MEF SD-WAN Reality Check

Pascal MenezesChief Technology Officer

April 2017

MEF Created the $80B* Carrier Ethernet Market

*IHS Market Report

Goal is to leverage the MEF’s $80B CE base to evolve into orchestration + new

services

SPs Vendors Others

210+ Member Companies

NA EMEA APAC CALA

Global Contributions

Network as-a-Service (NaaS)

NaaSService Provider ”X”

NaaSService Provider “Y”

Mobile

Residential

Cloud Provider

Data Center

Internet

Cloud Provider

Enterprise

SDN NFV Legacy NetworksSDN NFV Legacy Networks

Self-serviceWeb Portal

NaaS

Orchestrated Services

E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-AccessSECaaS

E-Transit

Internet Access L3 VPNs IP TransitWavelength

AppServices

FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK

MEF LSO Reference Framework

Network Operator 2Network Operator 1

UserService

Endpoint

UserService

EndpointOperatorService Endpoint

End-to-End Network-as-a-Service

Self-serviceWeb Portal

LSO Interlude

Cloud ServiceProvider

LSO Presto

SDN Switch

LSO SonataLSO Cantata

LSO Allegro LSO Legato

Packet PNFs

UNI

Business Applications

UNI ENNI

ServiceOrchestrationFunctionality

ServiceOrchestrationFunctionality

• Fulfillment• Performance• Control• Assurance

• Usage• Analytics• Security• Policy

CAPABILITIES

LSO Legato

LSO Presto

Packet PNFs

Traditional EMS

SDN ControllerNFV MANO

Packet SDN Controller

EMS: Element Management System PNF: Physical Network Function SOF: Service Orchestration Function

Head Office

Business Applications

LSO Adagio

LSO Adagio

Network Level Orchestration Open APIs

MEF’s Intra-Operator APIs and Open Initiatives

Fulfillment Performance Policy

Control Assurance Usage

Security

Analytics

Service Orchestration

Technology Domains

Service Level Orchestration Open APIs

Open APIs

NFVData Center Packet WAN Optical TransportSD-WAN Cloud Exchange 5G Wireless

Services

Orchestrated Services

E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-AccessSECaaS

E-Transit

Internet Access L3 VPNs IP TransitWavelength

AppServices

MEF SD-WAN Position

ControlPlane

DataPlane

Clients CPE

SD-WANController

Gateway

SaaS Enterprise DC Other branches

Enterprise Branch SD-WAN Provider Applications

Focus on CSP SD-WAN managed services CSP LSO API integration with SD-WAN services Segregated control and data plane Provider components in the form of VNF’s SD-WAN CPE in virtual or physical form factor Intra-Operator

Open APIs

Inter-OperatorOpen APIs

SD-WAN Service using MEF LSO Reference Architecture (RA)

CSP or MSP

Self-serviceWeb Portal

LSO Cantata

LSO Allegro

Business Apps

Service Orchestration Functions (SOF)

LSO Legato

LSO Presto

SD-WAN Controller

Site

LSO Adagio

SD-WAN Edge

SD-WAN Edge

WANs

Site

WANs

Presto Interface

• Enables a Service Orchestrator to manage

different vendor SD-WAN Controllers

• SD-WAN Controllers manage SD-WAN

Edges in their domain

• MEF OpenCS SD-WAN Project focusing on

functionality (SOF) at the Presto Interface

Presto API Focus Areas

LSO Provisioning Site Networks (LAN, WAN, VLANs, etc) Application policy Complex definition Features (VPN, …)

LSO Status Sites, Links, Overlay, VPN

LSO Statistics Flows (applications, sources, destinations) Users & devices Link quality

LSO Analytic Events Link condition changes Quality thresholds Routing changes

Load Bal.

Single CSP: Internet Only Branches

SD-WAN Controller

SD-WAN Gateway

Self-serviceWeb Portal

CSP

[Presto]

Branch

SD-WAN(v)CPE

[Adagio]

[Legato]

SD-WAN Gateway

Branch

SD-WAN(v)CPE

ISP Z

ISP Y ISP X

ISP Y

Branches connected with public links only (BB, DIA, …) Presto == Vendor abstracted API

[Adagio]

Used for Off-Net connectivity

Load Bal.

