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INTEGRATING SOFTWARE DEFINED
NETWORKING INTO EXISTING CAMPUS
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SPUR INNOVATION
SDN Use Cases for National Science Foundation’s
Campus Cyberinfrastructure – Network
Infrastructure Engineering (CC-NIE) Grant Program
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Content
• Software Defined Networking – OpenFlow Protocol
• Definition and Use Cases, Brocade History
• Requirements from NSF for Campus Cyberinfrastructure - Network
Infrastructure and Engineering (CC-NIE) Program
• Area #1 vs Area #2
• Science DMZ Infrastructure Requirements
• Brocade SDN Enabled Products
• CC-NIE Program Application Areas
• Sample Bill of Materials and Acquisition Method through The Quilt Authorized
Provider Program
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A New Network Paradigm Is Emerging
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Software Defined Networking
OpenFlow WAN Approach: Move Control Plane Out of Routers
Applications
Applications
Device OS
SDN Controller
Hardware
OpenFlow
Applications
Applications
OS
OS
Applications
Hardware
OS
Hardware
Applications
Applications
Applications
OS
OS
Hardware
Hardware
Hardware
OS
OS
OS
Hardware
Hardware
Physical Infrastructure Today
Applications
Applications
Hardware
With an SDN enabled infrastructure
• Network Controller abstracts physical network
• Controls infrastructure with Programmatic Interface: OpenFlow
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ONS, April 2012
Brocade’s History with OpenFlow
A strategic technology innovation effort launched in 2010
• Public endorsement of OpenFlow at Brocade Technology Day (June 2010)
• 1st public demo of OpenFlow at Open Networking Summit, Oct. 2011
• NEC PFC demonstration with CER at NEC booth
• 1st ONF OpenFlow Plugfest, March 5-9, 2012
• MLXe and CER with pre-alpha OpenFlow feature
Interop Las Vegas, May 2012
• 2nd Open Networking Summit, April 16-18, 2012
• Demonstration of OpenFlow on MLXe and CER at Brocade booth
• NEC PFC demonstration with MLXe at NEC booth
• Interop Las Vegas May 7-10, 2012
• NEC PFC demonstration using MLXe
• MLXe and CER as part of OpenFlow Lab
• 2nd ONF OpenFlow Plugfest, October 8-12, 2012
• MLXe with GA OpenFlow feature
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Brocade’s Unique Approach to OpenFlow
• Brocade is shipping OpenFlow in its portfolio starting NOW! (R5.4)
• Interoperable with a broad set of OpenFlow controllers
• No separate license required
• Begin with flexible network hardware to support an evolving technology
• MLXe programmable network processor architecture ideal for an evolving
standard
• Maximizes investment protection for future versions of OpenFlow
• Wire-speed performance without compromise
• OpenFlow support in hardware ranging from 1GbE to 100GbE interfaces
• Brocade products which support OpenFlow include NetIron MLXe and
NetIron CES/CER/CER-RT.
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Software Defined Networking Standards
Open Networking Foundation
• ONF launched publicly in March, 2011
Orchestration
App
App
App
• Support from more than 70 major companies
Virtualization
• The ONF defines OpenFlow and API specifications
Network OS
App
OpenFlow
• Founding members of ONF:
Features
Physical
Network
OS
Hardware
Features
Features
OS
OS
Hardware
Features
Hardware
OS
Features
Hardware
OS
Hardware
x
ONF SDN Model
(simplified)
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SoftwareDefined
Networking
Summary
• Separates control and data planes
• Enables networks to become:
• More programmatic
• Faster at adapting to business needs
• More efficient, reducing costs and power consumption
• Provides powerful abstractions
• Hides physical infrastructure complexity
• Makes behavior more provable
• Enables an ecosystem of technology providers
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Initial Brocade SDN Products and Solution Focus
Key Components for Cloud-Scale Data Center, Edge & Provider Core Needs
Brocade CES, CER
Brocade MLXe
Compact Edge Router
Cloud-scale Router
 Provider core, metro, cloudscale DC core
 15.36 Tbps scale
 32 100 GbE, 256 10 GbE
 Full IPv4/v6, MPLS
OpenFlow
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Full IPv4/IPv6, MPLS
Compact edge router
Extend MPLS services to edge
24 to 48 1 GbE with 10 GbE
Deep buffers
Brocade ADX
Layer 4-7 Application Delivery
Switches
 Advanced VM and application
state awareness
 Global server load balancing
 Optimize infrastructure
utilization
 6to4NAT support
OpenScript
OpenFlow
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Brocade VDX
Ethernet Fabric Switches for the
Cloud
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Ethernet fabric
Large-scale virtualization
Cut management costs by 96%
24 to 60 10 GbE, 1 GbE ports
FC ports for convergence
SDN Optimized by Fabric
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CC-NIE Program Application Areas
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Network Infrastructure Program Improvement Goals
(CC-NIE Area #1)
network upgrades within a campus network to support a wide range of science data flows
(including large files, distributed data, sensor networks, and real-time data sources)
 Brocade Routers support SDN and Legacy Protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, etc.) concurrently in existing
hardware/software. Allows Science applications to integrate with existing Campus Infrastructure.
re-architecting a campus network to support large science data flows, for example by
designing and building a "scienceDMZ" (see http://fasterdata.es.net/fasterdata/sciencedmz/ for more information on the "science DMZ" approach)
 See Subsequent Slide on Creating a Science-DMZ and how Brocade Solutions Meet Requirements
Network connection upgrade for the campus connection to a regional optical exchange or
point-of-presence that connects to Internet2 or National Lambda Rail.
 Brocade Routers are in use at Internet 2 and a Number of Regional RENs/Exchanges as well as
Higher Ed Institutions as Border Router connections to those POPs.
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OpenFlow Hybrid Mode
“Network Upgrades within a Campus Network”
• SDN/OpenFlow Coexists with traditional IP
networks
• OpenFlow overlay runs concurrently with traditional
IP routing/switching
WAN SDN
Controller
Protection
Layer
OpenFlow
Overlay
OpenFlow
Overlay
• Flexible flow identification
• Industry’s first true OpenFlow Hybrid mode
Traditional IP Network
• Enables co-existence with today’s networks
Wide Area Infrastructure
• Enables new services to be added
• Optional “protection layer” isolates OpenFlow
rules from those populated by common control
protocols
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OPENFLOW HYBRID MODE ENABLES NEW
SERVICES ON TOP OF EXISTING NETWORKS
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Science – DMZ Requirements
“Designing and Building a Science DMZ”
• Leading Campuses quickly
positioned for SDN application
innovation and data intensive
science delivery
• A network architecture explicitly designed for highperformance applications, where the science network
is distinct from the general-purpose network - No
Oversubscription
Science
DMZ Switch
• Start with SDN updates in major
science buildings
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Support pervasive 100G
Support pervasive SDN
Deep Buffers
Linerate ACLs
IPv4/IPv6
• Uses dedicated systems for data transfer - High
Performance Networks with Terabit trunks
100G/40G
• Science-DMZ networks need to scalable,
incrementally deployable, and easily adaptable to
incorporate emerging technologies - Openflow, SDN
and 100G capable
Native
Openflow
High performance Data Transfer
Nodes with high-speed storage
Science
DMZ Switch
Hybrid Openflow
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• Performance measurement and network testing
systems that are regularly used to characterize the
network and are available for troubleshooting PerfSonar
• Security policies and enforcement mechanisms that
are tailored for high performance science
environments
Enterprise Border
Router/Firewall
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Internet2 WAN Use Case “
(Network Connection Upgrade to Internet 2)”
Internet2 is an advanced networking consortium for the research and education community developing and deploying
revolutionary Internet technologies. I2 wanted to create a new Innovation Platform to provide massive bandwidth to
address network bottlenecks and introduce Software-Defined Networking (SDN). They are building out this network with
Brocade’s MLXe, 100 GbE, and true Hybrid Mode OpenFlow.
