CAIRO,
Egypt, 12th March, 2015: Operators of traditional IP
networks in Egypt are realizing they now need new flexibility and fluidity in
network topology and architecture. There is new demand for massively scalable
networks, driven by the mobile data explosion, the popularity of cloud-based
services, the rise of big data and the accompanying analytics and the advent of
the Internet of Things. This is the realm of The New IP – a concept that is
being increasingly talked about in IT circles, but that is yet to be fully
understood by enterprises in Egypt. To create more fluid networks, operators
are embracing the disaggregation of the control and data planes to allow for
centralized orchestration of network resources. Virtualization in the form of
software-defined networking (SDN) will make it possible for networking to be an
on-demand resource and for precious capacity to be used in the most efficient
way. To deliver new services more quickly, network operators are looking beyond
the function-specific hardware that has made their legacy IP networks reliable
but also inflexible and expensive, toward network functions virtualization
(NFV). The building blocks of The New IP will be software-based and will create
a new virtualized network services layer.
Yarob
Sakhnini, regional director, MEMA at Brocade demystifies the concept of
The New IP below:
A
new way to architect networks. New IP is an industry term
that refers to a relatively new class of IP networking gear (hardware &
software) that allows companies to build programmable networks to innovate more
rapidly at lower cost.
Defined
by its characteristics. New IP is open, highly virtualized,
software-centric, vendor agnostic, automated, flexible and scalable; it also
makes liberal use of merchant silicon, to cite just a few of its hallmarks.
A
lower-cost option. The purpose of New IP is to support rapid
service innovation and user self-service at a lower cost than traditional IP
networks.
Without
borders. New IP has no network “edge.” In the New IP
environment, the edge is redefined as a set of activities where the user
interfaces and executes an application, whether mobile or fixed. Applicable to all users. New IP is not
limited by user type; with New IP, the hardware and software are combined to
meet the needs of the specific environment. This allows each user to move at
its own pace, starting at the edge or in the data center depending on where the
most value can be created.
An industry effort.
New IP is not the exclusive domain of any one vendor or geographic market; it
is a class of gear (hardware and software) that is being promoted and sold by
vendors globally.
The
next step in the evolution of IP networking. New IP will support
rapid innovation in business models and services for the next 20 years.
New IP is Not...
Exactly
new.
New IP, as a market segment, has been emerging over the past few years. Thanks
to advances in networking, the New IP segment is starting to gain traction
globally, hence the “new” reference.
A
redefinition of the actual Internet Protocol. Let’s be clear—New
IP is not an attempt to rewrite the original IP protocol. Rather, it is an industry
term that refers to a relatively new class of networking gear (hardware and
software) now emerging.
Old
IP.
We define Old IP as the classic version that debuted in the mid-1990s. Old IP
networking is based on a proprietary (closed), vendor-specific and driven
business model that relies heavily on expensive customization. It was never
designed for high virtualized environments, M2M traffic, hyper scale, rapid
service innovation, and self-service delivery models. New IP does all that, and
more.
A
product. New IP is an industry term that refers to a relatively
new class of IP gear (hardware & software) that is architected in a way
that makes the resulting network programmable, scalable, open and cost
effective.
Limited
by user segment. Just as IP networks support users across a
broad spectrum of industry, New IP supports service providers of all types,
education, government, as well as enterprise businesses.
The
exclusive domain of any one vendor. New IP is an emerging
segment of products (hardware and software) sold by a number of networking
vendors globally.
A
marketing campaign. New IP is a class of gear (hardware and
software) that incorporates advances in networking technology over the past 20
years to turn the core IP protocol into an efficient workhorse for users.
