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2015 Virtual Edge Report How Virtual Customer Premises Equipment (vCPE) and Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Technology Move Network Services to the Cloud

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Table of Contents

Report Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Business Drivers for vCPE and SD-WAN Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How the Distributed Enterprise is Deployed and Managed Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Applications for vCPE and SD-WAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Virtual Edge and SD-WAN Architectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Challenges and Implementation of vCPE and SD-WAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Service Provider Plans for Their Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

vCPE and SD-WAN Vendor Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

vCPE [featured]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cisco Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ClearPath Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Versa Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Hewlett Packard Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SD-WAN [featured]

Nuage Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

vCPE

ADVA Optical Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Anuta Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Aricent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Aryaka Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Juniper Networks, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

NetCracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

OneAccess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Overture Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

RAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tech Mahindra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

VMware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SD-WAN

Aryaka Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CloudGenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Glue Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Huawei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Pertino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Riverbed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Silver Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Talari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

VeloCloud Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Viptela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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VNF and Supporting Infrastructure

6Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Accedian Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Amdocs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Ciena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Metaswitch Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Qosmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Saisei Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Report SummaryService providers and enterprise network operators would like to simplify the way that Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity and applications are purchased, provisioned, and managed. Whether it’s an enterprise network manager trying to build a WAN, a consumer connecting to broadband, or a service provider building a new WAN service, network end users are tired of complicated, proprietary networks that require specialized knowledge and complicated configurations. In addition, service providers would like a more simple way to push services out to their customers.

Service providers and enterprises are taking a page from the software-defined networking (SDN) and networking functions virtualization (NFV) world to do this – by applying software-defined principles to the WAN and the network edge, where the customer plugs into WAN services. The network edge is traditionally the land of specialized proprietary equipment – including routers, Network Interface Devices (NIDs) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The industry is aiming to change that, replacing specialized gear with commodity hardware that can be rapidly updated and provisioned from the cloud, with open software.

There is a wide range of technology aiming to virtualize, automate, and provision WAN services using a cloud software model. Imagine a wide range of enterprise-quality network services that can be automatically deployed and managed on the customer edge, just like you download apps on your mobile devices.

This report focuses on the technology tools and techniques to create more flexible WAN services that customers can plug into at the virtual edge. This report includes:

•An introduction to business drivers and benefits of virtual CPE and software-defined WAN technology.

•A look at how the virtualized edge changes technology requirements in devices, such as vCPE, edge routers, and NIDs.

• An overview of the “spectrum” of virtualizing the edge, ranging from a thin client to full Network as a Service (NAAS).

•How virtualized applications managed by service providers or enterprises can enable remote provisioning and configurability of network functions running on edge devices.

•Results of the SDxCentral Survey on vCPE and SD-WAN.

•Different network architectures for vCPE and SD-WAN.

•Profiles of management, vCPE and SD-WAN solutions in the market, including key features available today.

Thank you for downloading this report. We hope you find it a useful resource to reference as you build out your SDx Infrastructure. If you have feedback on the report, we would love to hear it – please contact us at [email protected]

Business Drivers for vCPE and SD-WAN TechnologyWhy do we want to virtualize the network – especially the WAN? As we mentioned, there are benefits to both the providers and the consumers.

Much of the functionality that CPE has come to contain – including modems, switches, routers, firewalls, VoIP servers, DCHP servers, wireless controllers, management – can be pulled out and executed in software, in a virtual instance in the enterprise/carrier’s cloud/data center (vCPE) and in some cases, on new virtual infrastructure running on customer premises but managed and configured from the cloud. This enables the organization to use basic, standard hardware on-premises, allowing advanced features to be centrally managed, automated, secured and optimized. To understand where enterprises and service providers are with the deployment of vCPE we surveyed 1 the SDxCentral community and asked them about their existing environment and plans.

1 33 enterprises and 36 service providers responded to the survey. The enterprises represented small (less than 100 employees) to large (10,000+ employees) companies, with 30% on both ends of the size spectrum and the remainder (40%) in between 100 and 10,000+ employees. The service providers offer business branch and remote office connectivity (75%), business site-to-site connectivity (75%), and home gateway connectivity (57%); the providers offer a range of access technologies, including Carrier Ethernet/MPLS (77%), FTTx (Optical) (67%), wireless (61%), DSL (44%), T1/T3/etc. (33%) and cable (22%).

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How the Distributed Enterprise is Deployed and Managed Today

Enterprises leverage a mix of technologies to access the Internet, such as Carrier Ethernet/MPLS (58%), DSL (45%), wireless (36%), cable (33%), FTTx -Optical (21%), T1/T3/etc. (9%).

The majority of enterprises (57%) manage their own remote office/branch connectivity solutions. For security, enterprises generally deploy and run their own firewalls (76%). Some enterprises also rely on an integrated firewall (27%), firewall services provided upstream by a service provider (27%) and cloud-based solutions (21%) to secure some or all of their remote offices. Most enterprises (75%) use VPNs to connect their multiple locations and remote workers. The most commonly referenced vendor used by enterprises for their VPN solutions was Cisco.

The goal of the virtualized edge is to push more functionality into software that can be provisioned using the cloud. By delivering more network services over a WAN connection via the cloud – whether it’s an enterprise network link or consumer broadband – the technology has the potential to save money for both enterprises and service providers by reducing capital investments (capex) and operating costs (opex). Research from SDxCentral as well as other firms shows this is a big driver. A recent Analysys Mason study showed that residential vCPE can provide as much as 82% cost savings per household; for enterprise sites, the cost savings can reach 43% per site and provide a Return on Investment (ROI) of 156%.

There’s another big factor - it can eliminate hassles. One of the main goals of creating a more virtualized edge is to improve management and ease-of-use in configuring WANs, according to our survey data, as well as discussions with service providers and enterprise network managers. One of the goals of the virtualized edge is to “consumerize” the network to make it more user-friendly for both operators and users, just as many cloud business applications have become.

How will this happen? In the next section, we’ll detail that on the technology front. But first, there here’s a summary of the business drivers – namely that vCPE and SD-WAN technologies have the capability to both save money and make money.

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Cable33%

Wireless36%

DSL45%

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This summary includes months of research with service providers and enterprises, as well as survey data collected from nearly 80 service providers and end users considering vCPE and SD-WAN technology.

Potential benefits of the virtual edge for end users or enterprises:

} Open hardware platforms and standardized network links can reduce pricing for WAN hardware and capex.

} Hardware managed via the cloud by the service provider reduces the need for customer management.

} Added conveniences of customer self-serve portals and self-provisioning.

} Cloud services, such as WAN optimization and applications and policy control, can enable more efficient use of bandwidth, reducing connectivity costs associated with connecting to applications in the cloud.

} Plain-vanilla Internet services can be secured with software-based virtual private network (VPN) technology.

} Network management overhead and operating costs can potentially be reduced by automating management or putting more in the hands of the service provider.

} Streamlined management and access to business applications in the cloud can improve producitivity.

} Efficiencies gained through insights from analytics on how the network is used.

Potential business benefits of the virtual edge for service providers:

} Lower operational costs (opex) of WAN services.

} Opportunity for new valued-added business services, such as outsourced networks, security, and business applications.

} The move to standardized, Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware reduces platform costs (capex).

} Lower capex and opex enables more aggressive pricing for WAN connectivity and services.

} Secure Internet services can be offered for business-quality broadband, expanding the market for those who don’t want MPLS or leased lines.

} Truck rolls are eliminated,enabling services to be provisioned and configured over the network from the cloud.

} Centralized management and control enables analytics and the potential for better network optimization

In our survey of nearly 80 enterprise and service provider customers, there was some consistency in demand. Both service providers and enterprise customers cited management simplicity, as well as the potential to lower costs as drivers for virtualized edge technology.

When enterprises were asked which they would prefer “an overlay-based WAN solution that provides a virtualized network layer above their physical connectivity or a solution that exposes direct controls over their physical topology,” an overwhelming 75% responded they would prefer a fully-virtualized solution. When probed “why?” many cited the ease of provisioning and management of a virtualized solution.

When asked to pick what they saw as the top two drivers for installing virtual equipment or a SD-WAN, almost half of enterprises (46%) chose lowering their operational costs, followed by more flexible network management (36%).



Almost all the service provider respondents (86%) are looking to move to a virtualized and/or SDN-based architecture for their WAN connectivity solutions. The main drivers for adopting these new architectures and making the move to new vCPE solutions are the promise of new value-added opportunities to deliver new services, such as security, virtual management, etc., as well as their ability to lower the operational and capital costs of their WAN services.

