In this episode of The Deep Edge Podcast, we delve into the recent strategic partnership between Arrcus and NVIDIA, spotlighting the integration of NVIDIA’s BlueField Data Processing Units (DPUs) into the Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform. Shekar Ayyar, CEO of Arrcus, and Keyur Patel, Co-Founder and CTO, provide in-depth insights into how this collaboration enhances networking performance, security, and scalability.

Key Discussion Points:

1.Enhancing Networking Performance and Security with NVIDIA BlueField DPU:

•Integration and Benefits:

Shekar Ayyar and Keyur Patel discuss how the ACE platform leverages NVIDIA BlueField DPUs to offload, accelerate, and isolate compute-intensive networking applications such as security and traffic engineering within data centers. The DPUs significantly enhance network performance by offloading these tasks from the CPU, thus improving overall efficiency and security.

•Technical Details:

Specific technical details are provided on the integration, highlighting how BlueField DPUs enable better processing power and isolation for security applications, leading to more robust and secure data center operations.

2.Architectural Features and Scalability of the ACE Platform:

•Distributed Microservices Design:

The architectural strengths of the ACE platform’s distributed microservices design are explored, emphasizing its contribution to scalability and flexibility. The modular and fully programmable nature of the ACE platform supports various deployment scenarios, including low-latency data center networking and hybrid multi-cloud connectivity.

•Modular and Programmable Capabilities:

Keyur Patel elaborates on how these features allow for tailored solutions to meet diverse networking needs, ensuring seamless integration and performance across different environments.

3.Support for AI-Driven Networking Applications:

•Enabling AI Workloads:

The discussion moves to how the ACE platform supports AI-driven networking applications. Practical use cases in the industry are shared, demonstrating the platform’s ability to provide high-performance and secure connectivity for AI workloads.

•Real-World Implementations:

Examples of real-world implementations are provided, showcasing how businesses leverage the ACE platform for optimized AI-driven networking solutions.

4.Advancements in Observability and Network Analytics:

•Improved Network Management:

Advancements in observability and network analytics offered by the ACE platform are highlighted. These improvements help in optimizing network management and performance.

•Machine Learning and AI Techniques:

Detailed information is given on the machine learning algorithms and AI techniques employed by the ACE platform to provide actionable insights and recommendations for network operators, enhancing overall network efficiency.

5.Security and Reliability in Distributed and Multi-Cloud Environments:

•Zero-Trust Security Measures:

Arrcus’s approach to ensuring the security and reliability of its networking solutions in distributed and multi-cloud environments is discussed. The importance of zero-trust security and high availability, particularly in AI and 5G applications, is emphasized.

•Maintaining High Availability:

Shekar Ayyar explains the measures taken to maintain high availability and secure operations amidst the increasing complexity of network infrastructures.

This episode provides valuable insights into the innovative integration of NVIDIA DPUs with the ACE platform, showcasing how Arrcus continues to push the boundaries of networking technology to meet the demands of modern data centers and AI-driven applications.

In this interview, the CTO of Juniper Networks joins Ray Mota CEO from ACG Research to discuss the launch of Juniper Beyond Labs, a significant milestone for the organization. Juniper, known for its history of innovation, introduces Beyond Labs to further harness breakthroughs in various technological areas and drive industry transformation. The CTO elucidates on why the initiative was launched at this time and the technological areas they plan to delve into, encompassing areas like AI, cybersecurity, and 5G technology, among others.

Expressing his excitement, he shares how Juniper Beyond Labs aims to shape the future of technology, pointing towards an increased focus on customer-centric innovations. When asked what distinguishes Juniper Beyond Labs from other innovation centers, the CTO emphasizes the blend of Juniper's industry knowledge, partnered research, and applied innovation approach, designed to expedite real-world solutions. Finally, looking forward, he hints at promising developments that are on the horizon for Juniper Beyond Labs, indicating an evolving landscape of technological advances that is set to revolutionize the industry. This comprehensive discussion underscores Juniper Networks' commitment to driving cutting-edge technology and industry-leading innovation.

