Easing the Path to Network Transformation
Network transformation takes many forms: open platforms, virtualized infrastructure, containers and cloud native practices—and often a mix of any of these. Regardless of choice, the path to transformation typically requires new tools and new skills. The Intel Network Builders program is designed to help ease that journey holistically. Network Transformation Experience Kits provide a library of best-practice architecture and development guidelines addressing Industry needs in automation, interfaces standardization, security, resources management and more. These Experience Kits offer developers, technical leads, and other audiences a variety of materials needed to enable adoption of the new technologies and service-enabling capabilities needed for next-generation, open, agile and efficient networks.
Reference Architectures
Network Transformation reference architectures provide guidance to optimized...
Intel Technology Enablement
This section provides comprehensive descriptions, tools and support materials of the service...
Acceleration
Open platforms provide the scalability and flexibility needed for almost any network usage.
AI and Automation
A critical objective of many network transformation projects is enable automation to offset the time-consuming...
Security
Security of any networking system is always a top priority. No network transformation journey is possible without considering...
Resource Management
The objective of automated, scalable, highly performant solutions requires efficient allocation and management of the resources...
Training and Demos Link
Watch the following training and demo videos to understand the newly developed networking capabilities...
Reference Architectures
Network Transformation reference architectures provide guidance to optimized configurations of hardware and software components designed to achieve efficiencies in modern network architectures. The primary focus for reference architecture development is on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) use cases. In order to keep up with and derive benefits from the latest advances, most reference architectures are based on 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable platforms and related technologies.
- Network and Cloud Edge Reference System Architectures Portfolio User ManualNEW!
- Network and Cloud Edge Container Bare Metal Reference System Architecture User GuideNEW!
- Network and Cloud Edge Virtual Machine Reference System Architecture User GuideNEW!
- Network and Cloud Edge Cloud Reference System Architecture User GuideNEW!
- Network and Cloud Edge Reference System Architectures on a Single Server Quick Start GuideNEW!
- Network and Cloud Edge Reference System Architecture with FlexRAN™ Software – Setup on a Single Server Quick Start GuideNEW!
- Network and Cloud Edge Reference System Architectures Release Overview Solution BriefNEW!
- 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Technology - Training Video
- 5G Core UPF Solution - ZTE uses Intel Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture (BMRA) to Improve PerformanceNEW!
- Characterizing Telco Workloads in Public Cloud InfrastructureNEW!
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Installation - Part 3 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Overview - Part 1 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Technology - Part 2 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Verification - Part 4 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Walk Through - Training Video
- Intel® Ethernet 800 Series - Application Device Queues (ADQ) in a Kubernetes Environment Solution BriefNEW!
- Intel® Xeon® D Processor Technology - Training Video
- Multi-Cloud Services - High Performance Computation Modernization in Financial Services Industries Technology Guide
- Multi-Cloud Services - Kubernetes with Cloudify Orchestration and F5 Networks Functions Technology Guide
- NFV Demonstration Framework - Application Guide
- Packet pROcessing eXecution Engine (PROX) - Performance Characterization for NFVI User Guide
- QCT Validated Kubernetes Platform with Enhanced Platform Awareness Technical Brief
- QCT Validated Red Hat OpenShift Platform with Enhanced Platform Awareness and Optimized Base Frequency Technical Brief
- Taylors Falls Reference Design for Intel® Xeon® D Processor in uCPE Solution Brief
- Telecom Workload Placement and Affinity Model Solution Brief
Intel Technology Enablement
This section provides comprehensive descriptions, tools and support materials of the service enabling capabilities of key Intel products including 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, Intel® QuickAssist Technology, Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory and more.
- 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Technology - Training Video
- AI Technologies – Unleash AI Innovation in Network Applications Solution Brief
- Cloud Native Data Plane (CNDP) - Overview Technology GuideNEW!
- Crypto - Ubiquitous Availability of Crypto Technologies Solution Brief
- Galois Field New Instructions (GFNI) Technology Guide
- Galois Field New Instructions - Method for Calculating Toeplitz Hash Using GFNI Technology Guide
- Intel Technologies for Resource Tuning Energy Efficient Network Slices Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 – Accelerate Packet Processing Using Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel® AVX-512) Training Video
- Intel® AVX-512 - FP16 Instruction Set for Intel® Xeon® Processor Based Products Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 - Instruction Set for Packet Processing Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 - Packet Processing with Intel® AVX-512 Instruction Set Solution Brief
- Intel® AVX-512 - Permuting Data Within and Between AVX Registers Technology GuideNEW!
- Intel® AVX-512 - Writing Packet Processing Software with Intel® AVX-512 Instruction Set Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 and Intel® QAT - Accelerate WireGuard Processing with Intel® Xeon® D-2700 Processor Technology Guide
- Intel® Deep Learning Boost - Boost Network Security AI Inference Performance in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet Controller 700 Series - Open vSwitch* Hardware Acceleration Application Note
- Intel® Ethernet Controller 700 Series GTPv1 - Dynamic Device Personalization Application Note
- Intel® Ethernet Controller 800 Series – Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) for Telecommunications Workloads Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet 800 Series - Application Device Queues (ADQ) in a Kubernetes Environment Solution BriefNEW!
