Revolutionising Telco Networks: The Journey from SDN to Cloud Native
Understanding complex applications like gaming, conferencing, streaming, and the Metaverse/VR is crucial for operational efficiency and revenue growth in the ever-evolving telecommunications landscape. At the recent Cloud Native Conference in North America, Himal Kumar, the Co-founder and CTO of Canopus Networks, delivered a compelling presentation titled "Evolution of Application Visibility for Telcos: From Programmable Switches to Cloud Native."
The session delved into Telcos' challenges with traditional Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) appliances, which are increasingly limited by scalability, affordability, and encryption issues. Himal's talk and a brief demo highlighted Canopus Networks' journey in creating terabit-scale application insights for Telco networks, integrating fast packet processing with sophisticated machine learning models.
Himal guided the audience through the evolution of network technologies – from programmable networks (P4 SDN) to virtualized functions (VNFs) and ultimately to cloud-native (CNFs) approaches using cutting-edge eBPF technology. The presentation offered a deep dive into the advantages and disadvantages of these varying methods regarding scalability and affordability and how they integrate into the emerging cloud-native network architectures of 5G, Fixed, and Cable networks.
Watch Himal and Thomas Graf (CTO & Co-Founder at Isovalent) presentation at CloudNative delivers valuable insights for Telcos looking to navigate the complexities of modern network management and customer experience optimization. This presentation is a must-see for anyone in the telecommunications industry looking to stay ahead in a rapidly changing technological landscape.