1 MEF Reference Presentation December 2012 Carrier Ethernet Delivery of Cloud Services.

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MEF Reference PresentationDecember 2012

Carrier Ethernet Delivery of Cloud Services

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Session Topics

• Cloud Service Delivery Challenges for Enterprises

• Carrier Ethernet Benefits for each Cloud Stakeholder

• New MEF cloud definitions and terminology

• New MEF work

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Enterprise Cloud Service Delivery Challenges

• Internet is predominant method of delivering cloud services

• Larger Enterprises hesitant to move mission-critical applications to the cloud when delivered via the Internet

The WAN is critical for cloud service performance (SLAs)

Cloud Service Delivery Challenges over the Internet

• Security Vulnerabilities• Data Governance• Regulatory Compliance• Performance

Cloud Service Providers

Internet

Enterprise Cloud

Consumers

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Carrier Ethernet and the Cloud: MEF Focus Area

• Cloud Service Delivery via Carrier Ethernet– Predictable Performance– Secure– Control of Data Governance and

Regulatory Compliance– Static Cloud Services

deployed todayEthernet Cloud

Carrier(s)

Ethernet Cloud Carrier(s)

Cloud Consumers

Cloud Service

Provider to Cloud

Customer

Cloud Service Provider(s)

Cloud Service

Provider(s)

Data Center Interconnectivity

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MEF Carrier Ethernet Solutions: Today and Future• Today

– Removes internet delivery issues for mission critical apps– Using Carrier Ethernet to connect between cloud providers – Using Carrier Ethernet to connect to cloud customers– Significant opportunity for additional revenue

• Work in Development– Services extensions for elastic services

(on demand bandwidth attributes, etc.)– New management APIs

• Under Investigation– Carrier Ethernet as

data center solution

Ethernet Cloud Carrier(s)

Ethernet Cloud Carrier(s)

Cloud Consumers

Cloud Service

Provider to Cloud

Customer

Cloud Service Provider(s)

Cloud Service

Provider(s)

Data Center Interconnectivity

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Carrier Ethernet Benefits for each Cloud Stakeholder

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CE Benefits for each Stakeholder• Cloud Providers

– Enables new Private Cloud business opportunities– Ability to better differentiate cloud service offerings

• Ethernet Cloud Carriers– Enables telecoms providers to deliver mission-critical Cloud-

based services– Telecoms providers can leverage well-established, trusted

relationship with their enterprise subscribers

• Enterprise Cloud Consumer – Puts Enterprise IT department in control– Meets Enterprise requirements for high performance,

secure and controlled access to mission critical applications

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MEF Definitions and Terminology

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MEF Augmentation of NIST Definitions

NIST Actor MEF Augmented Definition

Ethernet Cloud Carrier

The intermediary that provides Carrier Ethernet connectivity and transport of cloud services from Cloud Service Providers and Cloud Consumers and with other Ethernet Cloud Carriers.

Cloud Broker

An entity that manages the use, performance and delivery of cloud services, and negotiates relationships between Cloud Service Providers, Cloud Consumers and Ethernet Cloud Carriers

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Business Relationships in the Cloud Model

Augmentation of U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cloud Broker Definition

Further Details in Member Presentations

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Cloud Broker Definition Clarification• NIST Cloud Broker Definition is very generic

– Appears to assume only Internet WAN connectivity

• MEF augments NIST definition and provides more use cases– Ethernet Cloud Carrier acting as a Cloud Broker– Cloud Service Provider acting as a Cloud Broker– Cloud Broker (pure reseller model)

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Ethernet Cloud Carrier Acting as a Cloud Broker

• Business relationship: Ethernet Cloud Carrier to Cloud Consumer– Ethernet Cloud Carrier wholesales cloud services from Cloud Service

Providers• This Cloud Broker analogous to telecom service provider

delivering Internet access services– Telecom SP provides network connectivity to customer premises– Telecom SP provides Internet access service like an ISP

Cloud BrokerCloud

ConsumerEthernet Cloud Carrier

acting as Broker

Cloud Service Provider(s) wholesale services to Ethernet Cloud Carrier

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New MEF Standards Development

On-Demand, Elastic Ethernet Service Attributes

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Ethernet Service Attributes being Evaluated to Better Support Cloud Applications

• Elastic Ethernet Service Attributes– On-demand change of EVC or UNI attributes for specific time period

• Once time period ends, revert back to prior state• Investigating on-demand and reservation models

• Example Elastic Attributes– Increase CIR of existing EVC– Add or Remove UNI endpoints in

multipoint EVP-LAN or EVP-Tree service

• On-demand bandwidth approaches– Based on bandwidth usage (X MBytes/month)– Based on CIR and/or EIR (200 Mbps CIR and 400 Mbps EIR)

• Network/Cloud/Subscriber Management Orchestration– End-to-End service management and SLAs

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Management Orchestration Workflow

Customer Portal

Cloud Service Provider Management System

Ethernet Cloud Carrier Management System

• Add VMs and Storage • Add WAN BW, CoS, EVC, etc.

Cloud Service Orchestration

Service Attribute Correlation

Cloud Service Provider

Cloud Consumer

Ethernet Cloud Carrier

Orchestration among the different management systems to createconsistent Quality of Experience and better SLAs for Cloud Consumers

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New Work on Cloud ManagementNew Work on Cloud Management

• Management Interface between Cloud Provider / Broker and Ethernet Cloud Carrier to manage elastic aspects of the service– Identify relevant Protocol Neutral MEF 7.x objects (and attributes)– Operational Use Cases and information requirements for Cloud Provider

to Ethernet Cloud Carrier management interface.– Focus on reconfiguration of specific (dynamic) Service Attributes (e.g.,

CIR)– Phase 1 approach: Changes to Service Attributes occur only when

EVC/OVC is inactive or during a Maintenance Interval– Explore scheduled reconfiguration, and configuration durations.– Provide Interface Operational Requirements: Number of changes

allowed over time, lead time for request fulfillment.– Describe SLSs for management interactions (performance metrics)

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MEF White Paper• Educational Tool to Socialize Carrier

Ethernet and Cloud

• Framework for discussions and upcoming MEF Interactive Cloud Workshops

• Introduces Cloud Concepts and Terms for Telecoms Service Providers

• Introduces Carrier Ethernet Concepts and Terms for Cloud Service Providers

• Provides Use Cases of MEF Standardized Services for Delivery of Cloud Services

February 2012

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Summary

• Cloud Applications and Services are driving change in the telecoms landscape– Ethernet services must evolve to better align with

On-Demand Cloud service delivery requirements

• Carrier Ethernet enables new cloud delivery models– Enabling telecoms providers to sell differentiated services

• The MEF is taking a leadership role in Cloud– Augmenting MEF Ethernet service definitions and service

management to support cloud-centric applications

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Detailed Presentation and Use Cases Available to MEF Members

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