TOP DRIVERS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

Secondary Drivers

Value-Added Opportunities for

New Services 31%

Lower Capital Costs 31%

Better Security

19%

Lower Operational

Costs 19%

Primary Drivers

Better Security 8%

Other 3%


Value-Added Opportunities for

New Services 47%

Lower Operational

Costs 39%

TOP DRIVERS FOR THE VIRTuAL EDGE: ENTERPRISE

Secondary Drivers

Other 3%

More Flexible Network

Management 31%

Lower Capital Costs

12%

Better Security

24%Lower

Operational Costs 30%

Primary Drivers

Better Security 6%


Other 6%

Lower Operational

Costs 46%

More Flexible Network

Management 36%



Applications for vCPE and SD-WAN We’ve explained how vCPE and SD-WAN technologies can be used for anything, ranging from basic connectivity to a suite of data center applications and virtual network functions (VNFs). Virtualizing network functionality enables enterprises and service providers to re-evaluate their on-premises strategies.

This is why service providers are investing in the technology, because they see it as a huge opportunity to offer new services to their WAN customers as VNFs. The IT services business is a $300 billion industry, so service providers are interested in many different kinds of applications and business services they could sell to customers once a WAN link is established.

Enterprises and network managers want their network services simplified; they want a simple, IP-based connection that can get them access to a wide range of cloud services.

Below are some examples of how key network services can be virtualized at the customer edge, including the potential benefits of those services.

Key Virtualized Edge Application Benefits

Virtual Edge Technology Examples of Potential ROI or Business Benefit

Web Portal for self-provisioning of WAN apps

• Customer provisioning lowers costs and management overhead for both provider and customer.

• Accelerates provisioning and service velocity.• Offers potential opex savings via self-serve mechanisms.

WAN optimization in the cloud

• Can be used to speed access to cloud applications.• Does not require specific devices on premises. Can save capex for both the

customer and service provider.• Speeds access to data center and cloud applications.

Application delivery controller in the cloud

• Does not require specific devices on premises. Can save capex.• Speeds application access, reducing network costs.

Cloud-based VPN • Does not require specific devices on premises. Can save capex.• Can turn plain-vanilla Internet into “business class” using encryption.• Can be offered as a value-added service.• Improves ease-of-use for customers or end users, providing better overall security.

Cloud Security Services • Allows customers to subscribe to hosted security services, such as Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and antivirus (AV) from a service provider.

• Enables service providers to offer value-added security services via a cloud-based WAN.

• Lessens the need for specialized security hardware.• Supports real-time security updates. • Delivers cloud-based security analytics.

SD-WAN Controller • Makes intelligent routing decisions in the cloud.• Can route the right applications to the right path to help optimize the network.• Can load-balance WAN connections to data centers.



Virtual Edge Technology Examples of Potential ROI or Business Benefit

Full Network as a Service (NAAS)

• Allows customers to outsource their entire network.• Enables service providers to use SD-WAN technologies to load-balance traffic. • Helps customers easily add or subtract features and applications via a software-

based provisioning model, with little hardware involved.

Internet of Things (Iot) • Provides virtualized machine-to-machine connectivity, for example Automate Teller Machines (ATM) to a bank security monitoring network.

• Uses software overlays to provide additional security to network links.• Provides analytics and monitoring capabilities in a wide range of industries, such

as medical and transportation.

The specific pieces of vCPE and SD-WAN technology required and where they need to be installed will depend on the applications that are being built. For example, a small business with a dozen branches may not need a full-blown NAAS, but may require a cloud-based VPN to connect branches. On the other hand, a multi-national bank looking to connect data centers with secured and optimized WAN technology will be looking for something altogether different.

Below are some examples of different business scenarios with specific vCPE and SD-WAN technology needs:

Secure Cloud Broadband (Branch Office Access): There is typically more demand for employees to access a secure, reliable WAN from branch offices. Often, they need it fast, via Internet broadband connections. With a cloud-based WAN approach, technology can make existing broadband Internet technologies more robust, by combining circuits from different broadband pipes (link aggregation), optimizing the existing connection (WAN Optimization), and/or providing encryption to add additional security (VPN). Many of the new crop of Cloud WAN technologies offer some or all of these technology improvements, piggybacking on existing broadband and service provider offerings.

Data-center SD-WAN connectivity: SD-WAN solutions built around improving broadband Internet are often targeted toward connecting branch offices to the headquarters or data center. But what if you want to connect from data center to data center? Entire enterprise workloads are moving into the cloud, so some SD-WAN solutions are targeted at making it easier and more efficient to move applications and workloads between data centers. You may also want to use common WAN Optimization techniques to reduce the cost of connecting data centers.

Cloud Application Acceleration: On the data-center side, a specific application provider might be looking for ways to speed up access for customers, leveraging an SD-WAN solution or vCPE to optimize access to applications.

Mobile to Cloud: Mobile enterprise connectivity is a huge challenge for enterprise customers. Companies want to manage and secure the way employees connect to corporate applications with mobile devices. In many cases a thin client can be installed on a mobile device, so it can connect securely to the corporate WAN using mobile networks.

Full NAAS: In this model, the cloud service provider (CSP) or telecom service provider has built an entire network, including local Points of Presence (POPs), to provide a wide range of network functionality that may include secure VPN, data or network encryption, intelligent routing, WAN optimization, and traffic optimization.

A service provider or enterprise might use vCPE and SD-WAN technology to build an extensive network of cloud-based services, with together with Network Function Virtualization (NFV). The VNFs that could be deployed using vCPE and SD-WAN technology could include:

Security: Virtual firewalls, IPsec (encryption for VPN), intrusion detection systems (IDS), anti-virus (AV)

WAN Optimization: Link redundancy, TCP optimization, de-duplication compression



SD-WAN and Routing: SD-WAN control, routing, network address translation (NAT), intelligent path selection

Application Policy Control: Quality of service (QoS), deep-packet inspection, vitualized application delivery controller (ADC).

It’s been proven in recent years that enterprises are interested in buying services and applications from the cloud and are increasingly moving in that direction. Most enterprises use public (67%), private (60%) and hybrid (33%) cloud services. When asked what type of cloud services and applications they use, many pointed to office suites (email, Google apps, file storage (Dropbox, Box)), sales tools (such as Salesforce) and internal services (VoIP, IaaS, etc.). Security will be the next big step in the cloud. Those with private and hybrid clouds felt it was important for their WAN connectivity solution to offer a secure connection to those cloud deployments because they see it simply as another ingress/egress point that needs to be protected.

The survey identified security (72%), WAN optimization (54%) and load balancing (39%) as the top three functions that businesses want. Of course, there were also a wide variety of other capabilities that were noted as being important, including high availability, scalability, speed, flexibility, among others.

When asked what functionality service providers plan to provide in their vCPE solution, most of the responses in our survey were unique; only security (58%) and service chaining (56%) were mentioned by a majority of service providers. This may point to a disconnect between what the market is expecting and what service providers are planning; the WAN optimization enterprises want was only mentioned by 6% of service providers as key functionality they plan to deliver and load balancing wasn’t mentioned at all.

Virtual Edge and SD-WAN ArchitecturesAs described, vCPE and SD-WAN technology covers a lot of potential network scenarios and use cases. So how do we differentiate between vCPE, SD-WAN and VNFs and where will the technologies be installed? We might want to think of them as different groups of functionality filling in different pieces of a larger SD-WAN. Here are some definitions below:

vCPE: vCPE technology is used to allow proprietary hardware and software to be replaced with standardized software at the customer edge, potentially virtualizing the CPE equipment used to access a network.

Top 3 Functions Enterprises Want in a WAN Solution

Load Balancing

Security

WAN Optimization

Security WAN Optimization

Service Chaining

Functionality Service Providers Expect to Deliver in WAN Solutions



SD-WAN: The SD-WAN extends beyond the virtual CPE, into the core of the WAN or service-provider network. It enables service providers and enterprises to leverage vCPE technology to create fully managed VNFs, which may also integrate links using the Internet and private networks, such as MPLS. Typically, the SD-WAN also includes controller technology that separates the data plane from the control plane.

VNFs: VNFs are the valued-added L4-7 services that can be layered on top of the SD-WAN once it is built.

The diagram below represents a full SD-WAN network, including different POPs where vCPE devices and SD-WAN controllers might be placed.

To drill down further, the complexity of the network and the services will depend on the needs of a customer and how many of the network functions they want put in the cloud versus managed on premises. The chart below shows our view of how and where various pieces of the vCPE and SD-WAN puzzle will be installed on the network for both enterprise deployments as well as for service-provider deployments.

