ONOS Performance Test Report Issued by Global SDN Certified Testing Center

Software Defined Network (SDN), with its great advantage of isolating data plane from control plane, has become a focus in recent years, but more and more companies and operators find in practice that, the performance status of SDN control plane becomes a key constraining SDN commercial deployment and applications. Recently, BII - Global SDN Certified Testing Center (SDNCTC, www.sdnctc.com/en), after releasing RYU Controller Performance Test Report, OpenDaylight Controller Performance Test Report, again released ONOS Controller Performance Test Report, it tested a number of performance indicators of the mainstream open source controller ONOS and the test results are subject to rendering visualization in the report.

This test is carried out specifically for ONOS (standalone mode and cluster mode) southbound OpenFlow performance, including control channel capacity test, topology discovery time test, PACKET OUT rate test, FLOW MOD sending rate test, end-to-end link establishment time test and role election time test. Standalone mode means to test one ONOS controller, while cluster mode means to test multiple ONOS controllers.

It is found during testing that, regarding the ONOS FLOW MOD sending rate test, the performance gap between standalone mode and cluster mode is very obvious; In addition, there will be obvious performance reduction when a large number of switches coupled with topology discovery time under complex network topology and end-to-end link establishment time, detailed test data can be found in the original report. With clear and detailed data and charts, the entire "ONOS Controller Performance Test Report" shows the complete test results in a scientific and comprehensive manner, providing reliable data support for SDN network performance assessment testing and commercial deployment for users.

Supported by OFsuite_Performance test tool, which is one of OFsuite series test tools independently developed by BII-SDNCTC and intended for performance test of OpenFlow controller. It can simulate different network topologies and all OpenFlow events and effectively balance the controller’s handling capacity of OpenFlow messages. This test automatically generates data graph and performance test report.

Up to now, BII - SDNCTC has completed testing of RYU, OpenDaylight, ONOS and other mainstream open source controllers and issued corresponding test reports, the director of SDNCTC Li Zhen said in an interview: "In the previous SDNFV Fest testing activity, we found that there are significant differences between performance test results of controllers provided by different vendors, the Global SDN Certified Testing Center has begun to provide performance testing services for commercial-grade controllers, to meet more customized testing requirements, assist applying enterprises to improve controller performance, break through technology bottlenecks, promote in-depth SDN commercial deployment. "

Please click http://www.sdnctc.com/public/download/ONOS_E.pdf for full report. Acquiring more SDN controller test reports, please visit www.sdnctc.com

Open IPv6 Test Environment, 6Plat Assist APP Submission to Apple Store

BII launched the IPv6 application experimental platform (6 Plat, website: 6plat.org). 6Plat can help mobile developers to build IPv6 App test environment, to solve the problem of the application version does not support the IPv6 network environment, which is free of charge for individual users.

Details: http://www.biigroup.com/news/s/?935.html

Liu Dong: Openness+ Open Source Will Stir a New Wave of SDNFV Innovation

In June 2016, Liu Dong, chair of the Global SDNFV Tech Conference, IEEE-SA BOD member and president & CEO of BII Group said in an interview that the emergence of SDN and network virtualization has ushered in a new era of infrastructure meaning service for the whole industry. The barriers of different datacenters are no longer tight and tough and network channels are more flexible, and that openness and open source standardization will surely lower the threshold of accession into the market, to galvanize a new wave of application service innovation.

Liu Dong IEEE-SA BOD member and President & CEO of BII addresses the 2016 Global SDNFV Tech Conference

On the potential development in the sector of SDNFV, Liu Dong says that over recent years, networks are becoming increasingly complex and larger, against which background, SDN/NFV will make networks run better. On one hand, it can reduce costs, and on the other, it can boost performance and security. Four years ago when SDN was first introduced at the first Global SDN tech conference, people were talking about what SDN was, what the other countries do, how we should be part of it……The second and third conferences had already seen many matured products from many vendors, and the important thing for the matured products is to keep the interoperability and consistency between the products. At that time we established a test and certificating lab: Global SDN Certified Testing Center (SDNCTC) hosted a SDN PlugFest. Last year, we had Huwei, ZTE, H3C, etc. included in the ten devices that have passed testing and certificating. The products are not only sold in China, but beyond, with wide application. This year, the Conference had more than 1500 attendees, where SDNFV organizations and entities gathered to share their application cases. SDN and NFV entered critical phase of commercial deployment and the major carriers, cloud datacenters and Internet companies are now in the process of SDN and NFV analysis and deployment to provide better and more flexible service of high quality over lower cost.

On the innovation of SDNFV in China, Liu Dong said that network has no boundary with tech and standards hand in hand. Chinese enterprises should not rest comfortably on its independent innovation, but throw themselves into the world, engage themselves in various international organizations and guide the relevant tech trends. In modern networks, openness and open source have become the mainstream, engineers beyond count make contribution to their own fields without spotlight on them, but the vanguards will surely take the lead in each of their moves. In an organization like ONF, over ten Chinese enterprises actively take part in standardization, whose output tech and standards not only are applied at home but also well received across the world, which bellwethers the global development.