Single CSP: Internet Only Branches with OTT Cloud Integration

SD-WAN Controller

SD-WAN Gateway

Self-serviceWeb Portal

CSP

[Presto]

Branch

SD-WAN(v)CPE

[Adagio]

[Legato]

SD-WAN Gateway

SD-WAN(v)CPE

ISP Z

ISP Y ISP X

ISP Y

Clouds connected with SD-WAN or directly with MPLS/CE 2.0

Presto == Vendor abstracted API

[Adagio]

Used for Off-Net connectivity

PE

MPLS/CE 2.0

Load Bal.

Single CSP: Hybrid Connected Branches

SD-WAN Controller

SD-WAN Gateway

Self-serviceWeb Portal

CSP

[Presto]

Branch

SD-WAN(v)CPE

[Adagio]

[Legato]

PE

SD-WAN Gateway

Branch

SD-WAN(v)CPE

ISP Z

ISP Y

Branches connected with hybrid access Blend of private & public links

MPLS

ISP X

Used for MPLS augmentation

Load Bal.

Single CSP: Non SD-WAN Branch Integration

SD-WAN Controller

SD-WAN Gateway

Self-serviceWeb Portal

CSP

[Presto]

Branch

SD-WAN(v)CPE

[Adagio]

[Legato]

PESD-WAN Gateway

FWISP Z

ISP Y

Legacy Branch

Legacy Branch

MPLS

IPsec

CE

SD-WAN sites connected with ISP broadband links only Legacy branch interoperability

DC / VDC interoperability using IPsec Non SD-WAN sites connected using private links (MPLS, LL, …)

Routing exchanged between all branches

ISP Y

Used for migrations

Single SP: Multiple SD-WAN Vendors

SD-WAN Controller{vendor A}

SD-WAN Gateway

{vendor A}

Self-serviceWeb Portal

CSP

[Presto]

CPE

SD-WAN(v)CPE

[Legato]

PE

SD-WAN Controller{vendor B}

CPE

SD-WAN(v)CPE

[Presto]

SD-WAN Gateway

{vendor B}

[Adagio] [Adagio]

Multiple SD-WAN vendor solutions present Single LSO driving two or more solutions

MEF’s Inter-Operator APIs and Open InitiativesInter-Operator

Open APIsService Orchestration

Service Orchestration

Service Orchestration

Inter-OperatorOpen APIs

ServiceabilityOrdering

Address Validation… Others

Technology Domain Technology Domain Technology Domain

Services

Orchestrated Services

E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-AccessSECaaS

E-Transit

Internet Access L3 VPNs IP TransitWavelength

AppServices

AT&T Announcement

MEF & TM Forum Announcement

Load Bal.

Multi SP

SD-WANGateway

Self-serviceWeb Portal

UNI

CSP

[Presto]

CPE

UNISD-WAN(v)CPE

CPE

PEENNI

SD-WAN Controller

SD-WANGateway

PE

[Interlude /Sonata API]

CPE

UNI

SD-WAN(v)CPE

CPE

CSP

[Presto]

PE PE

SD-WAN Controller

Multiple LSO’s, multiple SD-WAN vendors Exchange policy information Provision NNI

Multi CSP - Off-Net Internet Overlay Model with Broadband Providers

Load Bal.

CPESD-WANController

GW

UNI

SDNSwitch

Self-serviceWeb Portal

SDNController SDN

SwitchNFV

MANO

UNI

SD-WAN

SD-WAN

InternetISP 1

RO - Resource OrchestratorGW - GatewayCPE - Customer Premise Equipment

Presto APIs

InternetISP 2

UNI

VM

Cloud Orchestrator (CLO)

Mission Critical Cloud

Applications

East-West Sonata and

Interlude APIsBroadbandLocal LoopDatabase

NaaSService Provider

Cloud APIs

Announcing: Industry White Paper of Third Network Services

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Third Network Services

http://mef.net/tgn

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Summary

• MEF will focus on CSP managed SD-WANs

• Leverage the MEF $80B CE market as a platform for new innovation

• MEF LSO APIs for SD-WANs

• MEF LSO: Connecting Open Source and Standards to Implement and Deliver Dynamic Third Network Services -Thursday, April 6 11:30am

• Join MEF SD-WAN Initiative

13-16 November 2017