The Path to Open, Interoperable Optical Networking
OFC 2019 Session: The goal of SDN is to enable flexible, automated and programmable networks that reduce Opex and accelerate service delivery. Realizing open, interoperable multi-vendor optical networking is one key to achieving this goal. A panel of industry experts will discuss the drivers, needs, and challenges in the evolution to widescale adoption of open, interoperable optical networks: - Definition and specific requirements - Risks, trade-offs and benefits - Disaggregation, open line systems, and APIs - Use cases, interop testing, trials and deployment scenarios - Implementation agreements, interoperability demonstrations and certification testing Moderator: Dave Brown, Director of Communications, OIF, Product Marketing Senior Manager, Optical Networking, Nokia, USA Speakers Victor López , Technology Expert at Systems and Network Global Direction, Telefónica gCTIO, Spain Lyndon Ong, Market Awareness & Education Committee Co-chair - Networking, OIF and Ciena, USA Jonathan Sadler, Network Interoperability Working Group Chair OIF and Infinera, USA
The Path to Open, Interoperable Optical Networking
- 1. The Path to Open, Interoperable Optical Networking OFC 2019 March 7 Copyright © 2019 OIF 1
- 2. Agenda • Introduction • Dave Brown, Director of Communications, OIF; Senior Product Marketing Manager, Nokia, USA • OIF SDN Transport Interoperability Update • Jonathan Sadler, Network Interoperability Working Group Chair, OIF; Solutions Architect, Infinera, USA • Transport API Update • Lyndon Ong, MA&E Co-Chair - Networking, OIF; Principal, Advanced Architecture, Ciena, USA • Partially Disaggregated Networks Program, Telefonica • Victor López, Technology Expert at Systems and Network Global Direction, Telefónica gCTIO, Spain Copyright © 2019 OIF 2
- 3. Introduction The Path to Open, Interoperable Optical Networking OFC 2019 March 7 Dave Brown, Director of Communications, OIF Copyright © 2019 OIF 3
- 4. Evolving to a New Operational Paradigm OSS/BSS/orchestration Open, automated, service-enabled network Closed management, planning, & control Open management, planning & control Static, single vendor network Today’s network OSS/BSS/orchestration Agile, multi-vendor network Open, intuitive, focused apps for Service-automation and network optimization Open interfaces Open interfaces Closed interfaces Custom Software € $ Source: Nokia
- 5. Keys to Open, Interoperable Optical Networking Copyright © 2019 OIF 5 Interoperability Testing - Validate specs - Real world use cases - User lab testing - Determine gaps - Publish findings Spec/IA Development - Identify needs, gaps, issues - SDO liaisons and partnerships - Refine and evolve Ias Certification - Determine needs - Establish process, specs, use cases - Promote, execute - Establish as RFx table stakes Develop standard transport SDN interfaces
- 6. The OIF and Transport SDN Goal: accelerate commercial deployment by defining, testing and assuring interoperability of key network functions and interfaces Work to date: Use cases and reference architecture Carrier requirements and framework 2014 interop demo – partnered with ONF, tested pre-standard ONF OpenFlow extensions and APIs, led to ONF T-API specs 2016 interop demo - validated specs in multi-layer, multi-domain environments in carrier labs, led to T-API 2.0 2018 T-API 2.0 interop demo • Next: • Integrated Packet Optical SDN Requirements project • T-API certification Copyright © 2019 OIF 6
- 7. Agenda • Introduction • Dave Brown, Director of Communications, OIF; Senior Product Marketing Manager, Nokia, USA • OIF SDN Transport Interoperability Update • Jonathan Sadler, Network Interoperability Working Group Chair, OIF; Solutions Architect, Infinera, USA • Transport API Update • Lyndon Ong, MA&E Co-Chair - Networking, OIF; Principal, Advanced Architecture, Ciena, USA • Partially Disaggregated Networks Program, Telefonica • Victor López, Technology Expert at Systems and Network Global Direction, Telefónica gCTIO, Spain Copyright © 2019 OIF 7
Editor's Notes
- networks need to transform from the closed and proprietary, manual operations to a new paradigm of fully automated networks. Why – thinking has evolved from just striving to simplify and cost-reduce networks to innovating service enablement and automating operations The first step - employ open and agile hardware that preferably supports multi-vendor interoperability, with open management, planning, and control interfaces. But that’s just the foundation. There is sill a tremendous amount of work that needs to be done to take advantage of that agility and openness to increase your revenue and lower your costs. Now, standard open interfaces and models are available such as TAPI, and open automation applications are emerging. And they can take advantage of the programmable, flexible transport network client interface and tools such as FlexGrid ROADMs and FlexE. We’re now at a point where you can leverage apps designed to automate, monetize, and optimize your optical network, in an open and multi-vendor environment.