Nokia brings assurance to carrier SDN, enabling successful large-scale commercial rollouts of SDN-based network services
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Carrier SDN projects are progressing from lab trials to commercial
deployment, making assurance critical given unpredictable demand and traffic
patterns of SDN networks
* New solution applies assurance (KPIs/analytics) to drive automated control
of IP/optical networks, ensuring high-quality network and service
performance
* Leverages Nokia's broad IP & Optical Network service assurance applications,
extends them to multivendor SDN networks
11 October 2016
The Hague, Netherlands - Nokia is expanding its carrier SDN offering by adding
assurance capabilities to its Network Services Platform (NSP). Combined with the
NSP's automation and network control features, assurance equips operators with
the tools to establish and maintain healthy SDN networks and services, even as
the dynamic consumption patterns of cloud applications makes demand and traffic
patterns less predictable. Assurance provides the missing link operators need to
start large-scale commercial SDN deployment, spurred by the growth of cloud,
video and Internet of Things (IoT).
Operators today need to ensure the on-demand network services they bring to
market are delivered using automated provisioning that makes the best use of
available assets through real-time network control. But, as SDN projects move
from limited live trials to broad deployment and commercialization, providers
are discovering they need assurance in addition to automation with inline
optimization.
Nokia SDN automation and control capabilities allow operators to make assurance
processes far more efficient and impactful than ever before. With automated (or
dynamic) assurance, KPIs and analytics can be used to dynamically trigger
changes at the SDN control layer without the need for manual intervention.
The integrated KPIs and analytics capabilities of the NSP will:
* Allow service providers to quickly gain visibility into potential problems
within their multi-vendor carrier SDN networks and assess overall impact
* Trigger and guide automated corrective measures, so that networks and
services remain healthy
* Drive SDN control policies that can redirect paths, traffic and bandwidth at
any layer - flow, IP, Ethernet or optical - and across both physical and
virtual domains
The NSP dynamic assurance capability is part of Nokia's comprehensive multi-
domain Service Assurance program, and a key component of the company's domain-
specific closed-loop automation architecture to drive greater network agility
and optimization.
Dana Cooperson, Research Director, Network, Software and Virtualization,
Analysys Mason, said: "Service assurance is a critical requirement for
successful SDN-based automation and optimization in the WAN (aka 'carrier SDN').
Without adequate assurance capabilities, uptake of carrier SDN has been slow,
particularly for complex multi-domain, multi-vendor networking applications.
CSPs are recognizing the need for integrated assurance and asking vendors for
solutions. In this market context, Nokia's announcement of NSP with assurance is
both important and timely."
Sasa Nijemcevic, general manager of the Network & Service Management business at
Nokia, said: "Nokia brings a wealth of experience assuring IP and optical
network services at the world's largest service providers. The company is
extending this expertise to multivendor services and elements managed by our
carrier SDN offering. We are not only addressing the need for assurance, but
also providing additional value by leveraging our investment in policy-based SDN
control to automate assurance processes. As a result, operators will maintain
the highest levels of customer satisfaction while optimizing their network
assets to move confidently into the next era of carrier SDN."
Nokia will be demonstrating its NSP in booth #97-99 at the SDN World Congress
Oct 11-14 at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands. For more information
visit: https://networks.nokia.com/events/2016/sdn-openflow-world-congress
Key resources:
* Blog - "Assuring SDN for the real world":
https://blog.networks.nokia.com/mobile-networks/2016/10/11/assuring-sdn-
real-world/
* Images:
* https://resources.nokia.com/asset/200600
* https://resources.nokia.com/asset/200598
* https://resources.nokia.com/asset/200599
* Network Services Platform website: www.networks.nokia.com/NSP
* Heavy Reading Whitepaper - "Delivering on the Promise of Multi-layer
Integration With SDN":
https://pages.nokia.com/2016.HeavyReading.carrierSDNwhitepaper.html
* Video - "Nokia Network Services Platform: Carrier SDN for the on-demand
network": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5_0_u3jIc&list=PLEQJsvk-
0UgZ7vHZlL3E_HZmdvyJJGx-g
* Video - "Making carrier SDN happen with the Nokia Network Services
Platform": https://youtu.be/cmZ9VIjVL6M
* NSP assurance app note - https://resources.alcatel-lucent.com/asset/187015
* SDxCentral Demo Friday on Oct 28th, 1pm EST: "Make Carrier SDN Happen with
the Nokia Network Services Platform":
https://www.sdxcentral.com/event/nokia-network-services-platform-demofriday/
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