In general, telecom operators seem to welcome the help from open source organizations, noting their ability to provide a level of stability assurance for platforms.
Open source challenges• Operators have for years denounced the dreaded
vendor lock scenario that has shackled them to a dwindling equipment vendor community.
• But, those vendors are exceedingly familiar with the needs of telecommunication operators and have built a level of trust with the network operations folks in terms of comfort with equipment deployments.
Open source challenges• The new world of open source and software is
bringing with it the web-based mindset of “fast fail,” which is similar to the application model where software can just be updated after it’s released.
• That might be a good model for “Angry Birds,” but is a different story for operators dealing with specific and expensive service level agreements.
Vendor challenges• The move towards open source has had a
somewhat divisive impact on the vendor community, with established telecom suppliers now having to share the attention – and budgets – of operators with new entrants.
• One of the most cited challenges for established vendors is the obliteration of past business models that has come with the move towards open source platforms.
Vendor challenges• Established vendors are taking on the challenge,
with all of the big names having joined various open source industry groups and implemented open source platforms to some extent into their operations.
• Established vendors can also take some solace in the history they have with telecommunication operators.
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#AMTMTOpen source:virtualization platforms, standards,
deployments
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Interaction of players in the virtualisation value chain
Interoperable hardware/software solutions are key to achieving the benefits of virtualisation and automation. Observations:
• Communities are proliferating, mutating, merging.
• Software could start out one thing (ECOMP) and mutate into something else (OpenECOMP).
• “Down the stack” (VIM, OpenStack) and cross-industry (OCP, OpenStack) a bit easier to do than ‘up the stack’ (ECOMP, OSM, Open-O).
• Few CSPs can afford major contributions to open source communities.
Open source communities are one piece of the interoperability and deployment value chain
Standards OrgsIETF, MEF, ETSI, 3GPP, TM
Forum, IETF, OIF
Open source communities (OpenStack, ONF, ODL, ONOS, OPNFV, OPEN-O, OSM, OCP, OpenECOMP, etc.)
Vendor solutions
Vendor ecosystems
CSPsIndustry consortia/
MSAsOpen ROADM, T-API
Deploym
ents
Interoperability
Solutions
CSP Labs
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Vendor solutions
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Solutions based on OpenStack and Linux (for example) will combine with solutions from current and future ecosystems to create de facto standards
To make open source a success in telecom:
• Vendors (especially NEPs) must change the way they make money, how they add value
• “Forked” versions of open source should be minimized
• CSPs must change the way they operate
Open source + ecosystems should enable interoperability through de facto standards and help avoid vendor lock-in
Sustainable business model, network effects
Pre-packaged, model-based, off
the shelf
Future ecosystem
Pre-integration in labs
pre-built adaptors
Per-project integration,
customisation, adaptors
Current ecosystem
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De facto standards
Open source (e.g. Linux, OpenStack)
Work by open source community Upstream
Distribution
or
fork
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AT&T’s ECOMP architecture is an influential blueprint for next generation operations, but what about OPEN-O and OSM?
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Research from Analysys MasonClients across the breadth of telecoms, media and technology sectors rely on our research and analysis to inform business-critical decisions.
