SDN & NFV in Microwave Industry

A short history of SDN SDN related SDOs

•2007: Researchers in Stanford University created
“Clean Slate” program
•2009: Stanford University released OpenFlow version
0.8 and 1.0, and a SDN based campus network was built.
•2009: SDN was listed as “10 Emerging Technologies of
2009” by MIT Technology Review
•2011: Open Networking Foundation (ONF) was
established
•2011: IEFT created SDN BOF
•2012: ONRC (Open Networking Research Center ) was
established in Stanford University
•2013: ONF created Wireless & mobile Work Group,
started researching for Microwave SDN
•…
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in microwave network is still in early stage
ONF is the main standard organization and also the only one who has undertaken MW SDN
researching
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 What Is SDN?
The objective of software-defined networking (SDN) is to separate the device control layer from the forwarding
layer and make a network open, programmable, virtualized, and automatic.
SDN does not refer to any specific device or software but a new network architecture or solution.

SDN architecture defined by ONF Similar to the architecture of assembled machines

Software-defined network architecture

Upper-layer application

U2000 M2000 Office Espace …

understanding
Open API

For easy
Control software
Windows or Linux

Standard interface

Basic hardware

Source: ONF white paper -- Software-Defined Networking (SDN): The New

Norm for Networks

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 SDN Definition
• “Software-Defined Networking”
• Introduced by Project Clean Slate - “Redesign the Network”
• The physical separation of the network control plane from the
forwarding plane, and where a control plane controls several devices.

Application

Controller Control
Control Plane
Plane

Data Plane
Networking Devices Data Plane

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 Characteristics of SDN Controller
An SDN controller is an application in software-defined networking (SDN) that
manages flow control to enable intelligent networking. SDN controllers are based
on protocols, such as OpenFlow, that allow servers to tell switches where to send
packets.

The agile SDN Controller is the core component of Huawei’s agile SDN solutions
and delivers solid benefits to rapidly changing network requirements
• There are three main characteristics of SDN Controller
 Separation of Forwarding Plane and Control Plane
 Centralized Networking Approach
 Open Interfaces Application

Controller Control
Plane

Networking Devices Data Plane

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 T-SDN Solution Overview
T-SDN, abbreviated from transport SDN, is the SDN network architecture and solution in the
transport domain.

Global network management Vendor-provided APPs Third-party APPs

Multi-domain coordinator

NBIs

Virtual network control

Controllers of EMS/
other domains NMS
Physical network control

SBIs SBIs

NE management interfaces (e.g., TL1, Qx)

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ONF Definition of SDN Network Architecture
Smartphone Architecture SDN Architecture
Huawei APP 3rd-party APP
App App App App APPLICATION LAYER
App App App App

Open Interface Open Interface

Network
Network
Andriod IOS CONTROL LAYER SDN Controller Network
Service
Service
Service

Open Interface Open Interface

Network Network
Smartphone iPhone INFRASTRUCTURE LAYER
Device Device

The core philosophy of SDN architecture is similar with that of smartphone.

 3 layers: Application, Control and Infrastructure
 4 key characters: Control&forwarding decoupling, Open&programmable, Centralized control, Data plane virtualization
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 ONF-Defined SDN Architecture with
Management

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 ONF-Defined SDN Architecture with
Management(Cont’d)

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 Comparison Between the Traditional
Network Architecture and SDN Network
Architecture

The left part shows the traditional network architecture and the right part shows
the T-SDN network architecture.
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Huawei SDN Architecture Overview
Huawei E2E SDN Architecture
MW Domain
APPLICATION
LAYER

Global network (multi- Huawei other

vendor) mgmt MW App. 3rd Party App.
App.
NBI (RESTful/Netconf)
CONTROL LAYER

Multi-domain Orchestrator Orchestrator

RAN MW IP DWDM
Neighbor Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller
SBI (OpenFlow/PCEP/Qx)
INFRASTRUCTURE
LAYER

3rd Party
Network MW Network IP Network DWDM Network

RAN Backhaul Aggregation/Core EPC

 Huawei has unified SDN architecture design for whole network product line (Including microwave, routers and DWDW products).
 3 components of MW SDN: Network, Controller and Applications.

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 Huawei SDN Controller
There are four (4) types of Huawei Agile Controllers. They are:

• SDN Controller for the Enterprise Campus

• Agile Controller-DCN
• Agile Controller-WAN
• Agile Controller-T

The Agile Controller can federate up to 128 controller units and manage 256,000 virtual
switches to network data centers, campus networks, wide-area networks, and IoT
applications.

