[GTER] Fwd: [nznog] NZ scores first OpenFlow controlled connection to an IX

Christian Esteve Rothenberg esteve at cpqd.com.br
Fri Dec 14 11:43:40 -02 2012 

Troquei Emails com o Dean e vamos marcar um hangout conhecer melhor os
detalhes e tentar juntar esfoços.

Quando souber mais detalhes compartilho por aqui.

Abraços,
Christian



On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 7:45 AM, Marcos Rogerio Salvador
<marcosrs at cpqd.com.br> wrote:
> Christian:
>
> Sabemos que nossos colegas neozelandeses estão brincando, testando e até
> ensinando RouteFlow por lá... sabe se a versão que eles estão rodando em
> produção no PTT é baseada no RouteFlow com Quagga/BGP (Routeflow pode rodar
> com outras pilhas)?
>
> []s
> Marcos
>
>
>
> 2012/12/11 Christian Esteve Rothenberg <esteve at cpqd.com.br>
>
>> Prezados,
>>
>> na linha do que foi apresentado no ultimo GTER sobre OpenFlow/SDN para
>> roteamento (ftp://ftp.registro.br/pub/gter/gter34/05-RouteFlow.pdf),
>> segue uma recente noticia da primeira utilização no mundo num PTT da
>> Nova Zelanda:
>> http://list.waikato.ac.nz/pipermail/nznog/2012-December/019640.html
>>
>> Adorei o FAQ que o Dean colocou no post!
>>
>> -Christian
>>
>>
>> On 11/12/2012, at 12:05 AM, Dean Pemberton <nznog at d...> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Just wanted to share with you all what we think is a world first,
>> > right here in New Zealand.
>> >
>> > Today New Zealand can boast the first SDN controlled OpenFlow switch
>> > BGP peering with a public Internet Exchange.
>> >
>> > Because you're all geeks, I've decided to write the rest of the email as
>> a FAQ:
>> >
>> > Q:  What is SDN and/or OpenFlow?
>> > A:   It's a new way of thinking about and building network devices.
>> > It stands for Software Defined Networking.  It's basically a way to
>> > separate the control plane from the data plane in order to allow you
>> > unprecedented control over what your network can do, while still
>> > keeping it blindingly fast.
>> > You let the Software do what it's good for (running routing protocols,
>> > making policy decisions) and you let the Hardware do what it's good at
>> > (forwarding stuff at wire speed, zoooooom!).  A match made in heaven
>> >
>> > Have a look at the wikipedia page
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking
>> >
>> > Or this presentation from OpenFlow
>> > http://www.openflow.org/documents/OpenFlow_2011.pps
>> >
>> >
>> > Q:  Why do I care?
>> > A:  SDN and OpenFlow allow you much more control and flexibility over
>> > your network.  It's a new technology however, and people are yet to
>> > begin playing with it.
>> >
>> > Q:  Sounds like one of those scary technologies like IPv6 and DNSSEC.
>> > A:  Well if you mean that other people are doing it while you're
>> > ignoring it and hoping that it will go away...  Then you're right.  =)
>> >
>> > Just like IPv6, before we saw people willing to deploy it on their
>> > networks they needed to get some experience with how it worked.  We're
>> > at that stage with SDNs at the moment.  It is because of this need for
>> > more experience and public awareness that we've gone ahead with this
>> > little project.
>> >
>> > Q:  So what exactly have you done.
>> > A:  We've deployed an OpenFlow controlled switch on the WIX and along
>> > with an OpenFlow controller built a BGP capable router.
>> >
>> > Q:  Details?
>> > A:  From the WIX looking glass
>> >
>> > Neighbor        V    AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down
>>  State/PfxRcd
>> > 202.7.0.119     4  9483   24345   27397        0    0    0 07:21:59
>>    1
>> >
>> > Q:  So what?  Is that it?
>> > A:  Hardly.  We've got some more phases that we want to develop, so I
>> > guess this is a watch this space.  Over the next few months, we'll be
>> > working on extending past this single box with a view to demonstrating
>> > to the NZ Internet community, and beyond, whats really possible with
>> > an SDN.  Basically we don't want New Zealand falling behind whats
>> > happening in the rest of the world.
>> >
>> > Q:  We're not ready for this.  It's scary, poke it with a stick!!!
>> > A:  Thats fine.  We've chosen to use New Zealand as the initial
>> > production deployment here.  But if it looks like thats not going to
>> > get the traction needed, then there are other places which this would
>> > work in.  Lets make this a good Kiwi development moment though.
>> > Remember how we're so proud of telling people we had EFTPOS so long
>> > before anyone else.
>> >
>> > Q:  Pfffft I've heard of this.  It doesn't work!  It's not production
>> ready
>> > A:  Hi, Welcome to the conversation.  You're just the sort of person
>> > we need paying attention.  We're doing this so that people arn't
>> > LISTENING about SDN, but are actually seeing it WORK.  In a real world
>> > production setting.  We hope you can stay for the rest of the show.
>> >
>> > Q:  So who else does SDNs.  This sounds a little too much like
>> witchcraft to me.
>> > A:  Well from back in the days of the Juniper M-Series people have
>> > been separating Routing Engines from Packet Forwarding Engines.  We
>> > then started to see multi chassis versions.  This is just an extension
>> > of the same sort of concept.  There are some organisations which run
>> > huge-scale SDN style networks.  Maybe you've used a search engine or
>> > mail platform from one...
>> >
>> > Q:  This sounds like a pretty heavy sales pitch.  What are you pushing?
>> > A:  CYNIC!  Nothing.  Just like the reason I'm pushing people to think
>> > about IPv6 and DNSSEC, I want to see the New Zealand Internet
>> > community as a technology innovator, not just someone who swallows
>> > down the latest vendor slide-ware.  And hey if SDN doesn't work then
>> > at least New Zealand still gets to write the book on it.
>> >
>> > Q:  Sounds cool, can I help?
>> > A:  Sure, anyone's welcome to come and learn along with the rest of
>> > us.  Drop me a line if you think you can help and we'll see where we
>> > can fit you in.   As a starter I'm looking for between 1 and 3U of
>> > space in Auckland with access to the APE.
>> >
>> > Q:  Where can I hear more.
>> > A:  If you're lucky I might do a lightning talk on where we've got to
>> > and where we're going at the NZNOG conference.
>> >
>> > Thanks to Prophecy Networks, REANNZ, VUW, Waikato University,
>> > Citylink, FX Networks and others, for their contributions and support
>> > in getting the project to where it is today and for not wanting it to
>> > stop there!
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Dean
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > NZNOG at l...
>> > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog
>>
>>
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>> Converged Networks Business Unit
>> CPqD - Center for Research and Development in Telecommunications
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Converged Networks Business Unit
CPqD - Center for Research and Development in Telecommunications
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