The need for business agility, scale, everything as a service (XaaS) has led to several disruptions in the way network services are delivered. We have seen the transition from physical machines to virtual machines and then to containers. More recently, we have actively worked with acceleration technologies like DPDK and NIC offload, embraced ASICS and programming models like P4 and developed solutions using Intent Based Networks.
As a result, Happiest Minds brings together all this expertise to offer comprehensive end to end NFV Services which include:
DPDK and other technologies
Virtualization, Containerization VNF MANO
Development of VNF Management Applications and Systems
Integration with Open Source and 3rd party software VNFM, VNFO like Tacker, Cloudify etc.
Integration with NMS/OSS systems.
VNF Testing & Pre-Certification
Automated NFVI testing
E2E VNF Pre-Certification Testing
System Validation – Multi-platform, Multi-vendor VNF
Performance testing using industry standard tools such as Yardstick, Tempest, Rally, Ostinato, IXIA, SPIRENT, Intel NSB
SDN Services
Evolving from the separation of the control and data plane and openness, SDN has now come into its own, enabling critical functions like orchestration, provisioning and intent based networking. An SDN solution is an integral component in Telco Cloud NFV solutions, SD-WAN solutions and Enterprise data centers. We are now dealing with an ecosystem where we have open as well as proprietary solutions co-existing with pure play SDN and hybrid SDN solutions.
Network Element Engineering
System design based on OCP standards
Data path and Control Plane software development
OpenFlow agent development and integration
Switching OS engineering
SDN Controller Engineering
Enhancements and hardening of open source SDN controllers
Development of new services and APIs
Northbound and South Bound providers of multi–application and multi-vendor deployment
Integration with EMS/NMS/OSS systems and Network Automation Platforms
SDN Application Engineering
Development of SDN Applications and features.
Integration with commercial and open source SDN controllers
Integration with Portals, EMS / NMS systems.
SDN Testing and Test Automation
Test Automation frameworks for functional and conformance testing.
Multi-protocol testing - OpenFlow, NetConf, OVSDB, P4 Runtime etc.
E2E system testing including Network Intents, Orchestration, Application, Controllers and network elements.
Telecom Services
The Telecom Industry is currently undergoing a complete transformation to maintain its competitive advantage, as expectations of a seamless digital experience increase from enterprises as well as consumers. Telecom players are now focused on leveraging disruptive technologies such as Open Programmable Networks, SDN, NFV and Analytics to create low latency, high performance networks. The end goal is for these networks to come through on the demands of scale and quality on one hand, while bringing in 3rd Platform technologies like Cloud, Mobility, IOT, Big Data & Analytics on the other to create a strong application eco-system and maximize the full potential of B2B2X. Happiest Minds can assist Telecom Service Providers in this journey with our expertise in SDN, NFV, IOT, Analytics and DevOps.
IoT Platform Engineering
IoT Device Integration and Lifecycle Management
Service Assurance Solution
Element Engineering
Portals and Application Engineering
B2B2X Services
System Validation
Frameworks & Reference Implementations
Happiest Minds has always taken a proactive approach in providing the best in class engineering services to OEMs, ISVs, Service Providers and the entire Networking and Telecom eco-system. We have invested in creating frameworks and reference implementations which can help reduce the cycle times of our customers by using the right frameworks and implementations. It also consequently drives down steep learning curves due to experienced engineers with a wide variety of experience. The current frameworks available include:
Cloud Based WAN Orchestrator - Cloud based single pane of glass solution to manage the edge devices as well as the virtualized operator core, built on top of Open Day Light and Open Stack.
uCPE - Adding more power to SDWAN solutions by uCPE based on Open Networking systems and White Box Switch, with each network function on the device containerized and service chained.
Intent Based Network Configuration – Ease of making configurations using chat interface and Intent Engine, translating the intent to a standard data model like YANG and configuring the devices using SDN controller.
MEC Edge System - End to End MEC Infrastructure including the Edge Device and Orchestrator providing programmability and service chaining of individual components to provide agile network services.
P4 Based Load Balancer – An approach to have Stateful load balancer in the switch itself
Test Frameworks
SDN-NFV Test Framework – A keyword driven, model based test framework with auto test case generation capabilities and rich library of test cases.
E2E VNF Test Framework - Model based test framework for pre-certification level testing including VNF functionality, VNF lifecycle management and NFV MANO testing.
Tools and Technologies
| Dataplane Software |
P4 | DPDK | OVS |
| SDN Controllers |
Open Day Light | ONOS | Tungsten Fabric |
| Cloud, Orchestration & Automation Platforms |
Open Stack | VMWare | Kubernetes | Tacker | ONAP |
| Programming Language Expertise |
C | C++ | Python | Java & Java Frameworks
Java Script Frameworks – Node, React, Angular |
| Test Frameworks |
Robot | Yardstick | Rally | Intel NSB | Tempest | PyTest | Selenium Spirent | IXIA |