Governments worldwide are investing massively in bridging the so-called digital divide. In the US alone, an estimated $100 billion will go to broadband deployment funding. This unprecedented funding is spurring prodigious demand and will result in a generational transformation of the access network.

The entities looking to deploy broadband access run the gamut from highly experienced incumbents to utilities, inexperienced new service providers such as municipalities and others. The optimal access network solution for each deployment depends on a variety of factors such as topologies, which vary widely from dense urban areas to remote sparsely populated rugged rural areas, available technologies, deployment and operational flexibilities, and go to market strategies.

In this podcast, we explain the forces shaping the access network, the prevalent technologies and deployment considerations, and explain how ACG is planning to address these market inefficiencies along many dimensions in its newly created Broadband Access Transformation practice.

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Dr. Ray Mota, ACG Research CEO and Principal Analyst, and Ilan Tevet, RAD Marketing and Business Development VP in dialogue about user-centric service assurance tools for CSP customer retention, package upgrades and OpEx savings.
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What if CSPs could save millions annually on call center and tech support, while raising satisfaction for enterprises and enterprise users?

This is now possible by harnessing EAD/NID traffic data for fault isolation and usage insights.

According to a 2021 Survey, only 24% of CSP call center helpdesk ticket root causes originated in the CSP WAN. The remainder were 3rd-party originated, from either the enterprise LAN or Cloud-based application. By attaining end-to-end visibility of the entire service path, CSPs can immediately perform fault isolation, eliminating unnecessary helpdesk tickets.

The savings is estimated at $150 per helpdesk ticket – not to mention that customer satisfaction increases due to support speed.

In turn, this visibility service can be provided to the CSP enterprise customer as a subscription service. The enterprise can “self-serve” fault isolation, thereby only escalating issues related out of their domain to their CSP. Talk about a time saver.

In addition, the traffic insights enable CSPs to offer service upgrades based on actual usage – a win-win for both CSP and user.

As the “new edge” where connectivity, distributed cloud, and customer experiences converge, metro networks face traffic growth of 500 percent by 2027. Expanded security threats, talent shortages, and new ITU standards for reducing carbon emissions are also changing metro requirements.

Amid these conditions, operators can’t sustain the current cost per bit of service delivery for long. Juniper Cloud Metro applies cloud principles to metro networks, enabling sustainable business growth with future-proof systems, architecture, and AI-enabled automation as a service.

Brendan Gibs, Senior Vice President of Product Management from Juniper Networks join Ray Mota from ACG Research to discuss how Cloud Metro enables sustainable business growth for service providers.

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Cloudification has been significantly affecting metro networking and RAN in the network to deliver differentiated services for improved user experience.

The metro can potentially drive new service opportunities for operators and improved experiences for network users. It will become where connectivity + edge hosting, + service experience converge. At the same time, Open RAN provides opportunities to optimize the radio resource and deliver innovations faster to the end users. Julius Francis, Sr. Director of Product Marketing from Juniper Networks, and Jai Thattil, Sr. Director of Product Marketing from Juniper Networks, join our CEO, Ray Mota from ACG Research, to discuss the transformation in Metro networking & ORAN space.

With SR-MPLS turning ten and SRv6 coming on the scene in 2019, is there a right path for service providers? Where are service providers regarding their decision-making roadmap? Ciena’s Jahanzeb Baqai joins Ray Mota to discuss a new Segment Routing report from ACG Research®, with insights directly from Service Providers on this and more.

Topics:

· SR-MPLS adoption: real or imagined?

· SRv6 plans are starting to take off

· A glimpse at two approaches to Segment Routing

· SR-MPLS vs. SRv6: Is there a right path?

· Interwork or coexist? Segment Routing in existing networks

· Compressed or non-compressed segments for SRv6? That is the question

Links:

Jahanzeb Baqai - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahanzeb-b-6944281/