1. Carrier Grade OCP Open Solutions for Telecom Data Centers October 2016
Karl Wale
PLM DCEngine, Radisys

2. Problem to be Solved
Accelerate time to revenue = agile, software-centric service delivery infrastructure
Increase rate of data center transformation, CSPs require proven data center platforms deployable in the central office:
High density, scalable solutions
Carrier-grade open hardware
Rapid deployment and integration of open source and commercial software components
Scalable software-based services and applications.
Need a “Domain 2.0” Infrastructure
Platform designed for rapid installation in data center environments customized to specific application needs
Pre-integrated platform and management software, reducing application development and deployment risk
Telecom application software, services and network operation frameworks and tools, to help operators deploy agile, DevOps service development and delivery capabilities

3. DevOps & OCP : An Open Source Platform
For example, …
CORD Package R/
Management &
Automation Tools
Deploy &
Upgrade
Rack Management
Patch
Automation
Scripting
Tools
Test Automation
Inventory & Lifecycle Mgmt
And others available upon request. + + =
Telecom
OCP Rack
Commercial & Open Source Software
Software and Services
DevOps ready

4. How Long To Deploy ? Weeks…1 Month…More ?
- Schedule contractors
…Receive components
…Schedule different contractors
…Build rack
….Install & test
…all gated around scheduled maintenance windows

5. How Do You Achieve 3-4 day Install ?
Telco OCP Derived Platforms
Pre-wired & tested rack core, sleds are FRUs with fully optical interconnect to ToR switches
Plug in Power
Connect to Spine
Slide in sleds
…fast install
…easy serviceability
Add: Let’s change this one to add the picture of a bunch of DCE racks fully loaded vs the picture on the right

6. How Fast Can You Roll Out With OCP & DevOps Approach ?
Day 1
Commissioning
Unpacking
Installation
Packing disposal
Day 2-3
Spine/Network
Cabling
Connectivity
POD Power-on
Day 4
Software Validation
Network access
Cluster Ready and handed over to you
30 Rack Integration ~ 1 week
Racks in Your Cloud in Days
If pre-load and test software …
Even less time.
Fast Time To Revenue
Maintenance & Repair Services

7. Proof Point: DCEngine in Production at Verizon
Modular Sled Architecture
Up to 152 Xeon Processors Up to 3.0 PB Storage

8. Carrier Grade OCP Derived Platform
Leverage Open Compute and Open Rack as a base model
…true to OCP principles, rather than re-packaged chassis & blades
Update and tune for telecom-oriented CO’s data centers practices
Don’t constrain
Rigid backwards compatibility not a hard requirement
Easy adaptation of existing COTS elements (OCP-contributed and others)
Agile-style approach to deployable system instantiations & iterate quickly
Collaborate tightly with customers all along the way
Work closely with interested partners
Create something useful, share, evolve, and expand

9. Anatomy of Carrier Grade OCP
Physical
Suitable for CO retrofit and new telco data center environments
19” rack width and standard “RU” spacing for greatest flexibility
1000 to 1200mm cabinet depth, supporting GR-3160 floor spacing dimensions
Content/workload
Heterogeneous compute and storage servers
Management
Ethernet based OOB management network connecting all nodes via a TOR management switch
Optional rack level platform manager
Networking/Interconnect
One or more Ethernet TOR networking switches for I/O aggregation to nodes
Fiber cables, blind-mate with flexible interconnect mapping. 
Environment, power seismic & acoustic CO environmental requirements applicable
Safety and other certification standards also applicable
NEBS optional (L1/L3)

10. CG-Openrack-19 : Sharing Back to the Community
Submitted to OCP community as CG-Openrack-19
Specifications readily available
Radisys DCEngine shipping as a commercially available solution
Supplier eco-system developing, with first units in the lab now

11. Our Vision of CG-Openrack-19
Eco-system of vendors delivering racks & sleds
…with new partners releasing their products soon
Full wide sled
Optical interconnect from ToR  sleds, minimizing latency, electrical noise/emissions & maximizing reliability
10G, nx10G, 25G & nx25G
Half wide sled

12. Sled Design Figure 2. Sled Vertical Height (front view)
Figure 9. Half-width sled horizontal width (front view)
Figure Sled optical connector vertical position (rear view)
Figure 11. Full-width sled horizontal width (front view)
Figure 21. Sled Operator Panel Art and Dimensions
Figure 3. Sled Horizontal Depth (side view)

13. Optical Interconnect Figure 28. Network connection to sleds
Figure 26. Sled blind-mate section assignments (rear view)
Figure 27. Example Data Plane and Management Plane Architecture
Figure 29. Sled Blind-Mate Optical Connections, Front View

14. Carrier Grade OCP
Enabling CSPs to accelerate the transition towards domain 2.0
Simplify & streamline data centers & applications
Multi-vendor eco-system using specifications shared with OCP community
Thank-you…