Future network is a definable network that can integrate software and hardware. No matter it is SDN or NFV, it is an important part of future network, which will no doubt ooze its glory in high speed broadband, 5G, IoT, etc. Liu Dong said in the end that conventional infrastructures are now on a fast track of revolutions. SDN/NFV will enter a golden era, and he hoped that those in the industry can share the same goal and devote concerted efforts to establish a more secure and more reliable future network with era-leading performance to benefit mankind.

SDNFV Global Tech Conference held in Beijing - Technical Landing, Commercial Deployment in Full Swing

June 1 - 2, 2016, with the support of China SDN Commission, ONF, OpenDaylight, OPNFV, ONOS, grand opening of "2016 SDNFV Global Tech Conference" co-sponsored by Jiangsu Future Networks Innovation Institute (FNII) and BII Group was held in Presidential hotel in Beijing. The conference brought together leading experts from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ONF, OpenDaylight, OPNFV, ONOS, Linux Foundation and other authoritative organizations, and representatives of scientific research from domestic and overseas research operators, cloud data center, Internet companies and other application units, as well as nearly 50 guests from major equipment manufacturers and nearly a thousand spectators, discussion on SDN / NFV practice and deployment was carried out, and through a variety of show forms, displayed the latest deployment status and development direction of SDN / NFV technology in professional, three-dimensional, vivid manner, boosted its further in-depth development.

Although SDN and NFV are different in the technical concept, they have strong complementarity, SDN can bring more flexibility to the network, and NFV can better adapt to the virtual environment, saving a lot of hardware costs. SDN and NFV can work together to provide the best solutions, and mutual integration of the two kinds of solutions and concepts is bound to form larger value. With SDN / NFV technology truly develop toward commercial deployment, focus of the conference also focused on technology practice and deployment, executive director of the China Institute of Communications Zhao Huiling stressed in her speech that, in 2016- 2019, SDN / NFV will enter the development stage, including AT & T's Domain 2.0, Vodafone, China Telecom joined hands with ONF and a number of operators to launch project landing.


Another highlight of the conference is to bring together top experts from ONF, OpenDaylight, OPNFV, ONOS, Linux Foundation, five major industry authoritative organizations, including ONF Executive Director Dan Pitt, OpneDaylight TSC Chair Colin Dixon, the Vice President of Network Strategy in Linux Foundation Marc Cohn, OPNFV BOD member Deng Hui, ONOS Ambassador Mr. David Lenrow etc., have delivered speeches at the conference. At the meeting, Dan Pitt mentioned that open source and standards play a decisive role in network innovation, after years of development, SDN has also produced many fruitful results. “OpenDaylight is honored to be participating in the Global SDN Technology Conference,” said Neela Jacques, executive director, OpenDaylight. “The growth of SDN and NFV, as well as open source in general, in the Chinese market is extraordinary. There rate at which bold innovation, initiative and leadership is emerging in the region is inspiring and OpenDaylight is pleased to be part of the community and collaborate with leading industry experts during this event."


Different from the previous conferences, this year, more and more enterprises join in the industry, the whole industry chain becomes even stronger. On the conference, Huawei, Ixia, Brocade, Fiberhome, Mellanox, Taiwan SDN / NFV Industry Alliance, Spirent, VCMY, Spruce Network, IPinfusion, Ruiiie, Sonus, Daho and other manufacturers participated in the show, and many manufacturers brought a lot of impressive equipment and new technology solutions. In addition to keynote speeches, the conference also particularly set up round-table talk, white papers release, SDNFV Fest workshop, and some special sessions about SDN controller, test solutions and academic innovation, focusing on the application deployment of SDN / NFV technology, from each key point of the industry chain, carried out multi-dimensional display and interpretation.


Of which, it is worth noting that, two weeks before the conference opening (May 16 - 20), "2016 Spring SDNFV Fest" test activity was also held, nearly 30 engineers from 14 companies participated in the test activity. In the field of global SDNFV Technical Conference, a comprehensive show of the test attivity was also implemented through SDNFV Fest ShowCase and special testing activities, a number of manufacturer representatives from Ixia, H3C, Ruijie Networks and VCMY conducted live demonstration of their related solutions, they highly restored the test site, to build a best platform for the audience to experience SDN / NFV testing at zero distance.


Just as Chairman of the Conference, BII President Liu Dong said: in 2016, SDN and NFV will enter a critical period of commercial deployment, nearly all major global carriers, cloud data centers, Internet companies are conducting research and deployment of SDN and NFV, major international organizations are also promoting the development of relevant standards and technologies, SDN / NFV will usher in a golden age. As an important part of future network, both SDN and NFV are bound to shine in a number of fields, such as high-speed broadband, 5G and Internet of things. Under common efforts by the whole industry chain, we will work together to build a more secure and reliable future network with advanced network performance, so as to benefit mankind.