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CONNECTIONS

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REMOTE SITES

DATA CENTERS

DATA CENTERS

Broadband Internet

MPLS

4G/LTE

ENCRYPTED NETWORk



Enterprise vCPE and SD-WAN Deployments

Enterprise Deployment Topology

Cloud Centric (Major functions run in cloud data center)

Location RoleBasic connectivity – termination point

All major L3 and L4-7 functions

Management, operations and troubleshooting

Basic probes and connectivity tests, network monitoring

Configuration management, centralized monitoring and logging, provisioning, performance and fault management

CPE functions

L2 forwarding only, overlay termination (IPsec VPN or other), Ethernet and wireless access

Routing, FW, NAT, network access control (NAC), security services (IPS, AV, proxy etc), session border controllers (SBC), additional business services

CPE-Centric Approach (Major functions on virtual infrastructure at branch/remote locations)

Location RoleVirtual infrastructure to run multiple network functions

Enterprise data center – provides policy and device configuration and centralized management


Basic probes and connectivity tests, network + virtual infrastructure monitoring and fault management

Configuration management, centralized monitoring and logging, provisioning, performance and fault management and SW distribution

CPE functions

Ethernet and wireless access, overlay termination (IPsec VPN or other), routing, FW, NAT, NAC, security services (IPS, AV etc), VPN, WAN-Opt, multi-link bonding, load-balancing, caching, additional business services

Additional enterprise services that are compute-intensive

Note: For enterprise deployments, the centralized functions in the data center might be owned, hosted and operated by the business, or outsourced to either a service provider or managed directly by the SD-WAN/vCPE solutions provider. Many of the enterprise SD-WAN/vCPE approaches also offer an overlay-based model or a mixed model that provides multi-link aggregation, load-balancing or connection management to maximize use of enterprise WAN links.

Remote OfficeBranch OfficeHome Office Data Center



Service Provider vCPE and SD-WAN Deployments

Service Provider Deployment Topology

Cloud-Centric Approach (major functions in cloud data center)


Aggregation point All major L3 and L4-7 functions



Probes and connectivity Configuration management, centralized monitoring and logging, provisioning, performance and fault management

CPE functions

L2 forwarding only, Ethernet and wireless access

Limited, L2 forwarding Routing, FW, NAT, NAC, security services (IPS, AV, proxy etc), Session Border Controller (SBC), additional business or consumer services (e.g. parental control)

CO-Centric Approach (major functions in CO/POP)


NFV-I to run distributed L3 and L4-7 functions

Specialized L4-7 functions



Remote troubleshooting functions, monitoring for NFV infrastructure, L3, L4-7 performance

Configuration management, centralized monitoring and logging, provisioning, performance and fault management, and SW distribution (VNF management for CO/POPs)

CPE functions

Limited, L2 forwarding only, Ethernet and wireless access

L2, Routing, FW, NAT, NAC, WAN Opt basic security services

SBC, AV, secure proxy, IPS, additional business or consumer services (compute-intensive services)

Data CenterCentral Office/

Point of PresenceCustomer Premises



CPE-Centric Approach (major functions on virtual infrastructure at customer)

Location Role

NFV-I (extension of VIM) for running VNFs locally

Aggregation point, caching/SW distribution points

Coordination and management


Basic probes and connectivity tests, network monitoring, vCPE infrastructure (NFV-I) monitoring and fault management

Distributed monitoring of vCPEs (aggregation of data to cloud)

Configuration management, centralized monitoring and logging, provisioning, performance and fault management and SW distribution (VNF management for vCPEs)

CPE functions

Ethernet and wireless access, routing, FW, NAT, security services (IPS, AV etc), NAC, VPN, WAN-Opt, SBC, additional business services

Caching, also potential SW distribution points for vCPE VNFs

Additional business or consumer services (mostly compute-intensive services)

Note: These represent 3 points on the spectrum of how vCPE services can be deployed. Other combinations exist with services being distributed between customer premises, the CO/POP and the cloud data center depending on the best fit for the services. Key consideration points for locating these services include latency, cost of compute, redundancy and reliability. Certainly, some functions like caching, network access control (NAC) and WAN optimization make sense in being placed as close to the customer edge as possible.

Challenges and Implementation of vCPE and SD-WAN As demonstrated, the virtualized edge and SD-WAN represent a large leap in WAN technology with many potential benefits. But such technology shifts are not easy. Whether it’s an enterprise trying to build out vCPE and SD-WAN, or service providers building their own virtual edge networks to provide customers with new services, this shift does not come without challenges.

Our survey addressed some of these challenges. When asked an open-ended question on the biggest challenges enterprises face as they manage their own connectivity, the responses centered around the costs associated with rolling out and maintaining the environment and an overall lack of visibility. Another frequently cited challenge was the complexity of the environment, which when combined with a lack of visibility, can make it hard to manage and optimize the deployment, as well as troubleshoot any issues to improve its performance.

Service Provider Plans for Their Architecture

Our survey results indicated a majority of service provider respondents want to move to a virtualized and/or SDN-based architecture for their WAN connectivity solutions. As explained, the main drivers for adopting these new architectures are the promise of new revenue streams through the introduction of value-added services, such as security, virtual management, WAN optimization, and application load-balancing.

Half of the service providers who responded expect the functionality they deliver in their vCPE to be built by both their CPE vendor and 3rd party vendors; 25% expect their CPE vendor to build all the functionality into their solutions. They cited compatibility/interoperability, flexibility, openness (adherence to standards, such as OpenFlow), maturity of feature set, and overall performance as the top criteria they will use to select their CPE vendor.



Service providers know this change is going to disrupt business as usual; they have identified security, orchestration, management and reliability as top challenges they expect to have to overcome as they build out the next generation of CPE/SD-WAN solutions.

Twenty-five percent of the service providers who indicated they expect to deploy this new architecture plan to do so in the next 6-12 months; another 25% expect to enter production in the next 12-18 months. Only 11% are currently deploying or expect to deploy in the next 3-6 months. 75% of the service providers making the move said it was important or very important to create an NFV infrastructure to implement this new architecture.

Responses are mixed, however, in terms of the type of deployment that is planned. This is where the challenge comes in; many service providers appear to be stuck on deciding the type of deployment architecture to use. The majority (53%) are planning on rolling out CPEs that provide virtualized applications that allow the service provider and/or their enterprise customers to remotely provision and configure the network functions running on those edge devices (both Layer 2 and Layer 3 services).

Exactly half of the service providers are looking at offering vCPE solutions that run as virtual machines in remote locations and create overlays on top of existing physical networks. A little less than half (47%) are exploring virtualizing the customer edge with a network interface device (NID) or thin CPE with vCPE applications running at the customer’s Point of Presence (POP) or central office. Finally, 44% are looking to deploy software-defined L1/L2 transport solutions that provision physical or logical connections across a wide-area to create networks-on-demand or provision bandwidth-on-demand.

Keep in mind that much of this is being explored today, and service providers are running test networks and determining which technologies to use. The maturity of much of the technology, especially for the deployment of NFV, is still in question. At the recent SDN & OpenFlow World Congress in Dusseldorf, BT’s Network Service Architect said that some of the specific challenges of VNFs include handling service-chain modification, backward-compatibility, scalability, “start-up storms” (re-connecting massive scaled services after a service interruption), and security. Willis was open in his critique of OpenStack, saying it did not solve some of these challenges and might require supplementary or alternative technology, including technology supplied by vendors rather than open source (OpenStack is an open-source platform for NFV). 2

2 “BT Threatens to Ditch OpenStack,” Light Reading, Oct. 14, 2015. http://www.lightreading.com/nfv/nfv-specs-open-source/bt-threatens-to-ditch-openstack/d/d-id/718735

0 20% 40% 80%

POTENTIAL DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTuRES

60%

CPEs with virtualized apps53%

Virtualized edge with NID or thin CPE on premises47%

vCPEs running as a VM50%

Software-defined L1/L2 transport solutions44%



Given the benefits of moving to a new vCPE and SD-WAN infrastructure, however, these challenges are not likely to stop service providers from looking for solutions. It’s clear from the data and market that the demand for the technology has been established – it’s now up to the market to develop mature solutions that fit the need.

vCPE and SD-WAN Vendor ProfilesThe following sections of this report profile some of the vendors offering tools to building the virtualized customer edge, including vCPE and SD-WAN solutions. Extended profiles can be viewed online. The information was gathered via a collaborative effort between the SDxCentral’s Research Team and the vendor’s appropriate product experts.

While every attempt has been made to validate the capabilities listed in the profiles, SDxCentral advises end users to verify the veracity of each claim for themselves in their actual deployment environments. SDxCentral cannot be held liable for unexpected operations, damages or incorrect operation due to any inaccuracies listed here.

SDxCentral welcomes feedback and additional information from end users based on their real-world experiences with the products and technologies listed. The SDxCentral Research Team can be reached at [email protected].

