SD-WAN brings today's Software Defined Networking concepts and principles to the world of Wide Area Networks (WAN) allowing IT Managers and Network Operators to provision, manage and upgrade services and network functions (Routing, Security, Threat Management, etc.) in a more agile and efficient way by: Tightly integrating a massively scalable set of network functions for ease of operations and management Virtualizing key network functions at the customer premise Routing functions VPN (securely encapsulating customer data) Internet Security and Firewall Focusing on real-time visibility, analytics and configurability Features include application based routing and local internet access Can support load balancing/failover between Comcast connection and customer’s existing network Supports multiple WAN topologies Any-to-Any Hub/Spoke Using the Public Internet as the underlying transport Comcast Business Internet Comcast Ethernet Dedicated Internet Off-Net partner broadband Replacing dedicated customer premise equipment with a Comcast owned/managed universal CPE (uCPE) deployed at each customer site Across the US

1. COMCAST BUSINESS
ACTIVECORE
AARON WEILER – SR. SALES ENGINEER

2. AGENDA
•Intro Key Beliefs and Vision ActiveCore Intro
•SDN Orchestration
•Universal CPE
•Topologies
•ActiveCore Portal Demonstration
•Questions and Answers
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3. KEY BELIEFS &
PRODUCT VISION
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• Nex-Gen Networks Require Next-Gen Solutions
• Gigabit Broadband and Software-Defined
Networking Are Transformational Technologies
• Global Scale Cloud & Software Solutions
Demand Partnership Orientation
KEY BELIEFS
• Best Last Mile Data Products in the World
• Augmenting Current Wan Solutions
• Applications that Blend Comcast Assets &
Industry Leading Partners
• Managed Services that Simplify Customer
Experience
PRODUCT PRIORITIES

4. INTRODUCING ACTIVECORE
SM
SDN & SD-WAN
BUILDING A BETTER VIRTUALIZED NETWORK
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ACTIVECORESM
PLATFORM
• Hosted, Carrier-Grade Solution
• VNF Orchestration
• Ground-Breaking Digital Experience
• Touchless Installation
• Over-the-Top
• Designed for Hybrid WAN
• Includes Router, Stateful Firewall, and
Multipoint VPN
• Simplified Policy Management
• Underlay Agnostic
SD-WAN KEY FEATURES

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ACTIVECORESM
SDN & SD-WAN
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ActiveCoreSM
SDN
Hosted, Carrier-
Grade Solution
Full VNF
Orchestration
Gig-Powered
Integrated Digital
Experience

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ORCHESTRATED
SDN
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OUR UNIQUE ORCHESTRATION LAYER ENABLES MULTIPLE VIRTUALIZED SERVICES. LESS
HARDWARE, LOWER COSTS AND GREATER SCALABILITY — ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE.
OTHER BENEFITS
• Configure and deploy services on
demand
• Virtualize and orchestrate network
services
• Simplify provisioning through
centralized policy management
• View and manage service
components at a single site or across
multiple sites easily
• Optimize performance
OSS/BSS
Controller
VNF
Manager B
VNF
Manager A
Orchestrator
VNF A VNF B VNF C VNF A VNF CVNF A VNF B
COMCAST
NETWORK
CUSTOMER
LOCATION
VNF
Manager C
uCPE uCPE uCPE
Legend:
VNF = Virtualized Network Function
uCPE = Universal Customer Premise Equipment
DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
ActiveCore℠

7. Comcast Proprietary & Confidential
UNIVERSAL CPE:
RADICAL SIMPLIFICATION OF THE IT STACK
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VPN
uCPE
Firewall
Router
TRADITIONAL
NETWORK
EQUIPMENT
APPROACH
Different vendor-specific
boxes with dedicated
functionality
NETWORK
FUNCTION
VIRTUALIZATION
APPROACH
Flexible, vendor-neutral
device; software-based
services can be added
over time

8. Comcast Proprietary & Confidential
FLEXIBILITY WITH COMCAST SD-WAN
REPLACE OR COMPLEMENT MPLS NETWORKS
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• No controller on premises
• Secure, encrypted VPN
• Integrated Stateful Firewall
• Application-aware routing
• Universal CPE deployed at each
customer site
• Near real-time analytics
• Underlying transport is Comcast
or 3rd party Internet connection
• Service provided across U.S.
FUNDAMENTALS
FULLY INTEGRATED SOLUTION
Virtual Router
Stateful Network Firewall
VPN

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AN “ALL-NETWORK” SOLUTION
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PURE SD-WAN HYBRID WAN
HYBRID WAN WITH HIGH AVAILABILITY HYBRID WAN CUSTOMER DRIVEN
Update existing networks or cost-effectively create new ones. The Comcast Business software-defined
approach makes branch connections faster and more agile with far greater capabilities.
INTERNET
SD-
WAN
(IPSec)
uCPE Cable
Modem
LAN
LAN
INTERNET
SD-
WAN
(IPSec)
Cable
Modem
uCPE
MPLS
Customer
Router
WAN Router
INTERNET
SD-
WAN
(IPSec)
MPLS
LAN uCPE
Cable
Modem
VRRP
uCPE
LAN
uCPE WAN
Router
INTERNET
SD-
WAN
(IPSec)
MPLS
Cable
Modem
WAN Router