Network virtualization solution for software defined networks with Inspur SmartRacks

云海IOC是NewData科技公司(NewData)针对软件定义网络设计的控制平面解决方案，由Inspur SmarTrack产品组成，共同为数据中心提供网络解决方案，以降低网络维护成本，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。它无法满足云计算数据中心大型网络支持多个网络租户的要求，每个网络租户可能需要一个隔离网络才能在其特定策略下运行其应用程序。为了解决这些缺点，该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，但无法充分利用Inspur SmarTrack提供的统一管理接口，将所有模块集中管理在一个机柜中，实现细粒度的网络管理，导致现有云海IOC架构发生重大变化。我们的目标是研究云海IOC控制器中的网络虚拟化问题，并为云海IOC开发一套网络虚拟化解决方案，以提供大型云计算数据中心内虚拟网络之间的集中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解决方案原型和评估阶段。主要挑战是开发网络虚拟化解决方案，以(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。我们建议的网络虚拟化工作将使NewData和Inspur Group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，以利用这一结果，并显著增加收入和加拿大产品的出口。

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.