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015

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Catch the Wave in SD-WAN & vCPE

The WAN and managed services are critical to your business.

Versa’s mission is to address the primary operational and business challenges that service providers and large enterprises are facing with traditional hardware-based WANs and branch networks.

Our carrier-grade virtualized network functions (VNF) enable you to deploy software-based SD-WANs and vCPE in hours vs. months, and reduce TCO by up to 80%.

Learn more about Versa solutions at versa-networks.com

http://versa-networks.com

category:Market Report


FEATURED

vCPE

Brocade 5600 vRouter and Brocade SDN Controller (Click for Online Version)

www.brocade.com/content/brocade/en/backend-content/pdf-page.html?/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/datasheet/brocade-5600-vrouter-ds.pdf

www.brocade.com/content/brocade/en/backend-content/pdf-page.html?/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/datasheet/brocade-sdn-controller-ds.pdf

Description of SolutionThe Brocade vRouter and SDN Controller provide flexible, dynamic capabilities for vCPE. The Brocade vRouter is a leading high performance and efficient multi-function VNF for on premise and cloud. The vRouter has over 100 million production hours. The Brocade SDN Controller is a pure-play commercial distribution of OpenDaylight.

130 Holger Way San Jose CA 95134www.brocade.com

888.BROCADE (888.276.2233)

BROCADE COmmUNICATIONS SySTEmS, INC.

Date of Initial Release Form Factor

April 2013 (Brocade 5600 vRouter)January 2015 (Brocade SDN Controller)

Software appliance, Software package, as a Service (XaaS) in the cloud

Flavors Solution Maps to

• Virtualized customer edge with NID or thin CPE on customer premises and vCPE functions running at POP/CO

• Virtualized CPE solutions that run as a VM in remote locations and create overlays on top of existing physical networks

• Software-defined L1/L2 transport solutions that provision physical or logical connections across a wide-area to create networks-on-demand or provision bandwidth-on-demand

• SDN Controller for network element provisioning utilizing control protocols such as OpenFlow, OVSDB and NETCONF with integration with Orchestration platforms.

Solution Roles in Flavors

• Management and orchestration• Core elements that power vCPE deployments such

as converged VNFs or critical network functions

CPE Functions

L3 Routing Capabilities L2/Network Services Application-aware QoS Capabilities Multi-Network Capability

Security Capabilities

Built-in L4 security capabilities

Management, Control and Visibility

OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration

Production Deployments Today

AT&T, Masergy, IBM SoftLayer

Target Market Primarily Sells to

Business Communications Service Providers

Featured Network Elements

Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, Transport network including optical, copper (physical) and MPLS (logical)

Layers of the OSI Directly Controlled

L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic

Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN

The Brocade SDN Controller through the supported Neutron ML2 plugin to OpenStack supports the provisioning of overlay networks utilizing OVS (Open vSwitch). Individual OVS’s are configured and managed through the OVSDB southbound interface of the Brocade SDN Controller.

Additional Resources

1. Building the Virtual Customer Edge (Virtual CE): https://www.sdxcentral.com/sdn-nfv-solutions/ brocade/building-the-virtual-customer-edge-vce

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/brocade-5600-vrouter-sdn-controller

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/brocade-5600-vrouter-sdn-controller

http://www.brocade.com/content/brocade/en/backend-content/pdf-page.html?/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/datasheet/brocade-5600-vrouter-ds.pdf

http://www.brocade.com/content/brocade/en/backend-content/pdf-page.html?/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/datasheet/brocade-5600-vrouter-ds.pdf

http://www.brocade.com/content/brocade/en/backend-content/pdf-page.html?/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/datasheet/brocade-sdn-controller-ds.pdf

http://www.brocade.com/content/brocade/en/backend-content/pdf-page.html?/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/datasheet/brocade-sdn-controller-ds.pdf


https://www.sdxcentral.com/sdn-nfv-solutions/brocade/building-the-virtual-customer-edge-vce

https://www.sdxcentral.com/sdn-nfv-solutions/brocade/building-the-virtual-customer-edge-vce



FEATURED

vCPE

Cisco Virtual Managed Services Solution (Click for Online Version)

www.cisco.com/go/vms

Description of SolutionCisco Virtual Managed Services Solution, is an open, modular software platform that enables rich sets of secure cloud-based network services via service-level software packages over any access technology. Services include Cloud VPN, Cloud MPLS, Cloud IWAN (SD-WAN), Cloud vBranch and others using an open, modular set of virtual network functions, like firewall, network address translation (NAT), intrusion protection, content filtering, and Web / Email security applications.

170 West Tasman DriveSan Jose, CA 95134

www.cisco.com877.897.4261

CISCO SySTEmS

Date of Initial Release

March 2015

Form Factor

Hardware appliance (COTS), Hardware appliance (proprietary), Software appliance, Software package, as a Service (XaaS) in the cloud


• Virtualized customer edge with NID or thin CPE on customer premises and vCPE / virtual functions running at POP/CO/Data Center

• Physical CPE that provides virtualized network functions (VNF) managed by service providers or enterprises

• Virtualized CPE / Branch solutions that run as a VM in remote locations and create software overlays on top of existing physical networks

• Software-defined L1/L2 transport solutions that provision and direct traffic across physical or logical connections over the WAN to create network services-on-demand or provision bandwidth-on-demand

Solution Roles in Flavors• Complete end-to-end solution• Management, orchestration, SDN control, VNFM, VIM,

analytics• Core elements that power vCPE deployments such as

converged VNFs or critical network functions

CPE Functions L3 Routing Capabilities L2/Network Services Application-aware QoS Capabilities Multi-Network CapabilityManagement, Control and Visibility OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Customizable, Built-in Self-service Portal White-label Offering for Easy Branding Built-in Metering for Chargebacks

Security Capabilities Built-in L4 security capabilities Built-in L7 app-aware security capabilitiesProduction Deployments TodayDeutsche Telekcom / Terastream, Telstra Symphony, Rogers Cloud Managed Network Services, ATT Network On Demand Platform, Telecom Italia

Target Market Primarily Sells toBusiness Communications Service

Providers

Featured Network ElementsCustomer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence

Layers of the OSI Directly ControlledPhysical L1 connectivity, L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic

Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WANCisco VMS supports multiple overlay technologies to deliver cloud based services over a virtualized infrastructure (NFVI) such as the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN). Cisco VMS supports VXLAN,OpFlex, EVPN, and MPBGP overlays depending on the operators environment

Multi-tenancy CapabilitiesCisco VMS enables operators to offer cloud based business services to multiple customers and thus the VMS platform and solution is built in a multi-tenant cloud environment.

3rd-party Tool IntegrationThe Cisco VMS solutions includes orchestration and automation tools leverage Cisco NSO that uses Network Element Drivers (NEDs) or NETCONF to integrate multivendor 3rd party physical/virtual elements, SDN controllers and applications software to fully automated the entire network services lifecycle. Majority of our deployments and POC/Trials for Cisco are multivendor. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/cloud-systems-management/network-services-orchestrator/datasheet-c78-734669.html

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/cisco-virtual-managed-services-solution

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/cisco-virtual-managed-services-solution

http://www.cisco.com/go/vms

http://www.cisco.com

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/cloud-systems-management/network-services-orchestrator/datasheet-c78-734669.html





FEATURED

vCPE

ClearPath Virtual Services Platform (VSP) (Click for Online Version)

Description of SolutionClearPath’s VSP allows CSPs to dramatically reduce the NFV infrastructure (NFVI) and operational costs for enabling personalized, high-scale vCPE use cases that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive. VSP takes a unique user-centric approach by enabling NanoServices- multiple VNFs instantiated in a single container with extensive VNF lifecycle management integrated with FCAPS. That allows third party VNFs to be managed through a generic VNF Manager, which allows VNFs to be dynamically injected in the virtualization container to support service agility.

300 N. Continental Blvd., Suite 410El Segundo, CA 90245 USA

[email protected]

310.955.5103

ClEARPATH NETWORkS


December 2012 Software appliance, Software package


• Virtualized customer edge with NID or thin CPE on customer premises and vCPE functions running at POP/CO; VNFs may be deployed on the Customer-side or Provider-side as needed



• An innovative NFV software platform that is focused on on-boarding, deploying and managing VNF-as-a-service anywhere (premise or CSP cloud), anyhow (supporting different types of virtualization containers) and anytime (dynamic instantiation, update, migration)

Solution Roles in Flavors• Complete end-to-end solution• Management and orchestration • Core elements that power vCPE deployments such as


CPE Functions and Security CapabilitiesOperators can use the VSP platform to deploy diverse third party open source and commercial VNFs to support a broad range of CPE and security functionality; ClearPath does not develop VNF functionality

Management, Control and Visibility OSS/BSS integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Built-in Metering for ChargebacksProduction Deployments TodayDeutsche Telekom, Croatia Telekom

Target Market Primarily Sells toSmall to Medium Businesses & Home

Communications Service Providers

Featured Network ElementsCustomer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence

Layers of the OSI Directly ControlledL4-7 traffic

Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WANClearPath’s vCPE solution runs over existing WAN infrastructure, independent from the network overlay protocols.

