Intro to virtualization with NFV, uCPE and edge cloud

What they are, and why they are important

August 4, 2022
Your presenter – with his head in the clouds!
… and his feet in the water!

Prayson Pate
SVP Solutions Marketing and CTO Edge Cloud
ppate@adva.com

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Don’t miss the other entries in our series!
Educational webinar series intended to help you understand what’s happening

• Aug 4: Intro to virtualization with NFV, uCPE and edge cloud <- TODAY
• Sep 1: Intro to ADVA’s NFV management and orchestration (MANO)
• Oct 13: Celebrating ten years of NFV
• Nov 3: Why managed services should be delivered on edge cloud
• Dec 1: Intro to edge cloud user applications

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Questions we will answer today
Plus your questions!

1. What is NFV?
2. What are uCPE and edge cloud?
3. Where did NFV come from?
4. What are the key attributes?
5. What can you do with NFV/uCPE/edge cloud?
6. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud being deployed?
7. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud open and multi-vendor?

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Poll question 1:
What is your familiarity with NFV/uCPE/Edge Cloud?

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1. What is network functions virtualization (NFV)?

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1. What is network functions virtualization (NFV)?

NFV enables users to realize the benefits of the cloud by replacing closed appliances
with their choice of software applications that can be hosted anywhere in the
network on their choice of open hardware.

NFV brings the power of the cloud to the telco network and user location!
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2. What are uCPE and edge cloud?

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2. What are uCPE and edge cloud?
uCPE is the application of NFV to the user site; edge cloud enables user apps

Increasing scale, elasticity, reliability, bandwidth

Edge cloud

Apps, SASE uCPE, IoT, SD-WAN,

endpoint Micro-cloud vRAN, MEC EPC OSS,BSS Public cloud

Device Customer Telco Telco

Far edge
edge edge cloud edge cloud core
Private cloud

Decreasing latency, cost, power / increasing autonomy and data sovereignty

Edge compute location and use cases drive requirements

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More on universal CPE (uCPE)
What does it look like in practice?
Virtual network functions (VNFs)
• Multiple options per function
• Multiple functions
• Customer functions

NFVI software
• Network OS convergence layer between Firewall #1 Firewall #1 WAN accel
Firewall #1 Customer
Firewall #1
VNFs and COTS platforms VNFs SD-WAN Firewall & assurance app
• Common platform for edge cloud
• Common security and encryption
• Common method to deploy and
manage NFV services NFVI Ensemble Connector
software Network OS
NFVI hardware
• Variety of hardware options
• Includes operator-chosen vendors NFVI …
hardware

Choice of platforms and choice of apps on the platform

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3. Where did NFV come from?

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3. Where did NFV come from?
From service providers!

• In October 2012 a group of

service providers described a path
to applying cloud principles to the
telco network

• They called their approach

Network Functions Virtualisation,
or NFV

• They published their proposal in

the famous NFV white paper

Learn more during our webinar on October 13: Celebrating ten years of NFV
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4. What are the key attributes of NFV/uCPE/edge cloud?

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4. What are the key attributes of NFV/uCPE/edge cloud?
Hint: They support bringing the power of the cloud to the network

Disaggregation of
Open and multi-
hardware and
vendor systems
software
Support for innovation ->
Future-proof technology

Utilization of commercial Open software

architecture supporting
off-the-shelf (COTS) servers
virtual machines and containers

Bringing the power of the cloud to the network edge

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5. What can you do with NFV/uCPE/edge cloud?

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5. What can you do with NFV/uCPE/edge cloud?
Almost anything!

External view - services:

• Managed services: user choice, on demand
• Wholesale services: hosting + connectivity
• Equipment consolidation: store-in-a-box
• Next-gen wireless: 5G, private LTE
• Hosting for end user apps: edge cloud

Internal view – improvement:

• Inventory reduction via consolidation
• Cost reduction via competition
• Supply chain resilience
• Acceleration of innovation

A today solution that powers innovation for tomorrow!

