Towards the launch of an ETSI AFI activity on Autonomic Management & Control in IPv6-Enabled SDN-based networks

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1 Towards the launch of an ETSI AFI activity on Autonomic Management & Control in IPv6-Enabled SDN-based networks ETSI AFI Activities & Roadmap Latif Ladid, Ranganai Chaparadza, Pascal Thubert: IPv6 Forum & AFI: ETSI Future Networks Workshop, 9-11 April, Sophia Antipolis, 2013 ETSI All rights reserved

2 Outlook AutomomicManagement & Controland SDN, and IPv6 as Enabler and Complementing Technology to the two paradigms a. IPv6 as Enabler and Complementing Technology in both Autonomic Management & Control and SDN. There are two aspects w.r.t. IPv6 in Autonomic Management & Control and SDN What we seek to Standardize w.r.t Usage of IPv6 Features in Autonomic Management & Control and SDN A Work Item will be created in AFI, Come and Join! 2

3 IPv6 Today and as Future Internet Technology IPv6 is a mature and proven technology and is now being deployed globally, with increasing momentum. New IPv6 protocols continue to be added to core IPv6 protocols, making IPv6 the basis for the far reaching Internet of the Future. In various network setups and operations, IPv6 is seen as bringing many unique benefits when combined with emerging technologies such as Autonomic Management & Control, Clouds, SDN, IoT/M2M, etc Benefits include network automation, and scalability in addressing, route aggregation and forwarding and traffic steering functions, thanks to IPv6 features. 3

4 IPv6 as Enabler and Complementing technology in both Autonomic Management & Control and SDN Regarding IPv6, there are two aspects that need to be considered from SDN and Autonomic Management & Control point of view: (1): IPv6 features that enable the following: Network Automation, Self-configuration and autonomic network setup and operation (thanks to the IPv6 features that enable auto-discovery of information, nodes and resources); Scalability in node/device addressing ; Energy-efficient networking (thanks to true-end-to-end principle in IPv6 and much more!). EC-funded FP7 EFIPSANS Research project came up with Extensions to IPv6 (aka IPv6++) necessitated by Autonomic Management and Control FP7 EFIPSANS proposed Extensions to IPv6 for Autonomics can now be exploited, and more Extensions are necessary, and contributions to IETF 4

5 IPv6 as Enabler and complementing technology in both Autonomic Management & Control and SDN (2): The autonomic management & control aspects themselves in an IPv6-enabled SDNbased and/or simply IPv6-based autonomic network: Autonomic behavioursthat rely on IPv6 s enabling features for autonomic setup and operation of networks The behavioursof Autonomic Functions (i.e. Decision-making-Elements(Engines) in the AFI GANA Reference Model terminology) that autonomicallyconfigure and manage IPv6 protocols and any other protocols in such environments throughout the network operation phase. Research results on Autonomicityand enabling IPv6 features and necessary extensions to IPv6, can be exploited in this regard, with SDN being considered, as well as additional IPv6 features that can potentially be introduced as extensions. 5

6 Illustration of Autonomic Management and Control for Routing Protocols/Mechanisms in IPv6 Networks

7 What we seek to Standardize in Autonomic Management & Control and SDN, and IPv6 usage 1. Specific IPv6-Feature(s) Usage Requirements in Autonomicity-Enabled SDN facilitating reference architectures i.e Based on Mappings of AFI GANA to particular SDN facilitating Architecture 2. Specific IPv6-Feature(s) Usage Requirements in Autonomicity-Enabled 3GPP and Non- 3GPP Mobile Network Reference Architectures. Plus SDN?? Priority is Autonomics i.e Based on AFI GANA Instantiation in particular Target Architecture 3. Specific IPv6-Feature(s) Usage Requirements in Autonomicity-Enabled Broadband Forum (BBF) Reference Architecture. Plus SDN?? Priority is Autonomics 4. Specific IPv6-Feature(s) Usage Requirements in Autonomicity-Enabled NGN/IMS Architecture. Plus SDN?? Priority is Autonomics 5. Specific IPv6-Feature(s) Usage Requirements in TISPAN CDN Reference Architecture. Plus SDN?? Priority is Autonomics 6. Specific IPv6-Feature(s) Usage Requirements in Autonomicity-Enabled Wireless Ad- Hoc/Mesh and Sensor Networks. Plus SDN?? Priority is Autonomics 7

8 A Work Item will be created in AFI, Come and Join! To Join the AFI Initiative and AFI Work Items: Send to Ranganai Chaparadza, to get advice on how to join and which Work Items you may want to consider: Also please access the site( for forms and sign the forms and send to the ETSI contact person (Estelle), or you may contact the ETSI contact first in order to be advised on signing the forms, etc. Thank You..! 8