Slide 1: SD-WAN orchestrated by Amdocs
SD-WAN orchestrated by Amdocs
Slide 2: What is software-defined wide area network?
What is software-defined wide area network? SD-WAN determines the most cost-effective and efficient way to route enterprise traffic to remote locations over ubiquitous broadband and traditional IP/MPLS
Slide 3: Combines the best of MPLS and Broadband
Combines the best of MPLS and Broadband MPLS Internet dedicated connectivity Connectivity SD-WAN best-efforts internet Expensive Cost efficient Reduced cost Say $300-600/Mbps Say $2-15/Mbps per Mbps per month per month High Quality not High performance performance guaranteed through traffic offload
Slide 4: SD-WAN fundamentally changes the economics of enterprise services
SD-WAN fundamentally changes the economics of enterprise services Retain & acquire customers Reduce CAPEX MPLS Internet + Reduce OPEX Generate new revenues
Slide 5: Retain & acquire customers
Retain & acquire customers Flexibility through Hybrid Network & MPLS SD-WAN Retain customer, eliminate risk of lost revenue Internet +
Slide 6: Reduce CAPEX
Reduce CAPEX Commodity hardware Move to low cost, white box appliances
Slide 7: Reduce OPEX
Reduce OPEX Zero-touch provisioning & software agility Instant deployment Self-service Elimination of truck rolls
Slide 8: Generate new revenues
Generate new revenues Security and apps Revenue upside potential per customer
Slide 9: What is needed?
What is needed? Amdocs service lifecycle management for SD-WAN DESIGN ORCHESTRATE OPERATE SELF-SERVICE/ORDERING PRODUCT SD-WAN CATALOG DESIGN CONTINUOUS RUN TIME REAL-TIME TIME OFFLINE REAL-TIME SMART DESIGN ORCHESTRATION OPERATION ONBOARDING ANALYTICS-DRIVEN ANALYTICS-DRIVEN HYBRID BSS - MONETIZATI
Slide 10: Why NFV Orchestration for SD-WAN
Why NFV Orchestration for SD-WAN Manage end-to-end service lifecycle - introduction, fulfilment and operations Closed-loop operations - for hybrid (physical/virtual) network Multi-domain, multi-vendor orchestration – SDN/SD-WAN controllers from any vendor
Slide 11: Role of NFV Orchestrator vs SDN Controllers
Role of NFV Orchestrator vs SDN Controllers NFV Orchestration Service chaining of applications e.g. vRouter, vFW, anti-DDOS, etc. NFV L 4 -7 VNF VNF VNF VNF VNF SD-WAN New York London HQ SDN-Controller DATA CENTER CPE GW SDN Reading PE L 1-3 IP/MPLS PE DCGW Leeds INTERNET
Slide 12: Scenario
Scenario First Interglobal Bank, a large banking corporation headquartered in the UK, is rolling out a new branch in the US. Customer Need: New branch connected … fast Challenge: 3 months to set up a new IP-VPN Solution: SD-WAN on internet-based connectivity
Slide 13: Operations architecture
OPERATIONS CUSTOMER SELF-SERVICE PORTAL DOMAIN ORCHESTRATION VNF MANAGER CONTROL CPE SDN DATA CENTER SDN CONTROLLER SDN CONTROLLER CUSTOMER PREMISES DATA CENTER VNFs SECURITY VNFs VIM NETWORK CPEs Traditional uCPE Thin Existing physical CPEs
Slide 14: Customer experience use cases
Customer experience use cases 1. New branch connectivity 2. Proactive service management 3. Local breakout
Slide 15: 1. New branch connectivity
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Slide 16: 1. New branch connectivity
1. New branch connectivity The bank’s IT Manager orders a VPN service for a new branch in New York via the operator's self-service portal. He wants rapid deployment of a secure service and high performance.
