[c-nsp] [External] SDx open standard?

[Hunter Fuller]

Well, the "software-defined thing" which started it all, would be
"software-defined networking." And this was widely implemented in
OpenFlow.

One could use OpenFlow to implement SDWAN or SDAccess, and in fact, we
did the latter, for a while (just in the lab/internal, not suitable
for release). But the vendors decided to implement their stuff on top
of something else instead. The temptation to make money was too great
for them to use the existing standard, even though it was already
implemented in their own products.

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On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 8:07 AM Alex K. <nsp.lists at gmail.com> 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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