Huawei has held demonstrations of a multi-vendor wireless transport SDN technology after completing a proof of concept (PoC) with the Open Networking Foundation (ONF).
The aim of the PoC was to demonstrate multi-layer optimisation on open-source SDN infrastructure using the Open Networking Operating System (ONOS) SDN controller.
ONOS is an open source, carrier-grade SDN control platform that provides operators with a multi-layer view of network elements, connectivity and errors.
The platform is backed by a number global operators and equipment vendors, including Huawei.
The Chinese equipment manufacturer said it wanted the PoC to encourage the development, testing, and implementation of open SDN for wireless transport.
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To achieve this, Huawei ran two use case demonstrations of the PoC with ONF, a non-profit organisation dedicated to accelerating the adoption of open-source SDN.
The first demo involved capacity-driven air interface. According to Huawei, this allows a network to adapt to traffic demands and to efficiently optimise resources to enable the network to operate more efficiently.
The company also ran a demonstration of flow-based shaping.
Flow-based shaping enables a network to adapt and respond to changing conditions that could impact the performance of wireless networks, such as the weather.
The PoC was conducted using Huawei’s SDN-based microwave equipment running the OpenFlow interface.
Huawei said: “For Huawei, the PoC shows the company’s commitment to development with SDN technology, seeking to add value for customers and promote SDN industrial development with ONF.”
