Combining best-of-breed applications and an
open virtualization platform for an integrated zero-touch
offering
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX: EXF), the network test, monitoring and
analytics experts, and ADVA, a leading provider of open networking
solutions for the delivery of cloud and mobile services, announced
the integration of EXFO's NFV Service Assurance solution with the
ADVA Ensemble open virtualization suite. The fully integrated and
automated solution provides communications service providers (CSPs)
and their customers with the necessary control, visibility and
flexibility to unleash the true value of managed software-defined
wide area network (SD-WAN) services.
"Managed SD-WAN represents a tremendous growth opportunity for
CSPs looking to transform their network from physical to virtual
and to drive new revenue," said Prayson
Pate, CTO of ADVA's Ensemble division. "For CSPs to reap the
expected benefits from deploying SD-WAN services, they need to
break free from the numerous constraints of single-vendor solution
lock-in and build their solution with commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS) hardware hosting best-in-class open-source network functions
virtualization (NFV) software. That's what we are offering with
Ensemble and our partnership with EXFO."
"Enhancing service quality will be critical to successfully
transition to this environment," noted Claudio Mazzuca, Vice-President - Systems &
Analytics at EXFO. "The nature of an open, VNF-based solution
requires a different approach to network and service assurance
since service quality can no longer be inferred solely from network
and equipment quality metrics provided by the VNF vendors
themselves. By including EXFO's active service assurance vProbe
VNFs in the service chain, the service orchestrator can
automatically test and verify a service before turning it over to
the customer and can implement end-to-end service monitoring, based
on policy or operational needs. Automating these functions is the
only way to address the anticipated scaling of new services."
By combining their industry-leading SD-WAN orchestration and
orchestrated service assurance solutions, ADVA and EXFO overcome
these challenges and enable CSPs to deliver on the promise of
SD-WAN—a fully managed, lower-cost, open enterprise WAN solution
that delivers a better quality of experience than appliance-based
solutions.
"The industry needs neutral management and monitoring solutions
that avoid vendor lock-in to achieve the benefits of agile,
reliable service delivery in the SD-WAN domain," said Patrick Kelly, Founder and Principal Analyst at
Appledore Research. EXFO and ADVA will bring a joint solution
offering needed to automate and deliver real-time performance data
on dynamic network capacity to drive closed-loop optimization."
About EXFO
EXFO develops smarter network test,
monitoring and analytics solutions for the world's leading
communications service providers, network equipment manufacturers
and webscale companies. Since 1985, we've worked side by side with
our customers in the lab, field, data center, boardroom and beyond
to pioneer essential technology and methods for each phase of the
network lifecycle. Our portfolio of test orchestration and
real-time 3D analytics solutions turns complex into simple and
delivers business-critical insights from the network, service and
subscriber dimensions. Most importantly, we help our customers
flourish in a rapidly transforming industry where "good enough"
testing, monitoring and analytics just aren't good enough
anymore—they never were for us, anyway. For more information, visit
EXFO.com and follow us on the EXFO Blog.
About ADVA Optical Networking
ADVA Optical Networking
is a company founded on innovation and driven to help our customers
succeed. For over two decades, our technology has empowered
networks across the globe. We're continually developing
breakthrough hardware and software that leads the networking
industry and creates new business opportunities. It's these open
connectivity solutions that enable our customers to deliver the
cloud and mobile services that are vital to today's society and for
imagining new tomorrows. Together, we're building a truly connected
and sustainable future. For more information on how we can help
you, please visit us at: www.advaoptical.com.
Application note:
http://www.exfo.com/en/resources/technical-documentation/application-notes/operationalizing-carrier-managed-sd-wan-deployments/
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