ZTE Communications ›› 2014, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (2): 18-22.DOI: DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5188.2014.02.003

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SDN-Based Broadband Network for Cloud Services

Xiongyan Tang, Pei Zhang, and Chang Cao   

  1. China Unicom Network Research Institute, Beijing 100048, China
  • Received:2014-03-24 Online:2014-06-25 Published:2014-06-25
  • About author:Xiongyan Tang (tangxy@chinaunicom.cn) is now the chief engineer at China Unicom Network Technology Research Institute. He is also the vice-chairman of China Communication Standardization Association TC10. He received his PhD degree in telecom engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1994. From 1994 to 1997, he researched high-speed optical communications in Singapore and Germany. Since 1998, he has been working on technology management in telecom operators in China. His research interests include broadband communications, optical fiber networks, next generation networks, and Internet of things.

    Pei Zhang (Zhangp7@chinaunicom.cn) received his PhD degree from the Next-Generation Optical Network Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, in 2008. He has been researching next-generation high-speed optical transmission, optical access system technology, assessment testing, standard tracking, and other related areas for many years. Over the past few years, he has participated in research on PON, OTN, and packet transport technology with China Unicom. He has published more than 20 papers, applied for seven patents of invention, submitted more than 30 standards documents at ITU-T/FSAN, and written three academic books.

    Chang Cao (ccao_bupt@126.com) received his PhD degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2012. From 2010 to 2011, he was a visiting scholar in the Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University, US. His main research interests include optical network design and high - speed transmission system evaluation. He has published more than 20 papers and holds five patents.

SDN-Based Broadband Network for Cloud Services

Xiongyan Tang, Pei Zhang, and Chang Cao   

  1. China Unicom Network Research Institute, Beijing 100048, China
  • 作者简介:Xiongyan Tang (tangxy@chinaunicom.cn) is now the chief engineer at China Unicom Network Technology Research Institute. He is also the vice-chairman of China Communication Standardization Association TC10. He received his PhD degree in telecom engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1994. From 1994 to 1997, he researched high-speed optical communications in Singapore and Germany. Since 1998, he has been working on technology management in telecom operators in China. His research interests include broadband communications, optical fiber networks, next generation networks, and Internet of things.

    Pei Zhang (Zhangp7@chinaunicom.cn) received his PhD degree from the Next-Generation Optical Network Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, in 2008. He has been researching next-generation high-speed optical transmission, optical access system technology, assessment testing, standard tracking, and other related areas for many years. Over the past few years, he has participated in research on PON, OTN, and packet transport technology with China Unicom. He has published more than 20 papers, applied for seven patents of invention, submitted more than 30 standards documents at ITU-T/FSAN, and written three academic books.

    Chang Cao (ccao_bupt@126.com) received his PhD degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2012. From 2010 to 2011, he was a visiting scholar in the Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University, US. His main research interests include optical network design and high - speed transmission system evaluation. He has published more than 20 papers and holds five patents.

Abstract: Over-the-top services and cloud services have created great challenges for telecom operators. To better meet the requirements of cloud services, we propose a decoupled network architecture. Software-defined networking/network function virtualization (SDN/ NFV) will be vital in the construction of cloud-oriented broadband infrastructure, especially within data centers and for interconnection between data centers. We also propose introducing SDN/NFV in the broadband access network in order to realize a virtualized residential gateway (VRG). We discuss the deployment modes of VRG.

Key words: SDN, NFV, Cloud Services, Broadband Network

摘要: Over-the-top services and cloud services have created great challenges for telecom operators. To better meet the requirements of cloud services, we propose a decoupled network architecture. Software-defined networking/network function virtualization (SDN/ NFV) will be vital in the construction of cloud-oriented broadband infrastructure, especially within data centers and for interconnection between data centers. We also propose introducing SDN/NFV in the broadband access network in order to realize a virtualized residential gateway (VRG). We discuss the deployment modes of VRG.

关键词: SDN, NFV, Cloud Services, Broadband Network