Wireless infrastructure services provider Radisys Corporation, a publicly traded company that makes embedded systems and related technology, and software defined networking (SDN) product systems provider Sanctum Networks, announced this week that they have formed a partnership.
The two companies’ collaboration is an effort to deliver a carrier-class SDN-enabled network services platform to communication service providers (CSPs) on a global level. As more companies make the migration toward cloud-based services and mobilize their employees, we see that the number of challenges that CSPs will be faced with is growing.
A balance needs to be achieved between the ability to provide on-demand services and having an efficient way of managing the entire network elements involved, which can be a daunting task for CSPs. The announced partnership will integrate Sanctum Networks’ Jupiter SDN Controller with Radisys’ FlowEngine Intelligent Traffic Distribution System.
The goal is that this solution will deliver the ability to rapidly identify, then provision and create network service offerings with real-time network visibility to CSPs. The flexibility in programming, combined with a planning and scheduling solution that is seamless, will go a long way in enabling CSPs to scale and manage new services rapidly on demand.
“We’re pleased to partner with Radisys, the experts in integrated carrier-grade hardware and software for SDN deployments, to deliver an industry-first solution that revolutionizes Internet service models across data center and carrier core infrastructure,” said VP of product management at Sanctum Networks, Nazneen Shaikh. “Communications service providers need a solution that removes the complexity of cloud service delivery in real-world deployments. Our combined solution offering, based on open standard OpenFlow protocol, offers a comprehensive approach to carrier SDN services in a cost-effective, unified system that delivers flexible programmability for both the control and data plane. CSPs can improve service visibility into their network, while ensuring carrier-grade reliability, scale and performance.”
We are seeing a lot more Internet traffic thanks to mobile devices, video, cloud services and the Internet of Things (IoT). This is leading to millions of data flows making the journey across the network, which is one of the major challenges for CSPs. The announcement of the partnership could be what they are looking for to have an intelligent traffic distribution system in order to deliver a programmable network services platform.
Edited by Rory J. Thompson