Problems
• Needed a high-performance
networking platform for
member Research &
Education IP and peering
services
• Required 100 GbE to provide
massive bandwidth needed
for elephant flows
• OpenFlow enabling
simultaneous SDN and IP
routing
• Development of a new
persistent Open Exchange
with persistent & dynamic
VLANs
Benefits
Solution
• MLXe-16 at 17 sites nationwide
• 36 2x100G and 19 8x10G-X modules
• Protected Hybrid-mode: WAN ports run
OpenFlow concurrently with
MLXe-16
traditional MPLS/IP routing
100G Ethernet
• Brocade enables their Open
Exchange with SDN via
OpenFlow on the MLXe
MLXe-16
SeattleSpokane
Olympia
Portland
Eugene
Missoula
Dickinson Fargo
Billings
Miles Bismarck
Bozeman
Minneapolis
City
Boise
Albany
Detroit
Buffalo
Cleveland
• MLXe provides highest
density 10GbE and 100GbE
Boston
New
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia York
Chicago (3)
Reno
Indianapolis
Ashburn Washington
Sacramento
Cincinnati
Salt Lake Denver
St. Louis Louisville
DC
Kansas
City
Sunnyvale
Raleigh
Memphis
City
Nashville
Charlotte
Las Vegas
Tulsa
San Luis Obispo
Chattanooga
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Diego
Tucson
Dallas
Jackson
San
Jacksonville
El Paso
Antonio
IP router node
Baton Rouge
Optical add/drop facility
• SDN via OpenFlow enables I2
member institutions to
innovate SDN applications
concurrent with high-speed
routing & MPLS
• OpenFlow network as an
overlay on top of a
“protected” MPLS/IP WAN
network
Houston
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From Internet2 Advanced Layer 2 Services (AL2S)
http://routerproxy.grnoc.iu.edu/al2s/
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Network Integration and Applied Innovation
(CC-NIE Area #2)
 End-to-end network CI (cyber-infrastructure) through integration of existing and new technologies and applied innovation
 Applying network research results, prototypes, and emerging innovations to enable (identified) research and education
 May leverage new and existing investments in network infrastructure, services, and tools by combining or extending
capabilities to work as part of the CI environment used by scientific applications and users
 Integration of networking protocols/technologies with application layer
 Essentially, this is a definition of Sofware Defined Networking
 Transitioning successful research prototypes in SDN, and activities supported by GENI and FIA programs, to distributed
scientific environments and campus infrastructure
 In order to transition, the institution must have an SDN Capable Environment in which to be Deployed
 Innovative network solutions to problems driven by distributed computing and storage systems including cloud services.
 Must Include a Campus CyberInfrastructure Plan
 Brocade Solutions allow for Bridge of SDN-enabled infrastructure to legacy Campus Infrastructure Environment
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REN Campus in a “CC-NIE Area 2” Environment
“End-to-End Campus CyberInfrastructure”
Innovation
Center 1
Innovation
Center 2
Native or
Hybrid
Openflow
• Large Universities have more than a single
research & innovation center / Campus
• High speed Intra & Inter Campus SDNenabled connectivity is needed
• Requires OpenFlow/SDN between these
centers to support software & application
innovation and experimentation
ScienceDMZ Border
Router
Regional Networks /
Internet2
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Sample Bill of Materials – CC-NIE Proposals
• 2 MLXe 8-slot Chassis
PART NUMBER
• Fully Redundant
• Power, Management, Switch
Fabrics
• 4-ports of 100Gigabit Ethernet
DESCRIPTION
QTY
BR-MLXE-8-MR2-X-AC
MLXE-8, 2 HSF, 2 1800W AC, 1 MR2 (X) MGM
2
NI-X-16-8-HSF
MLX/XMR 16-, 8-SLOT HI SPEED FABRIC MOD
2
BR-MLX-MR2-X
MLXE/XMR GEN2 MANAGEMENT (X) MODULE
2
BR-MLXE-ACPWR-1800
MLX8950-16/8/4, XMR/MLX-16/8 1800W AC PSU
4
BR-MLX-10GX8-X
XMR/MLXE 8=PORT 10-GBE (X) SFPP MODULE
6
BR-MLX-100GX2-X
MLXE 2-PORT 100-GBE (X) CFP MODULE
2
PC15USA
OPTICS OPTIONS (OTHER
MEDIA AVAILABLE)
POWER CORD, B15K, US VERSION
8
10G-SFPP-SR-8
10GBASE-SR,SFPP MMF LC CONNECTOR 8-PACK
6
100G-CFP-10X10-2KM
100GBE CFP OPTIC (LC), 10X10, 2KM SMF
4
• Connections to I2, ESNet or
Regional Networks and Between
Chassis
• 48-ports of 10Gigabit Ethernet
• Campus Connections, Commodity
Internet Connections
• 6-slots open for Expansion
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Brocade is an Authorized Quilt Provider
• The Quilt represents more than 30 Research Networks and
their Individual Members (more than 200 Universities)
• Provides Pre-Negotiated Pricing to Authorized Quilt Buyers
that may be referenced in lieu of an RFP for OpenFlow
Switches
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