In recent years, new communication technologies such as SDN and NFV have seen constant development and real-world application, setting off waves of transition to next generation networks. Major service providers and Internet giants are all actively exploring new technologies and conducting technical assessments. What’s more, IPv6 has become the focus of everyone’s attention in 2018. Against this backdrop, to facilitate development of SDNFV and IPv6 industries, promote the experimental verification and rapid implementation of new technologies and architectures, improve efficiency and quality of network deployment, and reduce the difficulty of network operation and maintenance, the “2018 SDN+NFV+IPv6 Fest” Testing Event will be opened in Nanjing this October to help the SDN/NFV/IPv6 industry conduct technical testing through the creation of a technical exchange platform.
The event is jointly organized by the BII in conjunction with China Unicom’s CORD Industry Alliance, Open Network Foundation (ONF), Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV), Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) and the IPv6 Forum.
The SDN+NFV+IPv6 Fest testing event is intended to be a full-scale stereoscopic test for complete SDN/NFV solutions and IPv6 upgrade solutions. Testing includes SDN northbound-southbound interface test, SR-based interoperability test, NS self-healing/self-expansion test, NFV network performance and interoperability test, VNF function and data plane performance test, SFC test, NFVI & VIM function test, IPv6 protocol and security test, IPv4aaS test, as well as end-to-end scenario testing. In contrast to previous years, this testing event is a joint effort by service providers, open source communities, and relevant industry alliances.
The 2018 SDN+NFV+IPv6 Fest testing event aims
to build an SD-WAN network. Its access points will be based on NFV
architecture. The backbone network will be based on the SR source routing
technology. SDDC technology will be used in the cloud data center, supplemented
with the necessary SDN controller and services orchestrator, building
enterprise end-to-end business scenarios such as from branch offices to
headquarters, enterprise to cloud, DC to DC and verifying SD-WAN support for
IPv6, SD-WAN automatic path optimization, fast fault recovery and SLA
protections, etc.
II. Adding IPv6 upgrade and transitional
technology testing and SR support testing
This year will see explosive growth in
IPv6 application and deployment in China. Since the publication of the Action
Plan for Promoting Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Large-Scale Deployment ,
IPv6 large-scaled deployment has entered the fast lane. In the 2018
SDN+NFV+IPv6 Fest testing event, IPv6 transition, IPv6 only, IPv6 security
testing and other tests will be a major technical highlight.
In addition, the event will also feature
testing of SR-MPLS data plane interoperability and IPv6 data plane
interoperability between different vendors’ devices in backbone networking
scenarios, as well as segment routing (SR) control plane and data plane
interoperability. In view of the characteristics of SR, it has carried out cross-vendors
testing of TI-LFA, SRv6 Network Programming, PCEP automatic calculation path, etc.,
thus tracking the industry’s support for SR technology.
III. NFV orchestrator and multi-vendor VNF
interoperability
This year, the 2018 SDN+NFV+IPv6 Fest
testing event will see the building of NFV scenarios in the access point end
and the performing of function, performance, interoperability and decoupling
tests on vCPE, vFW, vBRAS and other network elements, and NFV infrastructure
and MANO, as well as the verification of feasibility of the networking
technology architecture supporting its upper-layer business requirements.
In addition, China Unicom’s CORD Industry
Alliance has customized R-CORD and M-CORD test scenarios for the event.
After the 2018 SDN+NFV+IPv6 Fest testing
event, the testing equipment and solutions will be demonstrated at the “GNTC
2018 Global Networking Technology Conference” held on November 14-16. By which
time, through white paper release, on-site showcase, network testing workshop
and other activities, the test results will be shared with the industry. Let us
work together on a new chapter of the SDN/NFV/IPv6 industry! Industry partners
and vendors are invited to participate, please register at: info@sdnctc.com,
+8610-56381682.
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