Descrizione del progetto
Un controller SDN nativo per il cloud sicuro oltre il5G
La tecnologia di rete definita dal software (SDN, software-defined networking) migliora le prestazioni e il monitoraggio della rete. Ciononostante, la digitalizzazione e la tecnologia 5G hanno portato alla necessità di rivedere le architetture di rete tradizionali. Il progetto TeraFlow, finanziato dall’UE, svilupperà un nuovo tipo di controller SDN nativo per il cloud sicuro che farà progredire in modo sostanziale l’innovazione per reti oltre il 5G. Il controller integrerà la virtualizzazione delle funzioni di rete esistenti e le strutture di edge computing multi-accesso, fornirà caratteristiche pionieristiche per la gestione del flusso e l’integrazione delle apparecchiature di rete ottica/a microonde e garantirà la sicurezza attraverso tecniche di apprendimento automatico e prove forensi per una multi-tenancy basata su libri mastri distribuiti. Il progetto si rivolgerà agli operatori di telecomunicazioni tradizionali e ai fornitori di servizi cloud su iperscala ed edge offrendo una notevole agilità aziendale, con innovativi servizi di rete altamente dinamici caratterizzati da funzionalità di automazione zero-touch.
Obiettivo
TeraFlow will create a new type of secure cloud-native SDN controller that will radically advance the state-of-the-art in beyond 5G networks. This new SDN controller shall be able to integrate with the current NFV and MEC frameworks as well as to provide revolutionary features for both flow management (service layer) and optical/microwave network equipment integration (infrastructure layer), while incorporating security using Machine Learning (ML) and forensic evidence for multi-tenancy based on Distributed Ledgers.
The target pool of stakeholders expands beyond the traditional telecom operators towards edge and hyperscale cloud providers. These actors will be benefited from TeraFlow by a) exploiting a new type of secure SDN controller based on cloud-native solutions while, b) achieving substantial business agility with novel and highly dynamic network services with zero-touch automation features.
The novel TeraFlow architecture will be validated through the implementation of the TeraFlow OS with the following innovations: a) Cloud-Native Architecture; b) Transport Network Integration; c) Unification of Network and Cloud Resource Management; d) ML-based security; and e) Distributed Ledger Technologies. The final demonstrations (TRL 5) will support three use cases: Autonomous Networks Beyond 5G, Automotive, and Cybersecurity.
During the course of the TeraFlow project (30 months), experimental implementation and demonstration of prototypes will also play an important role in the project, including communication and dissemination activities and strong collaboration with Standard Defining Organizations (ETSI NFV, ZSM, ENI, PDL, IETF, ONF), and open source software community with dedicated focus on ONF ONOS and ETSI OpenSourceMANO. TeraFlow will also foster strong relationship with other 5GPPP projects through multiple collaboration activities. A concrete plan for TeraFlow results adoption will be implemented as well.
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- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network5G
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- medical and health sciencesother medical sciencesforensic sciences
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer security
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
08860 Castelldefels Barcelona
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