ThePuzzleWeNeedtoSolve!
Manyoperatorswanttodeploysolutionsbasedonthisplatformandlookingforsupply-chainpartnerstoproductizeand
commerciallysupport
AportfolioofServices/VNFsConnectivity,Core,andEdgeCloud
AnOpenSourceSoftwareStackXOS(ServiceOS),ONOS(NetworkOS),
VOLTHA(OLT),xRAN,Stratum(SwitchOS)
OLT RAN SwitchWhiteBoxDevices
AccessandEdgePlatformPOC/TrialQuality
Yetnooneisjumpingin“withtwofeet”todothis!Why?
Contents
• Pathtoproductiondeploymentasenvisionedinearly2018
• Wherearewetoday?
• TheGapbetweenONF’sartifactsandoperator’sneeds
• Eco-systemPerspectives
• Q&A
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ONFStrategicPlan:PathtoDeployment(March2018)
ExemplarPlatforms
Solutions
OpenSourceComponents
Trials
ReferenceDesigns
Deployments
Plusadd
ition
alope
rators
+like-mindedsuppliers
ExpectedPrimaryFocusandResponsibility
ONF+Community+Operators Supply-ChainVendors/SI+Operators
ExpectedPlatformMaturity
Demo/PoC
Alpha/LimitedTrials
Hardened&Operationalized
forLargeFieldTrialsSupportedCommercial
Release
Wherearewetoday?
• ONFhasdeliveredasoftwarestackandsolutionplatforms(builtarounddisruptivearchitecturewithdisaggregationandwhiteboxes)withasolidarchitecture• ManysuccessfulPoCsandlabtrials
• ONFOperatorswanttoputtheseplatformsintoproduction• ONOS/Trellisinproduction(limited)atComcast
• SEBAonapathtofieldtrialsatAT&T,DTandTT.
• SEBAProductiondeploymentsexpectedtocommencein2019
• UPANandODTNareafewmonthsmonthsbehind
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TheBillion+DollarGAP
ExemplarPlatforms
SolutionsOpenSourceComponents
Trials Deployments
Plusadd
ition
alope
rators
ExpectedPlatformMaturity
Demo/PoC
Alpha/LimitedTrials
Hardened&Operationalized
forLargeFieldTrialsSupportedCommercial
Release
NFVFabric(Trellis)
SEBA
UPAN
Functional
ODTN
MAEC
Billion+
$$$
ONF
Exemplars&
TrailblazingActivities
LinuxUnixatAT&T● 1969-74→SkunkworksProjectwithinBellLabs● 1974-82→UsedinternallyatAT&T● 1983-87→SystemV(R1-R4)→AIX,HP-UX,IRIX,Solaris,...
UnixinUniversities● 1978-94→BSDatBerkeley→SunOS,MacOS,OpenBSD,FreeBSD,...● 1980s→SignificantfundingfromDARPA
Linux● 1991-95→UnpaidHobbyists(implementedUnixonx86/GNUlicense)● 2000→IBMannounceditwasinvesting$1BinLinux● 2000→IndustryConsortiumsetupOSDL(OpenSourceDevelopmentLab)
○ Establishedto“...promotethegrowthandadoptionofLinux.”○ Includeda“smallandmighty”developmentteam(mywords)
● 2007→OSDLandFreeStandardsGroupmergedtoformtheLinuxFoundation
KubernetesHistoryofContainers● 2003→VServersv1.0● 2008→LinuxContainers(LXC)releasedaspartofLinux2.6.24● 2013→FirstopensourcereleaseofDocker
ContainerManagementatGoogle● 1999-2010→Googlecomesofage
○ ScalingClusters○ ScalingServices(Micro-ServicesArchitecture)○ ScalingEngineering○ HoningLife-CycleManagement(CanaryRollout,SREs)
● 2015→PublishPaperonBorg(LargeScaleClusterManagement)● 2015→Releasedv1.0ofKubernetes,basedonBorg● 2015→GooglepartneredwithLFtoformtheCloudNativeComputingFoundation
○ Establishedto“advancekeyopensourcetechnologiesthatconstitutemodern,elasticcomputing”
ONAP
HistoryatAT&T● 2013→StartedtotalkpubliclyaboutDomain2.0● 2016→PublishedECOMPWhite-Paper($100M+investment)● 2017→ECOMPandOpen-OmergedtoformONAP● 2017→AmsterdamversionofONAPreleasedthroughLinuxFoundation
SubsequentDevelopments● BeingContainerized
Takeaways
● Multi-year“incubation”periodledbyasmallteamtoestablisharchitecture
● Variabletimefromconcepttoproduction(earlyusespursmaturity)
● Continualimprovement/evolutiononcestressedbyproductionuse
● Significantinvestmentbeforethecommunitybeginstocontribute
● Typicaltohaveacoredevelopmentteamevenaftermainstreamed
Contents
• PathtoProductionasenvisionedinearly2018
• Wherearewetoday?