- Intel® Ethernet Controller - Predictable Load Distribution Using Partial Toeplitz Hash Collections Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet Operator – Overview Solution Brief
- Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory - Content Delivery Networks Use Case User Guide
- Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory - Telecom Use Case Workloads Application Note
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) – Key Management Reference Application (KMRA) on Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Technology Guide
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) - Key Management Reference Application (KMRA) on Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors User Guide
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) - Securing Private Keys in an Encrypted Enclave for Your Service Mesh Demo
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF) with Kubernetes* Application Note
- Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency Configuration Automation on OpenStack* Compute Host Application Note
- Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency Priority CPU Management for Open vSwitch* (OVS*) Application Note
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Performance Profile (Intel® SST-PP) Overview User Guide UPDATED!
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency (Intel® SST-TF) Overview User Guide
- Intel® Speed Select Technology (Intel® SST) – Performance Enhancements for 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Technology Guide
- Intel® Xeon® D Processor Technology - Training Video
- Telco/Cloud Enablement for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable platform - Intel® QuickAssist Technology Application Note
- Telco/Cloud Enablement for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable platform - Intel® Resource Director Technology Application Note
Acceleration
Open platforms provide the scalability and flexibility needed for almost any network usage. In some cases, this includes using standards-based acceleration technologies to deliver the required efficiency or performance. Intel offers a large range of technologies and capabilities to meet the broad range of throughput and reliability of network workloads.
- 5G Core UPF Solution - ZTE uses Intel Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture (BMRA) to Improve PerformanceNEW!
- 5G User Plane Function (UPF) - Performance with ASTRI Solution Brief
- AF_XDP - High Performance for Cloud-Native Networking Technology Guide
- AF_XDP – In Kernel Fast Path Overview Training Video
- Galois Field New Instructions (GFNI) Technology Guide
- Galois Field New Instructions - Method for Calculating Toeplitz Hash Using GFNI Technology Guide
- Intel Technologies for Resource Tuning Energy Efficient Network Slices Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 – Accelerate Packet Processing Using Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel® AVX-512) Training Video
- Intel® AVX-512 - FP16 Instruction Set for Intel® Xeon® Processor Based Products Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 - Instruction Set for Packet Processing Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 - Packet Processing with Intel® AVX-512 Instruction Set Solution Brief
- Intel® AVX-512 - Permuting Data Within and Between AVX Registers Technology GuideNEW!
- Intel® AVX-512 - Writing Packet Processing Software with Intel® AVX-512 Instruction Set Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 and Intel® AES-NI - Achieving 1 Tbps IPsec Technology Guide
- Intel® AVX-512 and Intel® QAT - Accelerate WireGuard Processing with Intel® Xeon® D-2700 Processor Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet 700/800 Series - Dynamic Device Personalization Support for CNF with Kubernetes Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet 800 Series - Application Device Queues (ADQ) in a Kubernetes Environment Solution BriefNEW!
- Intel® Ethernet Controller 700 Series - Open vSwitch* Hardware Acceleration Application Note
- Intel® Ethernet Controller 700 Series GTPv1 – Dynamic Device Personalization
- Intel® Ethernet Controller 800 Series – Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) for Telecommunications Workloads Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet Controller - Predictable Load Distribution Using Partial Toeplitz Hash Collections Technology Guide
- Intel® Ethernet Operator – Overview Solution Brief
- Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory - Telecom Use Case Workloads Application Note
- Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency Priority CPU Management for Open vSwitch* (OVS*) Application Note
- Intel® Speed Select Technology - Core Power (Intel® SST-CP) Overview Technology Guide
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Performance Profile (Intel® SST-PP) Overview User Guide UPDATED!
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency (Intel® SST-TF) Overview User Guide
- Intel® Speed Select Technology (Intel® SST) – Performance Enhancements for 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Technology Guide
- MinIO Object Storage - Performance Benchmark Report on Multi-node Deployment Technology GuideNEW!
- Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) - Chunghwa Telecom* Performance Improvements Leveraging Intel Technologies Technical Paper
- Open vSwitch - Optimized Deployment Benchmark Technology Guide
- Power Management – Enhanced Power Management for Low-Latency Workloads Technology Guide
- Power Management - Technology Overview Technology Guide
- Power Manager - Kubernetes Operator Technology Guide
- SR-IOV with Kubernetes - Networking and Observability Technology Guide
- Telco/Cloud Enablement for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable platform - Intel® QuickAssist Technology Application Note
- Telecommunication Networks - Achieve Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Technology Guide
AI and Automation
A critical objective of many network transformation projects is enable automation to offset the time-consuming and costly manpower requirements to manage scalable, distributed networks and to achieve more cloud-like efficiencies. While the separation of functions found in most virtualized, NFV or cloud-native environments could initially multiply the complexity of managing services, they also promise unprecedented ability to streamline and automate management and maintenance functions through the use of telemetry, closed loop processes and increasingly AI techniques.