Multi-tenancy CapabilitiesClearPath offers CSPs a unique capability to personal-ize and deliver managed services for groups and indi-vidual end users. Employs highly efficient NanoService Virtualization Containers (NVCs) which consume a frac-tion of NFVI resources compared to VMs, and maintains a secure connection to the orchestration and manage-ment platform to ensure isolation.

Additional Resources1. VSP – Platform Architecture2. VSP – Management and Orchestration3. SDxCentral - Featured Interview with Cliff Young,

CEO ClearPath Networks 4. SDxCentral Contributed Article (Marc Cohn) - Why

Operators will Deploy vCPE5. ClearPath Takes a Containerized Approach to Virtual

CPE

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/clearpath-networks-clearpath-virtual-services-platform-vsp

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/clearpath-networks-clearpath-virtual-services-platform-vsp

http://www.clearpathnet.com

mailto:info%40clearpathnet.com?subject=

http://www.clearpathnet.com/white-papers-vsp-platform-architecture

http://www.clearpathnet.com/white-papers-vsp-management-network-ochestration

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/featured/clearpath-networks-vcpe-nfv-containers-cliff-young/2015/10

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/featured/clearpath-networks-vcpe-nfv-containers-cliff-young/2015/10

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/contributed/why-operators-deploy-virtualized-cpe/2015/10

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/contributed/why-operators-deploy-virtualized-cpe/2015/10

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/clearpath-takes-a-containerized-approach-to-virtual-cpe/2015/09

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/clearpath-takes-a-containerized-approach-to-virtual-cpe/2015/09



FEATURED

vCPE

Versa Next Generation WAN and Branch (Click for Online Version)

www.versa-networks.com

Description of SolutionVersa Networks provides the broadest set of virtualized network functions (VNFs) that allow service providers and large enterprises to eliminate costly and proprietary network hardware while increasing their service agility. Target use cases are vCPE, SD-WAN (managed service and enterprise IT), and branch security (managed service and enterprise IT).

2953 Bunker Hill lane, Suite 210Santa Clara, CA 95054

[email protected]

408.385.7660

VERSA NETWORkS

Date of Initial Release

October 2014

Form Factor

Hardware appliance (COTS), Software appliance, Software package, as a Service (XaaS) in the cloud





• Virtualized CPE solutions that run on bare metal (x86 white box) in remote locations and create overlays on top of existing physical networks

Solution Roles in Flavors• Complete end-to-end solution• Core elements that power vCPE deployments such as


CPE Functions L3 Routing Capabilities L2/Network Services Application-aware QoS Capabilities Multi-Network CapabilitySecurity Capabilities Built-in L4 security capabilities Built-in L7 app-aware security capabilitiesManagement, Control and Visibility OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Customizable, Built-in Self-service Portal White-label Offering for Easy Branding Built-in Metering for ChargebacksKey PartnersVMware, EMC, Ciena

Target Market Primarily Sells toBusiness Communications Service

Providers

Featured Network ElementsCustomer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, Regional/Enterprise Data Center

Layers of the OSI Directly ControlledL3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic

Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WANVersa supports new and legacy encapsulations. • Non-encrypted: VXLANoUDP (L2/L3), MPLSoGRE • Encrypted: MPLSoGREoIPsec,

MPLSoGREoIPsecoVXLAN. We also propose enhancements to - Generic Protocol Encapsulation for VXLAN (draft-quinn-vxlan-gpe) to support IPsec directly over VXLAN for efficiency without compromising on security

Multi-tenancy CapabilitiesThe Versa solution was designed from the ground up with tiered multi-tenancy. Versa FlexVNF, Director and Analytics software – with appropriate COTS infrastructure – can support 1000s of tenants and ten of 1000s of CPE at the PoP/CO/data center. Versa uniquely supports administrative as well as functional isolation, enabling the highest tenant/host density.

3rd-party Tool Integration• UBIqube, BluePlanet, Ericsson Cloud Management

System, VMware vCloud

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/versa-networks-versa-next-generation-wan-branch

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/versa-networks-versa-next-generation-wan-branch

http://www.versa-networks.com

http://www.versa-networks.com

mailto:info%40versa-networks.com?subject=



FEATURED

vCPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise vCPE Solution Showcase (Click for Online Version)

hpe.com/csp/nfv

Description: The HPE OpenNFV platform allows communication service providers the freedom to choose the applications they need to serve their customers. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has built a robust partner ecosystem to support this degree of flexibility and openness in many use cases. These partner applications have been testing in one of HPE’s 5 global labs to ensure that they run as expected on our reference architecture. Below are some of the vCPE offering from the HPE OpenNFV partners.

3000 Hanover St. Palo Alto, CA 94304

hpe.com/csp/nfv

HEWlETT PACkARD ENTERPRISE

6WIND Virtual Accelerator www.6wind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ Virtual-Accelerator-Data-Sheet.pdf

6WINDwww.6wind.com

6WIND Virtual Accelerator software accelerates virtual networking so that application performance is the same as on bare-metal, and portable. Virtual Accelerator removes performance bottlenecks in the virtual infrastructure and supports Open vSwitch, Linux bridge, multi-tenancy, security, filtering and guest processing offloads. It transparently integrates with OpenStack, SDN Controllers and Linux. (Report Listing)

Brocade vRouter www.brocade.com/nfv

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.www.brocade.com

Brocade’s vRouter provides flexible and dynamic vCPE capabilities. The vRouter is an industry leading high performance, efficient multi-function VNF for on premise and cloud vCPE solutions. The vRouter has over 100 million + production hours providing critical services such as routing, firewall, VPN and NAT with industry proven high performance. (Report Listing)

F5 BIG-IP Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)https://www.f5.com/pdf/solution-center/network- functions-virtualization-nfv-solution-overview.pdf

F5 Networkswww.f5.com

F5 offers a broad portfolio of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) for immediate deployment in NFV environments. Service providers can leverage F5 VNFs to support a multitude of use case scenarios, including Virtual CPE (vCPE), where F5’s VNFs can be deployed as a service to enable new revenue generating services.

Ipanema Solution www.ipanematech.com/en

Infovistawww.infovista.com

Ipanema solution consists in a central multitenant controller to provision and monitor application SLAs through physical and virtual appliances which govern the application flows. Ipanema state-of-the-art network-functions include application visibility, application control, path selection, WAN optimization and WAN security. Ipanema is very scalable, proven in very large and complex networks.

vlm for NFV www.kemptechnologies.com

KEMP Technologieswww.kemptechnologies.com

KEMP provides virtualized application delivery solutions supported by complete API. This allows service providers to administer KEMP services via their universal orchestration and management. The KEMP solutions available in the HP vCPE offering include layer 7 server load balancing, web application firewall, and geographic load balancing. Perfect for commercial vCPE environments.

RAD-HP vCPE Solutionwww.rad.com/150/35491

RADwww.rad.com

The joint vCPE solution brings RAD’s award winning Distributed NFV products into HP’s OpenNFV architecture in a single, integrated platform at the customer edge. It includes RAD’s ETX-2i L2/L3 NID with built-in x86 virtualization engine for hosting VNFs, using HP’s NFV Director to handle provisioning, management and orchestration. (Report Listing)

Alteon VA for NFVhttps://www.radware.com/Products/Alteon-VA-NFV

Radwarewww.radware.com

Alteon NFV is a next generation load balancer for NFV environments, delivering a scalable, ultra high capacity of up to 160Gbps per instance and multi Tbps in a multi-instance deployment. It decouples application delivery functions from dedicated underlying hardware and enables traffic steering, application acceleration and monitoring services to run on x86 COTS hardware.