• TheGapbetweenONF’sartifactsandoperator’sneeds
• Eco-systemPerspectives
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IncumbentTEMPerspective• Messagewillingnesstoadoptopennetworking• Disaggregation,opensourceSDNandwhiteboxes
• Butcontinuetosell“closedandproprietary”solutionswithsomeopensource
• Theyobserve:
• Opensourceandwhiteboxsolutionsarenotmaturingfastenough• Operators’operationsdonotwishconsumeimmaturesolutions
• Sowhyshouldtheychangetheirways?
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TEMsunlikelytorisktheirexistingbusinesswhilewaitingforOpenSourceplatformsandcomponentstomatureand
newbusinessmodelstoemerge.
Challengers/SystemIntegratorsPerspective• Theyseeabigopportunity,butlack• Rightsoftwareskillset
• Appetitefor$20-$30Minvestment,beforeseriousoperatorrevenue
• Theyapproachoperatorslookingforaclearpathtorevenueand(big)ROIandoperatorsarenotreadytomakesuchcommitments
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ChallengersandSystemIntegratorsseemtohaveforgotten”NoRisk,NoGain!”
• VCsseldomfundtelcofocusedsoftwarestartupideas,citing
• Operatorshaveverylongsale-cycles
• Operatorsdon’tliketobuyfromstartups.atbesttheymakeanTEMtobuythestartup
• OperatorscanchangetheirmindandcontinuewithincumbentTEMs:the“lowrisk”path
• Hightechhasbeenhot:VCsandEntrepreneursfindothermoreattractiveopportunities
• Theyaremoreinterestedinopportunitiesthatbypassoperatorsandcreatevalueontop
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VentureCapitalist&EntrepreneurPerspective
Entrepreneurs/VCsneedtotakeacloserlook
-ThereisaBIGopportunity!
OperatorPerspective
Operatorsaredoingtheirpartandexpectsupply-chaintostepup• Operatorshavepubliclysharedtheirintentandbusinessrealities• TheyarealreadyinvestinginONFandotheropensourceandwhiteboxinitiatives• Theyhaveallocatedtheirteamsanddoingtrialswithsolutionsbasedondisaggregation,opensourceandwhiteboxes
Operatorsobserve• Supply-chainplayerscannotexpect“PO”orequivalentcommitmentfromoperatorsbeforemakingtheirinvestmentandplacingbets
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Afewforwardthinkingoperatorsmayneedtogotheextramiletohelpprimethepump,
byinvestingalongsidetheirsupplychainsandcreatingasuccessfulDevOpsmodeltoproductizesolutionstheyneed
Whocanunlockthisbillion+dollarpuzzle?
Agreatopportunityforallstakeholdersthatwanttochallengethestatusquoofpast40years
ONFConnecthasbroughtpeopletogetherwhoareactivelyworkingonunlockingthispuzzle!