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Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G?
From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 17:01:50 +0200
On 5/Aug/20 16:15, adamv0025 () netconsultings com wrote:
I was actually talking about routing on the host and virtual control-plane and virtualized data-plane. Currently we either have a VM combining both or a separate VM for each. Alternatively we can have a container for the control-plane. I was wondering if the idea behind containerization is to do virtual data-plane as a container as well.
Good question. My understanding of cloud-native that the mobile folk want is to deliver over-the-top services, and not necessarily turn containers into packet-forwarding routers at scale. However, the question is interesting, so we'll see.
In terms of containerization on vendor HW or opening up data-plane, seems like XR7 from Cisco is leading the way: - System runs in containers on RE and Line-cards, allows one to run 3^rd party containers, - Allows one to run 3^rd party routing protocols to program RIB - Allows one to program FIB via Open Forwarding Abstraction (OFA) APIs - And XR itself can run on selected 3^rd party HW. That pretty much covers all the avenues we as operators are interested in, of course it’s not all just roses and unicorns and there will be further development and streamlining necessary.
That's a good start, indeed. Do we know if Cisco are opening up their own data plane, or Broadcom ones? Mark.
Current thread:
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G?, (continued)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? John Lee (Aug 01)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 02)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? John Lee (Aug 01)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Robert Raszuk (Aug 01)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Etienne-Victor Depasquale (Aug 01)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mel Beckman (Aug 01)
- RE: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? adamv0025 (Aug 04)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Etienne-Victor Depasquale (Aug 04)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Warren Kumari (Aug 04)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 05)
- RE: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? adamv0025 (Aug 05)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 05)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Shane Ronan (Aug 05)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 05)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Shane Ronan (Aug 06)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 06)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mel Beckman (Aug 06)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 06)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Christopher Morrow (Aug 06)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Mark Tinka (Aug 06)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Valdis Klētnieks (Aug 08)
- Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? Etienne-Victor Depasquale (Aug 01)
- RE: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G? adamv0025 (Aug 10)