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/hewlett-packard-enterprise-hpe-vcpe-solution-showcase

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/hewlett-packard-enterprise-hpe-vcpe-solution-showcase



http://www.6wind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Virtual-Accelerator-Data-Sheet.pdf

http://www.6wind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Virtual-Accelerator-Data-Sheet.pdf

http://www.6wind.com

http://www.brocade.com/nfv


https://www.f5.com/pdf/solution-center/network-functions-virtualization-nfv-solution-overview.pdf

https://www.f5.com/pdf/solution-center/network-functions-virtualization-nfv-solution-overview.pdf

http://www.f5.com

http://www.ipanematech.com/en

http://www.infovista.com

http://www.kemptechnologies.com


http://www.rad.com/150/35491

http://www.rad.com

https://www.radware.com/Products/Alteon-VA-NFV

http://www.radware.com


http://www.infovista.com


http://www.rad.com


http://www.f5.com

http://www.radware.com

From Zero to Hero with SD-WAN

With Nuage Networks Virtualized Network Services (VNS) – a Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution, discover the benefits of consistent, policy-driven network automation across all enterprise locations, the wide area network, and cloud datacenters.

Manual processes are so yesterday. Complex. Uncontrollable. And slow! With manual processes, getting the branch up and running can take weeks or even months. Wouldn’t it be great if you could add a new branch in minutes?

Be the HeroFind out how at www.nuagenetworks.net/SDN-WAN

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FEATURED

category: SD-WAN

Nuage Networks Virtualized Network Services (VNS) (Click for Online Version)

www.nuagenetworks.net/products/virtualized-network-services

www.nuagenetworks.net/enterprise/software-defined-wan

Description of SolutionNuage Networks VNS (SD-WAN) creates a dynamic, scalable and versatile wide area environment that lets you connect with staff anywhere, regardless of their location or access technologies. With deployment options for both service providers and enterprises, VNS has applicability as both a complementary business service to existing VPN services and as an enterprise self-managed network service.

755 Ravendale Avenuemountain View, California, 94043

[email protected]

NUAGE NETWORkS


July 2015 Hardware appliance (COTS), Software appliance, Software package





Solution Roles in Flavors• Complete end-to-end solution• Management and orchestration• Core elements that power vCPE deployments such as


CPE Functions L3 Routing Capabilities L2/Network Services Application-aware QoS Capabilities Multi-Network CapabilitySecurity Capabilities Built-in L4 security capabilitiesManagement, Control and Visibility OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Customizable, Built-in Self-service Portal White-label Offering for Easy Branding Built-in Metering for ChargebacksKey Partnerswww.nuagenetworks.net/partners

Featured Network ElementsCustomer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, Regional/Enterprise Data Center, Transport network

Layers of the OSI Directly ControlledL2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic

Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WANThe solution is based on SDN network overlay but has strong ties to the underlay as to operationalize SDN you need visibility into both. For overlay we support VXLAN, GRE and IPsec and as mentioned above support the interconnection to legacy IP/MPLS based VPN services.

Multi-tenancy CapabilitiesThe VNS solution is built from the ground up for multi-tenancy use. The primary policy and configuration system (VSD) supports a three tier hierarchy; wholesale/retail/customer – in the case of SP’s or Enterprise/Division/Department of similar for Enterprises. With the network services we support nested SD-WANs; so segmented services within the over all VNS instance; say for departmental separation or running public kiosk (Wi-Fi) in a private segment from general office traffic on the same NSG device.

Additional Resources1. Solution Primer – Enterprise: www.nuagenetworks.

net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MKT2014097695EN_NN_Enterprise_VNS_SolutionPrimer.pdf

2. Solution Primer – Service Provider: www.nuagenetworks.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MKT2014097696EN_NN_Service-Provider_VNS_SolutionPrimer.pdf

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vCPE

FSP 150 ProNID, FSP 150 ProVM (Click for online version)

www.advaoptical.com/en/resources/data-sheets.aspx

Description of Solution: FSP 150 ProNID is engineered for cloud NFV while FSP 150 ProVM is designed for hosting of VNFs at the edge. ProVM is combining a high performance server for L3/4/7 VNF appliances, low cost / low latency SDN hardware forwarding plane for L2/3, and carrier class management of the overall system in line with the ETSI ISG NFV framework.

Product Details Customers

Date of Initial Release: August 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premisesLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: Physical L1 connectivity, L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers


OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Customizable, Built-in Self-service Portal White-label Offering for Easy Branding Built-in Metering for Chargebacks

CPE Functions


ADVA OPTICAl NETWORkINGwww.advaoptical.com

Anuta NCX vCPE Solution (Click for online version)

www.anutanetworks.com/technologies/virtual-cpe

Description of Solution: Anuta NCX vCPE solution configures the CPE network functions as required by the enterprise on an x86 server (Branch-in-a box). The CPE functionality can be virtualized on the branch server using virtual appliances for network functions such as Router, NAT, VPN and ZBFW.


Date of Initial Release: January 2014Featured Network Elements: CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.anutanetworks.com/deployment-stories



CPE Functions


ANUTA NETWORkSwww.anutanetworks.com

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http://www.anutanetworks.com/technologies/virtual-cpe

http://www.anutanetworks.com/deployment-stories

http://www.anutanetworks.com



vCPE

Aricent SDN, NFV and Cloud (Click for online version)

www.aricent.com/software/communications-infrastructure/sdn-nfv-cloud

Description of Solution: Aricent provides software frameworks and product engineering services spanning all three layers of SDN—the infrastructure, the controller and the application layer. Our SDN software offerings help communication equipment providers (CEPs), independent software vendors (ISV) and semiconductor vendors optimize R&D costs and accelerate time to market for innovative SDN solutions.


Date of Initial Release: Not DisclosedFeatured Network Elements: Customer premises, Transport network, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: Not Disclosed



CPE Functions


ARICENThttps://www.aricent.com

Aryaka SmartEdge (Click for online version)

http://info.aryaka.com/rs/aryaka/images/AryakaOne-Edge_Functionality_DS.pdf

Description of Solution: Aryaka’s SmartEdge technology enables the enterprise to converge their WAN edge functionality of a router, modem and firewall into a single CPE. It simplifies SaaS, VPN and Internet connectivity, allows for policy-based routing, QoS between internet and business critical traffic. It also provides link high availability as well as full diversity, so as to enhance network redundancy.


Date of Initial Release: November 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Regional/Enterprise Data CenterLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.aryaka.com/customers



CPE Functions


ARyAkA NETWORkSwww.aryaka.com

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https://www.aricent.com/software/communications-infrastructure/sdn-nfv-cloud

https://www.aricent.com

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http://www.aryaka.com/customers

http://www.aryaka.com



vCPE

Virtual CPE (Click for online version)

www.juniper.net/us/en/solutions/nfv/vcpe

Description of Solution: Juniper Networks’ vCPE solution is designed to enable service providers to offer their customers increased value and lower costs through innovative use of customer portals, low-cost layer-2 NIDs, and specialized components such as Juniper’s vSRX Virtual Services Gateway for security services, Juniper’s Contrail Cloud system for SDN, MX routers for edge routing. Other vendors’ components are used to complete a full vCPE solution.


Date of Initial Release: March 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.juniper.net/us/en/company/case-studies



CPE Functions


JUNIPER NETWORkS, INCwww.juniper.net

Netcracker Cloud Platform (Click for online version)

www.netcracker.com/products/product-overview.html

Description of Solution: NetCracker’s portfolio leverages virtualization and advanced analytics capabilities. NEC/NetCracker has an end-to-end virtual customer-premises equipment (vCPE) solution that includes vCPE, SDN controller, service and network orchestration as well as virtual network functions (VNFs) from multiple vendors.


Date of Initial Release: December 2014 Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-PresenceLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.netcracker.com/company/customers/our-customers



CPE Functions


NETCRACkERwww.netcracker.com

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https://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/case-studies

https://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/case-studies

http://www.juniper.net

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http://www.netcracker.com/company/customers/our-customers

http://www.netcracker.com/company/customers/our-customers

http://www.netcracker.com



vCPE

Open Virtualization Platform (OVP) (Click for online version)

www.oneaccess-net.com/solutions/virtualization

Description of Solution: A portfolio of CPE platforms and VNF components that provide an NFVi platform for hosting either OneAccess or 3rd-party vCPE and/or VNFs. An aspect of the OneAccess physical and virtual platforms is that they enable service migration from traditional OSS to next-generation OSS (e.g. NETCONF/YANG/REST) as well as providing support for legacy connections (e.g. T1/TDM, analog voice ports and LTE).


Date of Initial Release: December 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-PresenceLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


ONEACCESSwww.oneaccess-net.com

Overture Connector and the Overture Ensemble Pure-Play Virtualization Suite (Click for online version)

www.overturenetworks.com/products/network-virtualization/ensemble-carrier-ethernet-vnf

Description of Solution: Overture Connector is a high-performance, multi-vendor VNF hosting environment that delivers multi-Gb/s performance with low latency and zero packet loss on low-cost servers. IT’s extensible and allows service providers to select specific data path functionality to support deployment at the customer premise, central office or cloud data center. Overture Connector establishes Layer 2 or Layer 3 networking connectivity with a variety of tunneling and security options.