- AI Technologies - Unleash AI Innovation in Network Applications Solution Brief
- AI Technologies - Unleash AI Innovation in Network Applications Training Video
- Closed Loop Automation - Telemetry Aware Scheduler for Service Healing and Platform Resilience Demo
- Closed Loop Automation - Telemetry Aware Scheduler for Service Healing and Platform Resilience White Paper
- Closed Loop Platform Automation - Power Savings Demo
- Closed Loop Platform Automation - System QoS Demo
- Closed Loop Platform Automation – Workload Resiliency Demo
- Closed Loop Platform Automation – Workload Resiliency User Guide
- Enhanced Service Assurance - Intel Platform with OPNFV Barometer project Demo
- Enhanced Service Assurance - Intel Platform with OPNFV Barometer project User Guide
- Intel® Deep Learning Boost - Boost Network Security AI Inference Performance in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Technology Guide
- Intel Platform Service Assurance – Integration with VNF Event Stream Feature Brief
- Intel Platform Service Assurance – Retrieving Redfish* Platform Telemetry Feature Brief
- Intel Platform Service Assurance – Telemetry ingestion into OpenStack* Feature Brief
- Intel Platform Service Assurance – Telemetry ingestion into Platform for Network Data Analytics Feature Brief
- Kubernetes* Operators – Automated Lifecycle Management Technology Guide
- Multi-Cloud Services - Kubernetes with Cloudify Orchestration and F5 Networks Functions Technology Guide
- Observability - Network Telemetry Reporting Solution Brief
- Platform Telemetry - Overview Training Video
- Power Management – Leveraging AI for Smarter Data Center Power Efficiency Solution BriefNEW!
- Telemetry - Enhanced Utilization with Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) Polling User Guide
- Telemetry Aware Scheduler - Enhancement Utilization with Platform Aware Scheduling Technology Guide UPDATED!
- Telemetry Aware Scheduling - Automated Workload Optimization with Kubernetes* (K8s*) Technology Guide
- Traffic Analytics Development Kit (TADK) - Web Application Firewall (WAF) Demo
Security
Security of any networking system is always a top priority. No network transformation journey is possible without considering and planning for the security implications. New technologies allow new hardware and virtualized or containerized security services to provide the latest protections throughout the network infrastructure.
- Crypto - Ubiquitous Availability of Crypto Technologies Solution Brief
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) – Key Management Reference Application (KMRA) on Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Technology Guide
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) - Key Management Reference Application (KMRA) on Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors User Guide
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) - Securing Private Keys in an Encrypted Enclave for Your Service Mesh Demo
- Secure the Network Infrastructure - Secure Boot Methodologies Application Note
- Secure the Network Infrastructure - Secure Cloud Native Network Platforms Solution Brief
- Secure the Network Infrastructure - Secure Cloud Native Network Platforms User Guide
- Traffic Analytics Development Kit (TADK) - Web Application Firewall (WAF) Demo
- Zero Trust – Rethink Zero Trust with Intel Confidential Computing Technology Guide
- Zero Trust - Zero Trust Reference Architecture Technology Guide NEW!
Resource Management
The objective of automated, scalable, highly performant solutions requires efficient allocation and management of the resources across the network. Network resource management is the process of managing and allocating resources for networking processes in an efficient way serving multiple, often dynamic workload needs.
Training and Demos Link
Watch the following training and demo videos to understand the newly developed networking capabilities and how you can apply them to your networking environments.
- 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor for vRAN - Video
- 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Technology - Training Video
- AF_XDP – In Kernel Fast Path Overview Training Video
- AI Technologies - Unleash AI Innovation in Network Applications Training Video
- Closed Loop Automation - Telemetry Aware Scheduler for Service Healing and Platform Resilience Demo
- Closed Loop Platform Automation - Power Savings Demo
- Closed Loop Platform Automation - System QoS Demo
- Closed Loop Platform Automation – Workload Resiliency Demo
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Installation - Part 3 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Overview - Part 1 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Technology - Part 2 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Verification - Part 4 Training Video
- Container Bare Metal Reference Architecture Walk Through - Training Video
- Enhanced Service Assurance - Intel Platform with OPNFV Barometer project Demo
- Intel® AVX-512 – Accelerate Packet Processing Using Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel® AVX-512) Training Video
- Intel® Ethernet - Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) - Overview Training Video
- Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) - Securing Private Keys in an Encrypted Enclave for Your Service Mesh Demo
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Base Frequency - Overview Training Video
- Intel® Xeon® D Processor Technology - Training Video
- Object Storage - Intel® Reference System with MinIO Demo
- Platform Telemetry - Overview Training Video
- Traffic Analytics Development Kit (TADK) - Web Application Firewall (WAF) Demo
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