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 SDN: IP+Optical Solution
Centralized controllers collaborate to implement IP+Optical service provisioning, protection synergy, and OAM,
reducing CAPEX and OPEX.
Multi-layer planning tool MS-router network
Unified service
 Multi-layer network planning  Support for MPLS TE
operation platform
 Network emulation  Support for GMPLS UNI MS-
 NetMatrix
routers
 E2E operation and R IP R R
management R
R R R GMPLS UNI
 Automatic inter-layer information

exchange
 Automatic inter-layer path

creation
MS-OTN MS-OTN
MS-OTN

IP&Optical controller MS-OTN network

MS-OTN
 Multi-layer PCEs  GMPLS control plane

 Policy management MS-OTN MS-OTN Optical  L0/L1/L2 centralized switching

 RODAM and GMPLS are deployed to achieve flexible optical-layer resource scheduling.
 GMPLS UNI implements automatic inter-layer information exchange between the IP and optical layers, and automatic inter-layer path establishment, improving network
deployment efficiency.
 IP PCE controllers (SNC) and optical PCE (T-SDN) are introduced to implement centralized path computation and policy management, significantly improving the network
utilization and traffic optimization efficiency.
 NetMatrix achieves centralized configuration and provisioning of multi-layer services.
 The multi-layer planning tool is used to improve the network planning efficiency.

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 Related Terms
PCE: path computation element. PCE is the core component of the SDN controller and performs centralized
path computation and LSP establishment triggering.

VNT: virtual network topology. After optical devices and resources are deployed, the bandwidth pool can provide
many potential IP links. These inactivated IP links form a VNT, which is visible to the IP network and can be
activated on demand when the IP traffic changes or the IP traffic requires protection.

VNTM: virtual network topology manager. The VNTM is essential to the collaborative computation of IP PCE and
optical PCE in an IP+Optical multi-layer network. It allows on-demand offering of IP+Optical inter-layer
resources, and dynamic establishment or deletion of virtual links based on IP service requirements.

GMPLS UNI: Helps create the transmission channels between routers and optical devices. A router functioning
as a GMPLS-UNI-C (client side) initiates a link establishment request to its connected optical device through the
GMPLS-UNI interface. The link establishment request carries link bandwidth, QoS, link node, and SRLG
information. Upon receipt, the optical device functioning as a GMPLS-UNI-N (network side) responds to the
request and quickly establishes a straight-through link on demand.

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 IP+Optical Solution Architecture
Traffic collection Planning layer NE management
Multi-layer planning tool
VNT
Topology Network Network
SRLG
display planning emulation
Collaborative protection
relationship
IP+optical multi-layer planning
Policy constraint package

Orchestration layer RESTful

RESTful Orchestrator RESTful

uTraffic (NetMatrix)
U2000

NETCONF RESTful

Control layer

IP PCE PCEP Optical-layer PCE

Optical-layer Qx/NetConf
IP topology VNTM topology

PCEP PCEP

Network layer

GMPLS UNI Transmission

IP network
network

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 Deployment Solution for IP+Optical Control
Management System • The U2000, NetMatrix, T-SDN, and SNC are deployed
at the network management center.
U2000 NetMatrix

• The NetMatrix, T-SDN, and SNC communicate with

devices through the DCN network.
Manage ETH Manage ETH

• The management plane and control plane are isolated

IP PCE (SNC) using VPNs.
Optical PCE (T-SDN)

• It is advised that two ETH ports be configured for SNC

and T-SDN: management ETH port and control ETH
Control Management
ETH ETH Control Management port. The management ETH port is used for
ETH ETH
communication with the U2000 and NetMatrix. The
control ETH port is used for topology information
obtaining and PCEP message exchange with network
DCN IGP neighbors.

• Routers communicate with the U2000 through the

management ETH port, and communicate with the IP
Control Control Management PCE through the control ETH port.
Management ETH
ETH ETH
ETH

…… Management
Management
ETH
ETH
IP network ……
Transmission network

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 IP+Optical Solution Requirements
Module Function Description Version
This tool allows you to plan the IP and optical layers for topology display, network planning, and network emulation.
Multi-layer Network planning and simulation are implemented by network connection adding, deletion, and modification based on
planning the multi-layer network topology and constraints input during man-machine interaction. N/A
tool The multi-layer planning tool is used for planning and exporting VNT information, SRLG information, and collaborative
protection relationships for PCE path computation.

The NetMatrix is a service management center that provides service provisioning, policy management, and automation,
and policy-based traffic optimization.
NetMatrix It is the information center that works with the controller, U2000, and uTraffic to implement network configuration, traffic V100R001C20
information collection, and planning delivery. The NetMatrix is a service automation platform that provides application-
oriented NBIs, and is also a platform for service deployment and policy management.

The SNC controller that implements centralized topology management, path computation, and policy management.
IP PCE Integrated with the IP-layer path computation module, the IP PCE also supports VNT path computation and path V100R001C30
computation policy execution in addition to IP path computation.

The T-SDN controller that implements centralized topology management, path computation, and policy management.
USP
Optical PCE Integrated with the optical-layer path computation module, the optical PCE computes the optical-layer paths for UNI
V100R013C00
services based on the optical-layer topology, resources, and configurations.

The traffic collection module that collects live network traffic in real time. The collected data serves as the basis for
uTraffic N/A
network traffic optimization and service planning.

The NE management platform that focuses on network initial configuration and monitoring for SDN. The U2000
U2000 provides configuration and alarm modules, network inventory information, and executes basic network configuration V200R014C50
commands.
NE40E Routers that support GMPLS UNI. V800R006C10
OSN 9800 Optical transmission devices that support GMPLS UNI. V100R002C00

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