Date of Initial Release: January 2015 Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, Regional/Enterprise Data Center, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: Masergy


OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Customizable, Built-in Self-service Portal White-label Offering for Easy Branding Built-in Metering for ChargebacksCPE Functions


OVERTURE NETWORkSwww.overturenetworks.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/oneaccess-open-virtualization-platform-ovp

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/oneaccess-open-virtualization-platform-ovp

http://www.oneaccess-net.com/solutions/virtualization

http://www.oneaccess-net.com

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http://www.overturenetworks.com/products/network-virtualization/ensemble-carrier-ethernet-vnf

http://www.overturenetworks.com



vCPE

ETX-2i IP and Carrier Ethernet NID/NTU vCPE Platform (Click for online version)

www.rad.com/10/Carrier-Ethernet-Demarcation/27932

Description of Solution: ETX-2i is built for flexible vCPE/SD-WAN operation. It combines modular hardware acceleration and an open x86-based software platform. It is agnostic to WAN transport. Service-Oriented Flow Treatment enables flexible, scalable, high-performance NFVI operation. An open software platform enables application/performance-aware routing, secure, encrypted VPNs, firewall, WAN optimization, and real-time monitoring of application and network performance. ETX-2i also supports zero-touch provisioning.


Date of Initial Release: March 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premisesLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


RADwww.rad.com

Next-Gen Virtual Residential Gateway (Click for online version)

www.techmahindra.com/en-US/wwd/industries/Documents/vCPN.pdf

Description of Solution: Tech Mahindra’s Next-Gen Residential Gateway provides virtualization of Home Gateway Layer 3 services to service providers. Tech Mahindra’s vCPE solution brings opex reduction with the deployment of a bare-bone L2 switch at the customer premises and hosting virtual functions like DHCP, NAT, parental control on the cloud. The solution also uses Software Defined Networking (SDN) technology for service chaining.


Date of Initial Release: Not Disclosed Featured Network Elements: Customer premisesLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: Physical L1 connectivity, L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


TECH mAHINDRAwww.techmahindra.com/pages/default.aspx

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/rad-etx-2i-ip-carrier-ethernet-nidntu-vcpe-platform

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http://www.rad.com/10/Carrier-Ethernet-Demarcation/27932

http://www.rad.com

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http://www.techmahindra.com/en-US/wwd/industries/Documents/vCPN.pdf

http://www.techmahindra.com/pages/default.aspx



vCPE

VMware vCloud NFV & vCenter for (VIM) in multivendor vCPE solutions (Click for online version)

www.vmware.com/files/pdf/solutions/vmware-vcloud-nfv-datasheet.pdf

Description of Solution: VMware has demonstrated successful vCPE solutions based on a multi-vendor architecture/solution. An example of key components (among others) used in vCPE solutions include VMware vCloud NFV, an ETSI compliant Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) platform for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) utilizing a vSphere cloud-based network and VMware vCenter Server provides a centralized platform for managing your VMware vSphere environments.


Date of Initial Release: March 2015Featured Network Elements: CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.vmware.com/company/customers



CPE Functions


VmWAREwww.vmware.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vcpe/vmware-vcloud-nfv-vcenter-multivendor-vcpe-solutions



http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/solutions/vmware-vcloud-nfv-datasheet.pdf

http://www.vmware.com/company/customers

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SD-WAN

CloudGenix ION (Click for online version)

http://sdn-wan.cloudgenix.com/rs/cloudgenix/images/CloudGenix_Solution_Brief_Final.pdf

Description of Solution: The CloudGenix ION solution is designed to provide secure, lightweight SD-WAN branch connectivity to cloud hosted applications (SAAS and IAAS) as well as traditional applications. The solution provides the following benefits: 1) Application performance-based path selection including Layer 7 blackout/brownout protection 2) Full Layer 7 transactional analytics and MOS score calculations 3) Secure offload to cloud 4) Branch firewall


Date of Initial Release: March 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Regional/Enterprise Data Center, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: Under NDA only



CPE Functions


Aryaka SmartLink (Click for online version)


Description of Solution: Aryaka’s SmartLink technology enables customers to use two ISP links simultaneously at the edge, in an active-active form. The edge intelligence comes in the form of application selection rules that can be set to use both these links in multiple ways, with the objective of increasing reliability and network performance.


Date of Initial Release: December 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Regional/Enterprise Data CenterLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.aryaka.com/customers



CPE Functions


ARyAkA NETWORkSwww.aryaka.com

ClOUDGENIxwww.cloudgenix.com

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https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/aryaka-smartlink



http://www.aryaka.com/customers

http://www.aryaka.com

http://www.cloudgenix.com



SD-WAN

Huawei Agile Network (Click for online version)

Description of Solution: The Huawei Agile Network includes: Fully programmable, SDN-enabled infrastructure to improve scalability and make provisioning services up to four times faster than traditional methods; Innovative architecture and technologies integrated into network elements at the device level enable real-time fault detection and quality awareness; Agile Switches and related devices provide dual control planes.


Date of Initial Release: Not DisclosedFeatured Network Elements: Customer premises, Regional/Enterprise Data CenterLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


Glueware (Click for online version)

http://gluenetworks.com/solutions

Description of Solution: Glue Network’s platform, Gluware 2.0, is comprised of Gluware Control and Gluware Lab. A software only, cloud-based SD-WAN solution, Gluware 2.0 enables lifecycle management and provisioning of wide area networks (WANs). With Gluware Control, businesses deploy and manage their WAN through an intuitive graphical user interface using pre-built, best-practice SD-WAN features and architectures. Gluware Lab provides broad solution customization possibilities.


Date of Initial Release: February 2013Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: http://gluenetworks.com/testimonials



CPE Functions


GlUE NETWORkShttp://gluenetworks.com

HUAWEIwww.huawei.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/huawei-agile-network

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/huawei-agile-network

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http://gluenetworks.com/solutions

http://gluenetworks.com/testimonials

http://gluenetworks.com

http://www.huawei.com



SD-WAN

Riverbed SteelHead (Click for online version)

http://media-cms.riverbed.com/documents/Spec+Sheet+-+Steelhead+Family+-+05.06.2015.pdf

Description of Solution: Riverbed SteelHead delivers acceleration everywhere for end users while enhancing IT control and visibility for Wide Area and Hybrid Networks. SteelHead products are available in various form factors as physical appliances, software and virtual appliances and as cloud instances for every type of customer environment–in the datacenter, branch office, cloud and on the go.


Date of Initial Release: February 2010Featured Network Elements: Regional/Enterprise Data Center, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.riverbed.com/about/customers



CPE Functions


Cloud Network Engine (Click for online version)

http://docs.pertino.com/pertino-datasheet-product-cne

Description of Solution: Pertino enables DevOp, CloudOps and IT teams to deploy cloud-based virtual overlay networks in minutes to connect distributed workers, workloads and devices with complete security, visibility and control.


Date of Initial Release: September 2011Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: http://pertino.com/top-tier-disaster-recovery-story



CPE Functions


PERTINOhttp://pertino.com

RIVERBEDwww.riverbed.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/riverbed-steelhead

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http://www.riverbed.com/about/customers

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/pertino-cloud-network-engine

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/pertino-cloud-network-engine

http://docs.pertino.com/pertino-datasheet-product-cne

http://pertino.com/top-tier-disaster-recovery-story

http://pertino.com/top-tier-disaster-recovery-story

http://pertino.com

http://www.riverbed.com



SD-WAN

Talari’s Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) (Click for online version)

www.talari.com/pdf/Talari_THINkING_WAN_Solution_Brochure.pdf

Description of Solution: Talari’s SD-WAN solution creates a responsive network across any network type including Hybrid WANs, Internet-as-WAN, WAN to Cloud or WAN Optimization. Talari can simplify management and administration and adapts in real time to bandwidth demands and actual network conditions, ensuring that at all times and regardless of network issues, critical applications have priority and all applications.


Date of Initial Release: June 2008Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Regional/Enterprise Data Center, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.talari.com/resources/case_studies.php



CPE Functions


Unity EdgeConnect (Click for online version)

www.silver-peak.com/info-center/unity-edge-connect-data-sheet

Description of Solution: With Unity EdgeConnect, enterprises can replace their MPLS networks with any form of broadband connectivity. EdgeConnect provides visibility into both legacy and cloud applications, and it gives IT the unique ability to centrally assign business intent policies to secure and control all WAN traffic. The product improves end-user satisfaction with consistent and enhanced application performance.


