[c-nsp] SDx open standard?

[Mark Tinka]

So we had a hearty and honest discussion about this on j-nsp back in
January. You might want to take a look at:

    https://lists.gt.net/nsp/juniper/68520

Mark.

On 15/Mar/20 15:05, Alex K. wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I was thinking, throughout last design sessions with my customers, those
> vendors are really pushing hard for  their "SDN something" solutions
> adoption.
>
> SD WAN, SD access, Software defined everything, are all closed standards,
> aren't they? I was wondering why will we abandon the model for open
> standards, which had served as so well for many-many years? There's no real
> world product, be it network-device-white-box or SDx controller,
> implementing an open standard, isn't it?
>
> Sure, 99.99999% of those offerings, are really suitable for enterprises
> only and maybe (just maybe) a data center. And while network-as-a-service
> is really a thing for service providers only, I was thinking, is it really
> a good thing, to base your network, be it enterprise or other, on closed
> standard?
>
> So what do you think? I'm genuinely interested in our community thoughts on
> that. Is there is, an open software defined network standard or is it
> really a good thing, to sell your soul to a single vendor, for years to
> come?
>
> Best regards.
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