ALE networking on target with 21st century trends

Ana Mata

February 26, 2020

Businesses need networks that can quickly adapt to changing needs. ALE 数字时代网络 delivers the intelligence that 21st century businesses demand.

It’s widely agreed that networks are evolving in the wake of digital transformation, or perhaps, 这是反过来的. Certainly, there is a virtuous circle where digital businesses require more sophisticated and intelligent networks, which lead to smarter networks and to more digitalized business..

This virtuous circle of digital transformation has been driving network evolution from IT-oriented legacy networks, 纯粹为了连接而构建, to futuristic business-driven intelligent networks.

The goal of early connectivity-driven networks was to enable the connection of authorized users and devices. These networks implemented reactive alarm-based monitoring and were mainly manually operated.

After many iterations of the connectivity-driven network, Software-defined Networking (SDN) emerged as the next notable evolution with the beginning of network abstraction. In the Software-defined Network a central controller orchestrates the network through automation and programmability using APIs—similar to the brain controlling body functions through a set of instructions.

However, despite having been touted by networking leaders, SDN has not actually taken off. According to leading industry analysts this is because SDN  is an architectural approach rather than an actual product.

That said, SDN will stay on course for the time being, simply because of its own inertia. However, innovation never stops and a new wave of evolution called “服务驱动网络” 已经开始崭露头角了吗. Service-driven networking supports adaptive, 主动和动态网络, 与业务目标保持一致.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise did not venture down the SDN path but rather focused on improving network performance, management and operation through distributed intelligent control, automation, 集中策略和智能分析. 今天，具有前瞻性的ALE 数字时代网络(DAN) strategy is fully aligned with innovative “服务驱动网络” concepts.

ALE将网络服务定义为 “a secure network connection from a person or object to its authorized application(s)”. The Service-defined Network pillar of the DAN strategy provides automatic enablement of services across the network, based on the 最短路径桥接 (SPB)协议在IEEE 802.1aq standard. 的支持和补充 物联网数字业务 和增强智能DAN支柱, 这些服务连接用户, 应用程序和物联网设备, 安全、自动, 遵循业务定义的规则.

As we look forward, the next evolution in the networking arena is Intent-based Networking (IBN). IBN offers a new agile approach to networking where software can plan, design and make changes on the fly to quickly address network needs.

ALE 数字时代网络 provides a path toward Intent-Based Networking. A new generation of AI-enabled networks with embedded artificial intelligence will be able to analyze and correlate data collected from the network with additional business inputs. Based on the outcome of the data analysis, the network will be able to dynamically adapt itself, 改进其性能, ultimately, 满足不断变化的业务需求.

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