Date of Initial Release: June 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, Regional/Enterprise Data CenterLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: Vinson & Elkins Interoll Kingston


OSS/BSS integration Enterprise Monitoring Integration RESTful API for Other External Integration Customizable, Built-in Self-service Portal White-label Offering for Easy Branding Built-in Metering for ChargebacksCPE Functions


SIlVER PEAkwww.silver-peak.com

TAlARIwww.talari.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/talari-software-defined-wan-sd-wan

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/talari-software-defined-wan-sd-wan

http://www.talari.com/pdf/Talari_THINKING_WAN_Solution_Brochure.pdf

http://www.talari.com/resources/case_studies.php

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/silver-peak-unity-edgeconnect

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/silver-peak-unity-edgeconnect

http://www.silver-peak.com/info-center/unity-edge-connect-data-sheet

http://www.silver-peak.com

http://www.talari.com



SD-WAN

Viptela Secure Extensible Network (Click for online version)

http://mktg.viptela.com/l/52822/2014-09-01/2sw

Description of Solution: The Viptela Secure Extensible Network (SEN) solution addresses current network challenges with 5 architectural elements: 1) Enable transport independence 2) Automatically secure any routed endpoints 3) provide end-to-end network segmentation 4) Invoice policies with a centralized controller 5) Enable advertisement of network services


Date of Initial Release: 2002Featured Network Elements: Customer premisesLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


VeloCloud Cloud-delivered SD-WAN (Click for online version)

http://wan.velocloud.com/velocloud-wan-solution-brief

Description of Solution: VeloCloud, the Cloud-delivered SD-WAN company, combines three elements to address today’s WAN challenges: software-defined control, a multi-tenant cloud network and virtual services delivery to provide a secure overlay WAN solution. VeloCloud automates deployments with flexible branch CPEs including a VNF form factor, assures performance to cloud and enterprise applications over Internet or Hybrid links, and allows IT to roll out branch services virtually.


Date of Initial Release: July 2014Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.velocloud.com/customers



CPE Functions


VElOClOUD NETWORkSwww.velocloud.com

VIPTElAhttp://viptela.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/viptela-secure-extensible-network

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/viptela-secure-extensible-network

http://mktg.viptela.com/l/52822/2014-09-01/2sw

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/velocloud-networks-velocloud-cloud-delivered-sd-wan

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/sd-wan/velocloud-networks-velocloud-cloud-delivered-sd-wan

http://wan.velocloud.com/velocloud-wan-solution-brief

http://www.velocloud.com/customers

http://www.velocloud.com

http://viptela.com




SkyLIGHT VCX Controller & vCPE Performance Modules (Click for online version)

http://goo.gl/AmlvoF

Description of Solution: SkyLIGHT VCX Controller virtual appliance uses Carrier Ethernet and performance assurance VNFs to bring full service demarcation, QoS and policy enforcement, and comprehensive test and monitoring functionality to Accedian’s range of compact, programmable vCPE modules: the Nano smart SFP, and multi-port GbE units. It allows operators to deliver SLA-grade hybrid-cloud and backhaul connections at 90% cost savings, without the performance hit associated with software-only vCPE.


Date of Initial Release: March 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, Regional/Enterprise Data Center, Transport network, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: SK Telecom, Colt Technology Services, T-Mobile, Cox Communications, Telefonica



CPE Functions


6Wind Turbo Appliances (Click for online version)

www.6wind.com/solutions/network-appliance

Description of Solution: 6WIND Turbo Appliances including Turbo Router and Turbo IPsec are networking software appliances that deliver: 1G, 10G and 40G Ethernet connectivity, physical and virtual Ethernet drivers to run either on bare metal or virtualized environments, Unrivalled IP forwarding (more than 200 Gb/s) and IPsec performance (more than 100 Gb/s) on a single server, acceleration of all required Layer 2 to 4 protocols to integrate appliances into a complete network architecture.


Date of Initial Release: January 2015Featured Network Elements: Customer premisesLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.6wind.com/company-profile/customers



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6WINDwww.6wind.com

ACCEDIAN NETWORkShttp://accedian.com

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http://www.6wind.com/solutions/network-appliance

http://www.6wind.com/company-profile/customers


http://accedian.com




Blue Planet NFV Orchestration (Click for online version)

http://media.ciena.com/documents/BP_Blue_Planet_DS.pdf

Description of Solution: The Blue Planet platform delivers carrier-grade NFV orchestration capabilities for instantiating, managing, and chaining virtual network functions (VNFs) built on an open and vendor-agnostic approach. It allows network operators to use the VNFs and NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) of their choice to create new NFV-based services. Blue Planet leverages RESTful APIs and model-driven templates (TOSCA, YANG) to simplify integration with OSS/BSS systems.


Date of Initial Release: July 2014Featured Network Elements: Central Office/Point-of-PresenceLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: CenturyLink, Telefonica, Mid-Atlantic Broadband



CPE Functions


Network Cloud Service Orchestrator (Click for online version)

www.amdocs.com/solutions/network/nfv/documents/amdocs-ncso-data-sheet.pdf

Description of Solution: Amdocs Network Cloud Service Orchestrator is an open, catalog-driven solution designed to help service providers transition from physical networks to cloud service environments. It creates and manages network services based on real-time network circumstances and customer information. The solution continuously designs, fulfills and assures network services, from any Virtual Network Function (VNF) vendor, over all mainstream cloud management systems and SDN controllers.


Date of Initial Release: October 2014Featured Network Elements: CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.amdocs.com/about/success/pages/customer-success.aspx



CPE Functions


AmDOCSwww.amdocs.com

CIENAwww.ciena.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/ciena-blue-planet-nfv-orchestration

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/ciena-blue-planet-nfv-orchestration

http://media.ciena.com/documents/BP_Blue_Planet_DS.pdf

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/amdocs-network-cloud-service-orchestrator

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/amdocs-network-cloud-service-orchestrator

http://www.amdocs.com/solutions/network/nfv/documents/amdocs-ncso-data-sheet.pdf

http://www.amdocs.com/about/success/pages/customer-success.aspx

http://www.amdocs.com/about/success/pages/customer-success.aspx

http://www.amdocs.com

http://www.ciena.com




Qosmos Service Classifier (Click for online version)

www.qosmos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Qosmos_Service_Classifier_Aug2015.pdf

Description of Solution: Qosmos Service Classifier solution performs application and subscriber aware traffic steering into Service Function Chains. It is pre-integrated in OpenDaylight SDN Controller and with OpenStack for deployment of the SFC Network Functions.


Date of Initial Release: December 2015Featured Network Elements: Central Office, Point-of-Presence, Regional/Enterprise Data CenterLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L2 connectivity, L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


Perimeta (Click for online version)

www.metaswitch.com/resources/perimeta-sbc-virtualize-datasheet

Description of Solution: Perimeta is a carrier grade, entirely software-based Session Border Controller (SBC) designed to operate as a Virtualized Network Function (VNF). The Perimeta VNF can be deployed on a vCPE device running either OpenStack or VMware placed on the customer premise.


Date of Initial Release: January 2011Featured Network Elements: Customer premisesLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities

Production Deployments TodayCustomers: www.metaswitch.com/network-interconnect#Whoithelps



CPE Functions


mETASWITCH NETWORkSwww.metaswitch.com

QOSmOSwww.qosmos.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/qosmos-service-classifier

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/qosmos-service-classifier

http://www.qosmos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Qosmos_Service_Classifier_Aug2015.pdf

http://www.qosmos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Qosmos_Service_Classifier_Aug2015.pdf

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/metaswitch-networks-perimeta

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/metaswitch-networks-perimeta

http://www.metaswitch.com/resources/perimeta-sbc-virtualize-datasheet

http://www.metaswitch.com/network-interconnect#Whoithelps

http://www.metaswitch.com/network-interconnect#Whoithelps

http://www.metaswitch.com

http://www.qosmos.com




Saisei Flow Command (Click for online version)

www.saisei.com

Description of Solution: Saisei develops sofware-based virtual network appliances that enable visibility and control over networks. Saisei provides per flow rate and QOS guarantees in a fully automatic manner for 100% of all network flows to have a guaranteed minimum information rate and provides embedded rich analytics about application , geo-location, user and other metrics inside a network.


Date of Initial Release: July 2014Featured Network Elements: Customer premises, Central Office/Point-of-Presence, CloudLayers of the OSI Directly Controlled: L3 connectivity, L4-7 traffic Overlay Solution Over Existing Installed WAN Multi-tenancy Capabilities




CPE Functions


SAISEI NETWORkSwww.saisei.com

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/saisei-networks-saisei-flow-command

https://www.sdxcentral.com/reports/sdn-vce-vcpe-sd-wan-report-2015/categories/vnf-supporting-infrastructure/saisei-networks-saisei-flow-command

http://www.saisei.com

http://www.saisei.com

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