Slide 17: New site is connected over ubiquitous broadband in 1 week
New site is connected over ubiquitous broadband in 1 week NFV Orchestration Self-Service Portal New York London HQ IP/MPLS connectivity Internet connectivity Fall-back line DATA CENTER CPE GW Reading PE IP/MPLS PE DCGW Leeds INTERNET
Slide 18: Benefits
Benefits Rapid new branch connection – 1 week vs 3 months Reduced complexity through zero touch provisioning Multi-technology, multi-vendor orchestration Self service portal for ease of ordering
Slide 19: 2. Proactive service management
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Slide 20: 2. Proactive service management
2. Proactive service management Proactive service management drives offload and capacity upgrade Analytics-driven capacity upgrade ensures optimized use of MPLS vs. internet-based connectivity to maintain Quality of Service and Service Level Agreements
Slide 21: Overload causes SD-WAN controller to offload traffic to the internet-based link
Overload causes SD-WAN controller to offload traffic to the internet-based link NFV Orchestration Self-Service Portal New York London IP/MPLS connectivity Internet connectivity HQ Fall-back line DATA CENTER CPE GW PE Reading IP/MPLS PE DCGW Leeds INTERNET
Slide 22: NFV orchestrator increases MPLS bandwidth to avoid frequent offload
NFV orchestrator increases MPLS bandwidth to avoid frequent offload; internet link reverts to fall-back NFV Orchestration Self-Service Portal New York London IP/MPLS connectivity Internet connectivity HQ Fall-back line DATA CENTER CPE GW PE Reading IP/MPLS PE DCGW Leeds INTERNET
Slide 23: Benefits
Benefits Automated, analytics-driven capacity management SD-WAN automatically selects optimum path over MPLS and internet-based underlay networks Analytics-driven continuous fulfilment maintains QoS and SLAs Proactive, customer-centric policy updates and remediation
Slide 24: 3. Local breakout
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Slide 25: 3. Local breakout
3. Local breakout Local breakout to resolve congestion Heavy internet usage at the Leeds branch causes congestion on MPLS link, triggering a threshold alert. The NFV orchestrator automatically redesigns and re-fulfills the service to enable internet connectivity directly from the branch.
Slide 26: Congestion on Leeds MPLS link due to high internet usage
Congestion on Leeds MPLS link due to high internet usage NFV Orchestration Self-Service Portal New York London IP/MPLS connectivity Internet connectivity HQ Fall-back line DATA CENTER CPE GW Reading PE IP/MPLS PE DCGW Leeds INTERNET
Slide 27: NFV orchestrator instantiates direct, secure connection to the internet from the branch
NFV orchestrator instantiates direct, secure connection to the internet from the branch NFV Orchestration Self-Service Portal New York London IP/MPLS connectivity Internet connectivity HQ Fall-back line DATA CENTER CPE GW Reading PE IP/MPLS PE DCGW Leeds INTERNET www
Slide 28: Benefits
Benefits Internet congestion at branch resolved by local internet connectivity breakout Local breakout solves congestion with internet connectivity direct from the branch site The NFV orchestrator provides automated remediation Frees space on MPLS connection and optimizes use of bandwidth.
Slide 29: Amdocs NFV for SD-WAN delivers:
Amdocs NFV for SD-WAN delivers: Simple zero-touch order to bill Service acceleration as a reality Multi-technology, multi-vendor value Proactive customer experience management
Slide 30: Amdocs supports SDN/SD-WAN controllers and VNFs from any vendor
Amdocs supports SDN/SD-WAN controllers and VNFs from any vendor Orchestrator BSS NFV Orchestration Self-Service Portal NFV New York London IP/MPLS connectivity Internet connectivity WAN optimization HQ Fall-back line DATA CENTER CPE GW Application Firewall PE Reading NFV IP/MPLS CPE PE DCGW Leeds CM
Slide 31: Amdocs' unique value proposition
Amdocs’ unique value proposition Holistic approach to NFV & SDN End-to-end Service Design, deliver, operate Orchestration Managing the entire service lifecycle Hybrid Network Support Open & Vendor Safe NFV adoption Agnostic into existing operations Open platforms, partner ecosystem
Slide 32: For more information www.amdocs.com
For more information www.amdocs.com