Nuage Networks, a subsidiary of Nokia, specializes in software-defined networking (SDN) with a focus on cloud services and security. This document outlines the features of their Virtualized Service Platform (VSP) and discusses upcoming enhancements in CloudStack, particularly the integration of new capabilities in version 4.11. Key features include domain templates, managed subnets, and additional DHCP options to enhance network management and user data provisioning.

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Nuage Networks :
Policy Driven SDN in CloudStack
Sigert Goeminne
CloudStack Developer at Nuage Networks
sigert.goeminne@nuagenetworks.net
London, Aug 17, 2017

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● CloudStack Software engineer @ Nuage Networks in Antwerp
● Strong interest in Cloud & Security
Who am I

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• Nuage Networks
• Today’s ACS 4.10 Nuage VSP plugin
• Upcoming in ACS 4.11
Nuage Networks : Policy Driven SDN in CloudStack

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• Nuage Networks
• Today’s ACS 4.10 Nuage VSP plugin
• Upcoming in ACS 4.11
Nuage Networks : Policy Driven SDN in CloudStack

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• A Nokia venture headquartered in Mountain View, CA
• R&D centers in USA and Europe (Antwerp, Belgium)
• Technology leading in SDN with large customer deployments
• Released our 5.0 in Spring of 2017
Nuage Networks

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Nuage Networks
Virtualized Service
Platform
Nuage Networks : A platform approach to SDN
SDN in the
datacenter
(Virtualized
Cloud Services)
Cloud Security
(Virtualized
Security Services)
SD-WAN
(Virtualized
Network Services)

7. Rich UI SDK’s (py/java/go)

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Nuage Networks : The VSP Platform
Cloud Service
Management Plane
Virtualized
Services
Directory
Datacenter
Control Plane
Virtualized
Services
Controller
Virtualized Services Directory (VSD)
• Network Policy Engine – abstracts complexity
• Service templates and analytics
Nuage Networks
Virtualized Services Platform
(VSP)
Virtual Routing & Switching (VRS)
• Distributed switch / router – L2-4 rules
• Integration of bare metal assets
Virtualized Services Controller (VSC)
• SDN Controller, programs the network
• Rich routing feature set
Datacenter
Data Plane
Virtual
Routing &
Switching
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
Brooklyn Datacenter - Zone 1
IP Fabric
Hardware
GW for
Bare Metal
MP-BGP
VXLAN
tunneled
OpenFlow

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• Nuage Networks
• Today’s ACS 4.10 Nuage VSP plugin
• Upcoming in ACS 4.11
• Stay tuned!
Nuage Networks : Policy Driven SDN in CloudStack

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• CloudStack functionality which comes at scale !
Today’s ACS 4.10 Nuage VSP plugin

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• Shared Networks, Isolated Networks and VPC’s
• Source and Static NAT in overlay/underlay
• Network ACL’s and Firewall
• User Data (via VR)
• Guest VM DNS (via VR)
• Internal LB (std system template)
• Advanced SDN features via Domain templates
• NO VR in the data path nor the control path, except for
above mentioned items where we intelligently leverage the VR
Today’s ACS 4.10 Nuage VSP plugin

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NuageVsp
Plugin
Cloud Service
Management Plane
Virtualized
Services
Directory
Datacenter
Control Plane
Virtualized
Services
Controller
Datacenter
Data Plane
Virtual
Routing &
Switching
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
Brooklyn Datacenter - Zone 1
Hardware
GW for
Bare Metal
MP-BGP
NuageVspClient
CloudStack user Nuage VSP user (optional)
java
REST
(Vpc)VR
Plugin
VirtualizedServicesPlatform
VSD
VSC
VRS
OpenFlow
UI, API, cloudmonkey UI, API, vspk

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• Nuage Networks
• Today’s ACS 4.10 Nuage VSP plugin
• Upcoming in ACS 4.11
Nuage Networks : Policy Driven SDN in CloudStack

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Upcoming in ACS 4.11
• VPC-selectable domain template (*)
• VSD managed subnets
• Config Drive support (*)
• Guest VM DHCP options (*)
• Migrating a native cloud to Nuage
* upstream PR

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VPC-selectable domain templates
● Create domain templates (with acl rules, QoS, ...) in VSD
○ instantiate with CloudStack

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VSD managed subnets
● Networks managed by VSD
○ Available in CloudStack

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VSD managed subnets

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User data through Config Drive
Provide user data using a prepared virtual iso attached to
a guest VM at boot time, rather than via wget from VR
❏ Scalable
❏ Open support (cloud-init, ignition)

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Extra DHCP options support
Ability to provide a (set of) DHCP option(s)
on any guest VM NIC
● In line with OpenStack capability
● Could be leveraged to pass User Data as well
● Generic framework

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Network migration
● Migrate existing native networks to Nuage
○ allows for combination of native and nuage networks on same host
● Supports
○ VMware
○ KVM (soon)
● CS configuration
○ Nuagify script

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