Network virtualization solution for software defined networks with Inspur SmartRacks

云海IOC是新数据科技公司（NewData）为软件定义网络设计的控制平面解决方案，由浪潮SmartRack产品组成，共同为数据中心提供网络解决方案，降低网络维护成本，提高网络资源利用率，支持细粒度网络管理。然而，目前产品的应用仅限于中小型网络。它不能满足云计算数据中心大型网络支持多个网络租户的需求，每个网络租户可能需要一个独立的网络来运行其特定策略下的应用程序。为了解决这些缺点，本项目旨在设计一个具有网络虚拟化的控制平面解决方案，并将该解决方案集成到NewData产品中。现有的网络虚拟化解决方案可以集成到现有的云海IOC控制器中，但不能充分利用浪潮SmartRack提供的统一管理接口，集中管理一个机柜内的所有模块，便于细粒度的网络管理，对现有的云海IOC架构造成较大的变化。我们的项目目标是研究云海IOC控制器的网络虚拟化问题，为云海IOC开发网络虚拟化解决方案，为大型云计算数据中心的虚拟网络提供集中的模块管理和网络隔离。该项目分为两个阶段：现有网络虚拟化研究阶段和新的解决方案原型和评估阶段。主要的挑战是开发一个网络虚拟化解决方案来(1)隔离虚拟网络，(2)集中配置、监控和管理机柜内的所有模块，(3)保持与云海IOC现有架构的兼容性。我们在网络虚拟化方面的工作有望使新数据和浪潮集团作为全球大型数据中心的云计算解决方案提供商处于独特而强大的竞争地位。该项目预计将为NewData创造许多新的就业机会，并显著增加加拿大的收入和产品出口。

Yunhai IOC, a control plane solution designed by NewData Technology Corporation (NewData) for Software Defined Networks consisting of Inspur SmartRack products, which together provide a network solution for data centers to reduce the cost in network maintenance, to improve network resource usage and support fine-grained network management. However, the applications of the current product are limited to small or medium sized networks. It cannot meet the requirements of large sized networks in cloud computing data centers to support multiple network tenants, each of which may need an isolated network to run its applications under its particular policy. To address these shortcomings, this project aims to design a control plane solution with network virtualization and integrate the solution into the NewData product. Present network virtualization solutions can be integrated into current Yunhai IOC controller, but cannot fully take the advantage of the unified management interface provided by Inspur SmartRack to centralized manage all the modules in a cabinet to facilitate fine-grained network management, and incurs big change in current Yunhai IOC architecture. The goal of our project is to investigate the issue of virtualizing networks in Yunhai IOC controller, and develop a network virtualization solution for Yunhai IOC to provide centralized module management and network isolation among virtual networks in a large cloud computing data center. The project is organized into two phases: the existing network virtualization research phase and the new solution prototyping and evaluation phase. The main challenge is to develop a network virtualization solution to (1) isolate virtual networks, (2) centrally configure, monitor, and manage all the modules inside a cabinet, (3) retain compatibility with Yunhai IOC's existing architecture. Our proposed work on network virtualization is expected to put NewData and Inspur Group in a unique and strong competitive position as a cloud computing solution provider for large data centers worldwide. This project is expected to create many new jobs at NewData to exploit the results, and to significantly increase revenue and export of products from Canada.