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Analysys Mason has carried out more than 20 NFV/SDN-related consulting engagements over the past 2 years
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1 For more information, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU3gY843MU; 2 For more information, see Analysys Mason’s White Papers at http://www.analysysmason.com/White-Papers/
Selected NFV/SDN consulting engagements
Nokia’s Telco Cloud Index1
assesses the maturity of an operator’s telco cloud
strategy (NFV/SDN)
vCPE: global spending on related professional
services
IT architecture review, virtualisation blueprint and TCO assessment for a large
group operator
Impact of NFV/SDN on network design and
planning Strategic advisory
1
Thought leadership white
paper2
2
vCPE services business case: potentially billions of dollars payback for
fixed CSPs
The impact of telco cloud transformation and
hybrid network managements on CSPs’
operations
Next-generation OSS is critical to delivering service agility in new virtualised networks
Customised forecasts
3 Software-controlled networking: spending on NFV/SDN in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Software-controlled networking: global
spending on NFV/SDN per product segment
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Contact details
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About Orange
€40,2B($ 43.9B) in 2015 group revenue
256Mcustomers
154,000 employees445,000kmof underwater cable
3,000+multinational customers
21,000+employees dedicatedserving enterprises
€6.4 bn($7.0 bn)Orange Business Services revenue 2015
2 million+professional, SME and business customers in France
A domestic telecomoperator in 29 countries
Largest seamless network for voice/data in the world, covering 220 countries and territories
John IschDirector of Network and Voice Practice
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SDN/NFV Architecture
Network controllerVirtual
infrastructuremanager
VNF VNF VNF VNF
BSS (+ some OSS functions)
NFV orchestratorservice & resource orchestration VNF manager
dNFV CPE (under study)
Service subscription, creation and delivery
VNF configurator
Hypervisor KVM
RoutersX.86
servers
Virtual Infrastructure Management (VIM)
SDN engine
Programmable network
Operational support system
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Orchestrate our customers’ needWith open and flexible SDN/NFV WAN strategy
Best-of-breed, multivendor virtualized services on-demand
SDNorchestrator
Orange networkoverlay
Orange NFV PoPs: Consistent and quick application of global policies to every end-point
Zero touch next gen CPEs: Faster execution at the network edge
OrderActivate
ConfigureMonitor
Global centralized control for better resource and service
management across PoPs and CPEs (virtualized and legacy)
Customers’self-service portal
SDN/NFV
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Benefits of Open Source for our customers
Allows for “best of breed” functions
Open source platforms allow for more flexibility in network functions
Simplification of control over disparate virtualized functions
Greater flexibility in overall network design (PoP and site based deployments)
Testing and integration at the carrier rather than enterprise
Consistent billing options
RCR Wireless Radisys Introduction Suzanne KelliherDCEngine Product Line Manager
Radisys Credentials
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25+ Years
Telecom SoftwareExperts
a new operator centric company essential for the
Agile, DevOps world.
+ =Telecom Hardware Experts
25+ Years
Carrier Scalehardware design expertise
Telecom and Datacom software expertise Open source hardware - no “closed systems” hidden agenda like Dell and HP
World class supply chain management End to end network protocol expertise Nimble, vendor agnostic systems integration
Deep and rich 3rd party hardware ecosystem
Agile/DevOps centric mindset First mover advantage in open source telecomOCP, ONOS, CORD, …
Operational excellence and nimbleness Open source tool chains and software for system automation
telco datacenter transformation experts With deep open source software competency
Trusted and Proven Hardware Partner
Open Software and Integration Expertise
The Best Choice for Open TelecomSolutions in the DevOps Era+ =
Radisys DCEngine: DevOps Ready / Rapid Deployment Clusters
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+ =TelecomOCP Rack
Radisys Professional Services and
Software Tools
Commercial & Open Source
Software
RadisysDCEngine+
Test Automation
Deploy &Upgrade
Rack Management
Scripting Tools
Inventory & Lifecycle Mgmt
Radisys Management & Automation Tools
PatchAutomation
For example, …
And others available uponrequest.
How Fast You Roll Out With Radisys ?
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in Days
If we pre-load and test software …
Even less time.
Multiple Sites in Parallel
Means Fast TTR
Unprecedented Turn Up Speed for Data Centers: 30 Rack Integration ~ 1 week
Day 1• Commissioning
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Day 4• Software
Validation• Network access• Cluster Ready
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Modular Sled ArchitectureUp to 152 Xeon Processors Up to 3.0 PB Storage
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Has What Matters
Security
Intelligence
Scale
in the Cloud
Reliability
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Importance of OpenStack distribution content, timing and on-going support
Meeting Tier 1 customer expectations with OpenStack features
Adoption of microservices architecture to deliver scale and technology choices
Open Source Role in Cloud RTC
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Packet Processing
Signaling
Transcoding
CPU CPU SonusPlatforms
SonusPlatforms
RFC 4117 MRF
3rd PartyPlatform
Network Based
SDNControl
Independent Scaling
GPU
Microservices Architecture
Technology Choices
Panel discussion
Questions?• Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief, RCR Wireless
News• Dana Cooperson, Research Director, Analysys
Mason• John Isch, Network and Voice Center of
Excellence, Orange Business Services• Suzanne Kelliher, Product Line Manager,
Radisys• Bryan Hill, VP of Engineering, Sonus
RCR Wireless News Feature ReportOpen Source: Opening up the telecom world to new opportunities and challenges
Available via RCRWireless.com