Interoperability is Key to Accelerating SDN Adoption

Neela JacquesExecutive Director

OpenDaylight Projectt

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Software-Defined Network (SDN) Platform

APIs

Open protocols with enablement for proprietary extensions

Networks are Evolving

Physical Network Physical Network

Enterprise apps Security, load

balancing, etc. services

Applications and services that ride on, optimize, exploit, and manage the network

Software Defined Networking is a software layer that makes the network more programmable, agile, and efficient

A network that provides the physical connectivity

Software Defined Networking (SDN) resets business opportunities

Focus Area for OpenDaylight

Major Questions are Being Debated in our Industry…

VS.

Centralize control Distributed control

As a Result we Have Far Too Many Incompatible Technologies

The OpenDaylight Project is a collaborative open source project that aims to accelerate adoption

of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and create a solid foundation for Network Functions

Virtualization (NFV) for a more transparent approach that fosters new innovation and

reduces risk. Founded by industry leaders and open to all, the OpenDaylight community is developing a common, open SDN framework

consisting of code and blueprints.

What is the OpenDaylight Project?

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Code: To create a robust, extensible, open source code base that covers the major common components required to build an SDN solution and create a solid foundation for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

Acceptance: To get broad industry acceptance amongst vendors and users

Community: To have a thriving and growing technical community contributing to the code base, using the code in commercial products, and adding value above, below and around.

OpenDaylight Project Goals

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Broad Industry Support for OpenDaylight

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A broad SDN code base that anyone can use, plug into or contribute new enhancements A common environment for users and application developers Accelerated innovation by avoiding duplication of basic infrastructure Faster and higher quality development through sharing of resources

Industry Value

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OpenDaylight Momentum

How Does This Compare?

How Does This Compare?

Project Framework

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Projects in the “Hydrogen” Release

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Project Description Originator (others)Controller Modular, extensible, scalable, and multi-protocol SDN controller based on OSGi Cisco

(IBM, RedHat, NEC, etc.)

Virtual Tenant Network

Multi-tenant network virtualization application using OpenFlow NEC

YANG Tools Java-based NETCONF and YANG tooling for OpenDaylight projects CiscoOpenFlow Protocol Library

OF 1.3 protocol library implementation Pantheon(IBM, Cisco, Ericsson)

OpenFlow Plugin Integration of OpenFlow protocol library in controller SAL Ericsson, IBM, CiscoAffinity Metadata Service

APIs to express workload relationships and service levels Plexxi

Defense4All DDoS detection and mitigation framework RadwareBGP-LS/PCEP Support for traffic engr with BGP-LS (BGP protocol library and topology model) and

PCEP (path programming model)Cisco

OVSDB OVSDB configuration and management protocol support (e.g., for Open vSwitch and other OVSDB servers)

Univ. of Kentucky

LISP Flow Mapping

LISP (locator/identifier separation protocol) plugin, LISP mapping service (can be used to implement virtual networks)

ConteXtream

SNMP4SDN SNMP protocol support; APIs to manage commodity Ethernet switches Industrial Technology Research Inst.

Open DOVE Multi-tenant network virtualization based on overlays, including ctrl plane and OVS-based data plane

IBM

OpenDaylight “Hydrogen” Architecture

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ODL - Service Abstraction Layer

Network Elements

AbstractionLayer

Netconf PCEPOF x.y …

Network

Topology

LinksNodes

Paths

NE … NE

System Flows

Table …Table

Table

…Flow Flow Flow

ConfigStats

Tunnels…

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BGP-LSOF-Config/OVSDB

ConfigStats

…Table

Table

…FlowFlow Flow

Applications

Network Service Plugin

Platform Service Plugin

Transformer/ Adapter

Java & REST SAL APIs (Generated)

Northbound APIs (Generated & Handcrafted)

Java SAL APIs (Generated)

Internal Plugin

Why Should Users Care – Long Term- Increased interoperability across network

elements- Greater Innovation & choice- Ability to go single solution or best of breed- Reduced vendor lock-in

ODL Can Help in Your SDN Evaluation Process.

Educate, evaluate, test SDN concepts

Test multiple SDN Approaches

Select sol’n

Additional Resources

1. www.opendaylight.org , wiki.opendaylight.org

2. Twitter: @OpendaylightSDN #OpenSDN @Neelajacques

3. IRC – Freenode: #Opendaylight4. Meetups, Hackfests, Design Summits, ODL

Summit5. Visit ODL booth, ODL member booths on

the interop show floor