How about hardware slicing support? such as switch, server and router slicing? is this supported/desirable?
Djamel On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 11:37 AM Etienne-Victor Depasquale <ed...@ieee.org> wrote: > I think that it's validation of QoS that really matters now. > > If I were to base on this recent video from Keysight > <https://www.keysight.com/zz/en/events/america/webinars.html?D2C=2036435&isSocialSharing=Y&partnerref=emailShareFromGateway> > (warning: > requires registration), > then it seems that there's a lot of emphasis on making grounded claims > about the QoS that the operator sells. > > Cheers, > > Etienne > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 12:52 PM Mark Tinka <mark.ti...@seacom.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On 3/Aug/20 08:40, Etienne-Victor Depasquale wrote: >> >> Is the following extract from this Heavy Reading white paper >> <https://www.infinera.com/wp-content/uploads/HR-Operator-Strategies-for-5G-Transport-July-2020_WP.pdf>, >> useful? >> >> " For transport network slicing, >> operators strongly prefer soft slicing with virtual private networks >> (VPNs), >> regardless of the VPN flavor. >> Ranking at the top of the list was Layer 3 VPNs (selected by 66% of >> respondents), >> but Layer 2 VPNs, Ethernet VPNs (EVPNs), and segment routing >> also ranked highly at 47%, 46%, and 46%, respectively. >> The point is underscored by the low preferences among all of the hard >> slicing technologies— >> those that physically partition resources among slices. >> Hard slicing options formed the bottom tier among preferences." >> >> >> Well, it's what I've been saying - we have tried & tested systems and >> solutions that are already native to IP/MPLS networks. Why try to reinvent >> network virtualization when there are plenty of existing solutions in the >> wild for next to cheap? VLAN's. l2vpn's. l3vpn's. EVPN. DWDM. And all the >> rest? >> >> The whole fuss, for example, about the GRX vs. IPX all came down to 2Mbps >> private or public IP-based GTP tunnels vs. 100Mbps l3vpn's. >> >> Mobile operators know how to make everyday protocols seem overly >> complicated. >> >> If we go by their nomenclature, the simple operators on this list have >> been slicing infrastructure for yonks :-). >> >> Mark. >> > > > -- > Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Communications & Computer Engineering > Faculty of Information & Communication Technology > University of Malta > Web. https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale >