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Guide to Network Slicing & Forwarding Techniques

Understand the concept of network slicing, which involves creating customized networks for different applications. Learn about the underlay vs. overlay networks, use cases, IETF activities, and relevant non-IETF work.

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Guide to Network Slicing & Forwarding Techniques

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  1. Routing and Forwarding in Support of Network Slicing Stewart.Bryant@gmail.com

  2. What Do I Mean By Network Slicing? • A two layer network where: • The underlay provides the resources and the overlay serves the tenant. • The tenant can have the degree of static and dynamic isolation needed to support soft and hard slicing, and the complete spectrum in between. • Hard slicing – model is separate physical networks. • Soft slicing – model is classic packet multiplexing. • The underlay provides compute and storage in addition to connectivity. • The overlay is specific about its demands on the underlay – much tighter coupling between the underlay and overlay than usual. • The underlay provides the tenant with a rich instruction set to specify the actions to be performed on the packets.

  3. Main Use Cases (for the infrastructure) • Construction of bespoke networks • Tennant/Application class gets the connectivity and compute topology that suits its needs. • Construction of assured networks: • Critical applications that would normally need a private standalone n/w (Emergency Services, Power distribution control etc.) • Deterministic application • Regulated applications • Transport of new network types • Enhancing the capabilities of the Internet network layer will cause new applications to emerge.

  4. What IETF Work is in Progress/Needed • Current Activities • Segment Routing • Service Function Chaining • Deterministic Networking • ACTN in TEAS • New Activities • Enhance SR with more instructions • Fine grained path specification • Integrate SR and SFC • Carry integrated SR and SFC over IP • Strategies to reduce the impact of head of line blocking • The new activities allow us to build an enhanced VPN (VPN+) which is of general utility.

  5. What non-IETF Work is Relevant • Flexible Ethernet – A system for applying a hop by hop TDM structure to Ethernet and is a candidate underlay for NS. (OIF) • ETSI NGP - An attempt redefining both the N/W layer and the transport layer. Not sure if it will find traction. (ETSI) • Information Centric Networking – A type of CDN/search engine built into the network layer. (The research community) • Given that ICN and NGP are both examples of alien network layers and new ones are likely, it is prudent to develop a technical design that can transport such protocols.

  6. Relevant IETF Drafts • draft-bryant-rtgwg-enhanced-vpn (will be presented in more detail @ RTGWG on Friday) • draft-bryant-mpls-unified-ip-sr • draft-xu-mpls-unified-source-routing-instruction • draft-xu-mpls-service-chaining • draft-geng-netslices-architecture • draft-qiang-netslices-gap-analysis

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