3. Worldwide Solutions
Delivered Locally
Traditional Control and Data Plane Architectures
Cost
• 16 x Controller
• 8 x Chassis
• 64 x I/O Modules
• 8 x Licenses
Duplication
Unused Ports
Unused Features
Agility
• 8 Points of Configuration
• Traditional CLI
• No Extensibility
• Proprietary Protocols
5. Worldwide Solutions
Delivered Locally
SDN Architectures
Cost
• Fewer Controllers
• Reduced Hardware and
Licensing
• White Box Switching
Agility
• Single Point of
Configuration
• Open and Extensible
• Object Orientated
• Ideal for Automation
and Orchestration
7. Worldwide Solutions
Delivered Locally
Cost
• 2 x Firewall Appliance
• 2 x IPS Appliance
• 2 x Web App Firewall
• 2 x Load Balancer
• Servers
• Storage
Agility
• Difficult to Scale
• Difficult to Migrate
• Inefficient Use of Resource
• Difficult to Automate
Traditional DC Network Stack
WAN/
Internet
WAN/
Internet
9. Worldwide Solutions
Delivered Locally
DC Stack with NFV
Cost
• Three Hardware Types
o Servers; Storage; Network
• All Others Run On VM
• License Costs Only
• Pay Per Bandwidth
• Take Advantage of Server and
Network Hardware
• Virtualised Connection to Devices
Agility
• Virtualised Network Links
• Pooled VLANs Provide Abst.
• Easy to Scale Up Bandwidth
• Easy to Add New VMs
WAN/
Internet
WAN/
Internet
10. Worldwide Solutions
Delivered Locally
What is Available Now
SDN
• SDX Central Controller
o 21 Commercial Controllers
o 9 Open Source Controllers
• Combine Range of Architectures
o White Box Switches
o Proprietary Asics
o Overlays
• All Major Vendors
NFV
• Virtual Appliances are Everywhere
• All Major Vendors
• All Significant Device Types
o Routers
o Firewall
o IPS
o WAF
o SLB
o GSLB
o Authentication
o UTM
11. Worldwide Solutions
Delivered Locally
SDN and NFV on HN Fabrix
• SDN was a No Brainer
o Immediately Ahead of Market
o Facilitates Orchestration
o Cost Effective
• Fabrix Would Not be Possible Without NFV
o Three Hardware Types
Server Storage Network
• Everything Else NFV
• Reduces Costs
• Scales Easily
• Makes Orchestration Easy