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NFV/uCPE/edge cloud – ADVA’s view
Networking, operations and choice
Networking
• Fast and light forwarding engine Ensemble Ensemble
MANO
• Modular datapath supports protocol extensibility Virtualization Director Orchestrator
• L2 or L3 VPN over anything
• Platform security and datapath encryption Customer
Firewall #1 Firewall #1 Firewall
WAN #1 Firewall #1
VNFs SD-WAN Firewall private
acceleration
Operations app
• Zero touch provisioning and multi-WAN
• All cloud deployment models Ensemble Connector
NFVI
• Fault, performance and troubleshooting software Network OS
• Upgrade management for CPE

Choice NFVI COTS COTS COTS COTS …

HW#1 HW#2 HW#3 HW#4
• Largest ecosystem of VNFs hardware
• Largest set of supported compute platforms
• Open and neutral platform – no lock-in!

Open, multivendor and deployable at scale

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uCPE solves the problem with appliance proliferation
Lots and lots and lots of boxes!

• Customers may demand certain brands of devices for SD-WAN, firewall, router, VoIP
• Verizon SD-WAN includes Versa, VMware, Cisco/Viptela, Aruba/Silver Peak, Fortinet
• BT SD-WAN includes Cisco, VMware, Nokia and Fortinet
• And they need different sizes for different locations e.g. SOHO, hub, HQ, data center
• Stringent SLAs mean lots of inventory in numerous depot locations uCPE approach:
Appliance approach: 3 server types
39 types of appliances must be stocked at every depot per depot

SD-WAN Firewall Router VoIP uCPE

Vendor A B C D E D E F G H I J K L
Small 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 1
Medium 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 2
Large 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 3

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Poll question #2:
What is the most interesting application for NFV/uCPE/Edge Cloud for you?

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6. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud being deployed?

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6. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud being deployed?
Yes!

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And it is happening world-wide

Reseller

Tier 1 CSP Reseller Tier 2 CSP Reseller

Tier 1 CSP
Tier 1 CSP
Nat’l
Reseller
Railroad

Tier 2 CSP
Tier 2 CSP Energy/Utility Tier 1 CSP Tier 1 CSP
Energy/Utility
Tier 1 CSP
Tier 2 CSP

Tier 1 CSP

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7. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud open and multi-vendor?

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7. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud open and multi-vendor?
ADVA is! Industry’s largest library of commercial VNFs

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7. Are NFV/uCPE/edge cloud open and multi-vendor?
ADVA is! Industry’s largest library of COTS servers

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Poll question #3:
What is the most important aspect of NFV/uCPE/Edge Cloud for you?

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Summary and takeaways

Fundamental driver:
NFV, uCPE and edge cloud bring the power of cloud to the network and far edge

Key attributes:
Openness, disaggregation, and standard components

Main benefits:
Cost reduction, supply chain resilience and innovation

Important applications:
SD-WAN, firewall, IoT, AR/VR, network monitoring, edge compute

ADVA can help you realize the power of NFV/uCPE/Edge Cloud – TODAY!
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Additional resources

uCPE technology and applications Partner use cases

• Understanding the Use of Universal CPE
• Why Service Providers Need Universal CPE
• EXFO - Operationalizing carrier-managed SD-WAN deployments
• Leave your appliances behind: How to overcome challenges • IBM Agile Lifecycle Manager and ADVA universal CPE
in moving to a cloud-centric network • IBM and ADVA for uCPE success
• End users are now demanding virtualized services
• uCPE MythBusters: All uCPEs are created equal • IBM Cloud Satellite and ADVA Ensemble Connector
• It’s never too late for uCPE! • Dispersive - A fast, secure edge with universal appeal
• Four uCPE success stories
• Seven reasons to use uCPE
• Six strategies for success with uCPE SD-WAN, SASE, and Edge Cloud
• Software and Support Optimize SD-WAN for Enterprises
ADVA Ensemble uCPE
• Universal customer premises equipment • Don’t Use Hardware Appliances for SD-WAN
• Ensemble Continues to Make NFV Easy - and Cloudy • Service Providers Are Deploying SD-WAN
• Ensemble FAQ • Open hosting for virtualized SD-WAN
• Ensemble product info
• Telco cloud evolution: SD-WAN, uCPE and SASE
• Ensemble solutions for utilities
• Ensemble solutions for manufacturing • uCPE MythBusters: Do uCPE and SASE fit together?
• Ensemble solutions for satellite operators • Bringing edge cloud into reality
• Ensemble solutions for retail and small/medium business

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Thank you
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