Huawei unveils Carrier SDN prototype

Huawei has launched Software-defined Networking (SDN) architecture for carrier networks, at the recent SDN & OpenFlow World Congress.
At the event, Huawei demonstrated several Carrier SDN prototypes including a generic SDN controller for hybrid SDN networking, an optical line terminal (OLT) containing an SDN controller, a broadband network gateway (BNG) based on SDN architecture, and an SDN controller for transport networks. Huawei also demonstrated the application of Carrier SDN technology in access networks, metro networks, transport networks, and data centers.

"Software-defined networking will enable operators to become more competitive by offering truly differentiating services. It will also help optimize the use of network resources while reducing operational costs,” said Dr. Justin Joubine Dustzadeh, CTO & VP Technology Strategy, Networks, SDN technology, Huawei Technologies.

“This can be achieved through the separation of the control plane from the data plane via standardized interfaces and the use of a programmatic control plane with open APIs for 3rd-party application development and integration with operations support systems (OSS). This vision can be further enhanced through the orchestration between centralized controllers in different network domains and the virtualization of various network functions leveraging the IT industry's latest innovations," added Dr. Dustzadeh.