The document discusses UC SDN (Unified Communications Software-Defined Networking). It provides an overview of SDN controllers, APIs, and their use in data centers, Wi-Fi, campus and WAN networks to support UC applications. It notes that UC SDN can address complexity, improve efficiencies, visibility, control, automation and agility. The document also summarizes market forecasts for SDN and activities of the UC SDN AG, including use cases, specifications, liaison with ONF, conferences and marketing plans.

1. UC SDN AG Review
Chair: Pascal Menezes
Co-Chair: Chris Lauwers

2. What is UC SDN
SDN Controller
Northbound API
Southbound API
Southbound APIs (OpenFlow, etc.)
Northbound APIs (RESTful; undefined)
Data Center
WI-Fi
Campus
WAN
LTE
Cisco Jabber
Microsoft Lync
Apple
Facetime
Microsoft Skype
Google
Hangouts
UC Apps Programing Networks

3. Why UC SDN
•Address increasing complexity
•Realize operational efficiencies for on-prem and cloud-based UCaaS
•Improve visibility, control, automation and agility
View
Control
Operate
Automate

4. SDN market 2018 forecast of up to $35 Billion1
In next five years, Global SDN market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 62.3 percent. 2
By 2014, nine of the top 10 network security vendors will support OpenFlow. 3
By 2017, 60% of enterprise private cloud deployments will automate the provisioning of information security controls. 3
75% of Gartner clients are either thinking about or evaluating SDN4
http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-market-sizing-2013-april/
Global Software-defined Networking Market 2014-2018
Gartner: The Impact of Software-Defined Data Centers on Information Security
Gartner: Four Key Questions to Ask Your Data Center Networking Vendor
SDN Market Dynamics
“Higher-layer application functions will become integrated with lower layers of the network, leading to two-way application awareness. The network will be able to adapt to changing application requirements efficiently and effectively.
In other words, applications will be able to dictate what the network needs to do to support them.”
– Julie Kunstler, Ovum Research
March 18, 2013

5. Session
Event
UC
SDN
Interface
Session Event
Network Elements
Signaling
Media
South
Bound
API
U
C
U
C
U
C UC

6. Dialog
Event
UC
SDN
Interface
Events:
• Quality Update
event for Voice,
Video or Data
Attributes:
• 5 Tuple Value
• NMOS Value
• Delay Value
• Jitter Value
• Packet Loss Value
• Healer Ratio Value
Quality Event
Network Elements
Signaling
Media
South
Bound
API
U
C
U
C
U
C UC

7. Dialog
Event
UC
SDN
Interface
Events:
• Quality Update
event for Voice,
Video or Data
Attributes:
• 5 Tuple Value
• NMOS Value
• Delay Value
• Jitter Value
• Packet Loss Value
• Healer Ratio Value
Network Elements
South
Bound
API
Quality Event
Signaling
Media U
C
U
C
U
C UC

8. Network
Event
UC
SDN
Interface
Events:
• Network Update
Attributes:
• 5 Tuple Value
• B/W Value
• Delay Value
• Jitter Value
• Packet Loss Value
• Healer Ratio Value
Network Elements
South
Bound
API
Network
Update Event
Signaling
Media U
C
U
C
U
C UC

9. UC Server/Service
Network
Device
UC Client
App
SDN Controller
Statistics and Telemetry data
Automated QoS
Automated Root-Cause Analysis
Automated Traffic Engineering
Orchestration of Network Security
Location
Influence Codec and Bit-rate
Influence Media Path
Influence Call Admission Control
Automated Root Cause Analysis
Influence Codec and Bit-rate
Influence Media Path
Automated Root Cause Analysis
UC Session and Quality of Session
Universal Communication
Lync UC SDN Design Philosophy

10. UC SDN Scenarios

11. •Charter:
–Define Use Cases
•First use-case completed - March 2014
•Updated use-case to v2 – July 2014
•Next use-case started
–Analyze SDN Capabilities
•Completed. SDN will achieve our goals for network visibility, control, automation and agility
–Revisit Charter
•Completed and approved by BoD in March 2014
–Define specification
•ONF NBI WG End-Application Sub-Group willing to define
–Define a certification program if required - TBD
•UC SDN TG Status
–Conference calls every week at 10am PST
–First UC SDN Use-Case “UC SDN Automating QoS” was signed-off by AG on March 2014
–Version 2 of “UC SDN Automating QoE” use case now signed off and ready for publishing
•Extended Use-Case for Traffic Engineering (TE) and Admission Control
•Press release ready to go
–Started new use case called “Automating Diagnostics Service”
•ETA for completion will be 01/2015
UC SDN AG Update

12. •Liaison to Open Network Foundation (ONF)
–Using IMTC “UC SDN Automating QoE v2” in defining technical NBI specification.
•ONF NBI defined UML Information Model for Automating QoE v2 Use-Case defined
•ONF NBI defining UC SDN NBI v1 specification – Solid draft ETA Dec 2014
•ONF NBI created reference code v1 – Solid draft ETA Dec 2014
–Liaison agreement for how IMTC members can participate in ONF NBI (and vice versa)
•Agreement sent to ONF and waiting their approval
•IMTC UC SDN Conferences
–No other conference planned for CY2014
–Need to start planning out CY 2015 speaking and conferences for UC SDN – ETA Nov 2014
•Enterprise Connect, Open Network Summit and Interop
–IMTC October member meeting F2F
•SDN track – Microsoft, Aruba, Meru and Nectar speaking on their UC SDN shipping products
•IMTC UC SDN Marketing
–Press Release of version 2 “UC SDN Automating QoE” ETA Oct 2014
–SDN Featured Interview $7.5K – ETA Nov/Dec 2014
–Social media and web site landing page in progress – ETA Oct 2014
–Plan out rest of marketing activities for CY2015
UC SDN TG Update (Cont)