SDN/NFV Use case in Operators’ networks: vCPE

HANOI - 2017

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Table of contents

Top NFV/SDN Use Case in Operators’ Networks: vCPE

SDN/NFV Trends

vCPE Cases’ analysis◦Distributed vCPE

◦vCPE on Aggregation Switch or PE

◦Centralized vCPE

Conclusion

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NetManias – SDN.NFV.Strategies and Progresses in Network Operatorshttp://www.netmanias.com/en/

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1. SDN/NFV Use Case

Network operators selectedvCPE, vEPC, SGi-LAN ServiceChaining, and vRAN as the mosteffective solutions in applyingSDN/NFV to the networks

SDxCentral: https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/analysis/sgigi-lan-efficiency/2016/06/

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1. SDN/NFV Use Case

Up to 50% reduction inTCO over 5 years

Single Virtual NetworkSolution

Simplified ManagementSource: ACG Research – Business case forSDN/NFV Programmable Network

SOURCE: Verizon, Leveraging NFV for Profitable Managed Services: SD-WAN, Security & vCPE 2016.045

1. SDN/NFV Use Case – Price ComparisonPricing based on 1,000 customers

Dedicated H/W appliances

Using SDN/NFV Solutions

$6600 $3718 + ($745,000/1000) = $4463

6SOURCE: ADVA, Total Cost of Ownership Calculator, FSP 150vSE (X.86 server case, 2016)

2. SDN/NFV Applications' trend to Operators’ Networks

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Ultimate purposes of technological evolution:

(1) Save money: less spending in deployment and operation;

(2) Make money: discover new revenue stream (VNFaaS)

3. vCPE Cases’ Analysis

◦Distributed vCPE

◦ vCPE on Aggregation Switch or PE

◦ Centralized vCPE

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Enterprise vCPE

Issues: Where in theoperators’ networkshould the virtualCPE go?

• Distributed vCPE• vCPE on Aggregation

Switch or PE• Centralized vCPE

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Distributed vC

PE

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Distributed vC

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vCPE o

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utervCPE on Aggr. SW or PE – Vendors

vCPE

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vCPE o

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Centralized vC

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Centralized vC

PE

• CPE at customer premises are virtualized (vCPE) and added onto NFVI at edge PoP• Customer’s LAN is expanded to the operator’s edge PoP

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Centralized vC

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Why SDN?

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Centralized vC

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Why SDN?

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Centralized vC

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Centralized vC

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Centralized vC

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Centralized

vCPE

Enterprise Centralized vCPE – Operators

Conclusion

Top NFV/SDN Use Case in Operators’ Networks: vCPE

vCPE is implementing with many strategies◦Distributed vCPE

◦ vCPE on Aggregation SW or PE Router

◦ Centralized vCPE

=> There is also Hybrid mode which combines Centralized with Distributed vCPE => new trend

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