vBranch Introduction and Demo Innovation@Cisco

Bart Van de Velde, Sr. Director, Engineering, Chief Technology & Architecture Office

Simon Spraggs, Distinguished Consulting Engineer, Chief Technology & Architecture Office

November , 2015

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Campus / DC

•  Current Branch infrastructure often contains physical appliances that complicate architecture •  Rack and stack of routers and networking appliances

•  Costly to operate •  Upgrades / service extensions often require branch visits to install / swap equipment

•  Difficult to manage •  Management of different (multi-vendor) software images

The Current Enterprise Branch Landscape

WAN

Branch

IP

Branch

IP

Internet

Cloud

Branch

IP

Branch

IP

Branch

IP

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•  Enterprise Branch Virtualization aims to reduce the operational complexity of running networking functions in the branch

•  Concept: run VIRTUALIZED network functions on standard x-86 servers in the branch •  Leverage virtualization technology proven in the data center / cloud

•  Enable automation and operational simplification by leveraging SDN

Why Virtualization of Branch Functions

WAN Campus / DC

Branch

IP

Branch

IP

Internet

Cloud

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Impact of Network Functions Virtualization in the branch

•  Reduce service capability in branch

•  Services run virtualized in the data center

•  Works well with network based VPN solution

•  Service capability remains in the branch

•  Services run virtualized in branch

•  Works well with overlay based VPNs

WAN

Data Centre

4

Focus of today’s discussion

Functional migration

Branch

Routing

Gateways

Security

WAN

Same functions but virtualised

Appliances

Appliances

CSR1kv ASAv vWAAS 3rd party

NFVI

NFVI

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Automated network operations

Deployment of best-of-breed

OPEX decrease by reduction of branch visits

vBranch Benefits Reduction of p-network elements to manage & deploy

Operational efficiencies through virtualization

Service Elasticity

Reduced complexity for High Availability

Capex reduction by deployment of standard x86-based servers

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Branch and service management - Today

WAN

Appliance

WAN

Appliance

WAN

Appliance

Router order

Service 1

Service 2

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vBranch – A solution to deploy and run rich service capabilities in the branch environment using virtualization technology. The platform is installed using zero touch technology The service can be adapted rapidly, with no truck rolls, no onsite expertise and no physical re-wiring

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vBranch and service management

Service 1

WAN Model driven orchestration

Service 2

WAN Model driven orchestration

vbranch order

WAN

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vBranch architecture – functional components

•  User Portal •  VNF EMS / NMS / Controller •  NFV orchestrator •  Virtual Network Functions •  NFV-OS

•  Physical hardware

IP network

VNF EMS / NMS / Controller

Portal Infrastructure

NFV-OS

NFV Orchestrator

Branch

NFV-OS VNF

VNF VNF

VNF

NFV-OS

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Overlay or IP/MPLS

Branch and DC are not the same

Single Server (KVM)

VM

Elastic Services Controller

Branch Data Center

Access circuit

Virtual n/w

VM

VM VM

compute compute compute compute compute

VM VM VM VM

Virtual n/w

Elastic Services Controller

Openstack

NFV Orchestration platform VM config and control

VNF NMS/EMS

VM config and control VNF config and control NFV orchestration

And management

Portal Create

Deliver

Operate

Optimize

cisco

Network

Compute

Storage

Service Design

PnP

User & Operator portal

1000s of sites 1 or 2 servers < 10 VMs Remote and unreliable connectivity

1 or 2 sites 1000s of servers 1000s of VMs Highly reliable connectivity

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Impact of centrally orchestrated virtual branch

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User interface

Central x-domain NFV and

service orchestrator

IP network

VNF VNF

VNF VNF

VNF

VNF VNF

VNF VNF

VNF

Zero touch provisioning Fewer truck rolls No onsite expertise No physical re-wiring

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Portal design Customer instance creation

Network service wide choices

vBranch onboarding, management and Service

assurance Demonstration

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Demo

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Automated network operations

Deployment of best-of-breed

OPEX decrease by reduction of branch visits

vBranch Benefits Reduction of p-network elements to manage & deploy

Operational efficiencies through virtualization

Service Elasticity

Reduced complexity for High Availability

Capex reduction by deployment of standard x86-based servers