Hyper-converged data center network CloudFabric 3.0 builds a new data center network foundation

Recently, at the "ICT China High-level Forum" of the China International Information and Communication Exhibition, Luo Jianggan, Vice President of Huawei's Data Center Network Field, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Hyper-converged Data Center Network CloudFabric 3.0, Building a New Data Center Digital Network Foundation", explaining Huawei's new CloudFabric 3.0 solution from the perspective of how to achieve computing power improvement and energy consumption reduction. The solution builds a computing and storage network with zero packet loss based on an all-Ethernet architecture, helping to release 100% of computing power, and is the first in the industry to realize L3.5 autonomous driving network capabilities, realize automated deployment and intelligent operation and maintenance of the data center network throughout its life cycle, and reduce OPEX by 30%, providing a network booster for the construction of new data centers.

Luo Jianggan pointed out: "Data centers are traditionally large energy consumers. To achieve energy conservation and emission reduction, in addition to the traditional method of reducing power distribution and IT equipment energy consumption, achieving network losslessness can maximize the performance of computing and storage, complete more computing tasks in the same time, and thus drive the overall energy efficiency of data centers to improve and reduce energy consumption per unit of computing power. With the acceleration of all-flash upgrades to storage devices and cloud-based transformation of services, data center networks are evolving towards full Ethernet, while traditional Ethernet faces a series of challenges such as computing power and data loss caused by packet loss, slow service deployment, and complex operation and maintenance."

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Luo Jianggan, Vice President of Huawei Data Center Network, delivered a keynote speech

Huawei's hyper-converged data center network CloudFabric 3.0 solution solves these problems from the following four aspects:

First, all-Ethernet HPC network: Overcoming the problem of packet loss and releasing 100% of computing power Huawei creatively introduced the iLossless intelligent lossless algorithm into network connections. It can dynamically adjust parameter configuration based on real-time perception of network traffic status, achieve zero packet loss in the data center network, and efficiently release computing power.

Second, the performance of the NoF+ network based on lossless Ethernet exceeds that of FC by 93%
Huawei has made a breakthrough in long-distance lossless algorithms and achieved Ethernet lossless transmission of up to 70 kilometers based on the iLossless-DCI long-distance intelligent lossless algorithm, which can increase storage IOPS by 93% compared to traditional FC networks.

Third, multi-DC zero-breakpoint orchestration, service launch cycle from months to minutes Huawei uses its exclusive AOC platform to achieve unified orchestration and simulation verification of heterogeneous multi-clouds, which can automate network interconnection between multi-clouds and multi-DCs, and provide unified orchestration and visual operation and maintenance capabilities. It realizes network service and helps services go online in minutes.

Fourth, intelligent operation and maintenance of the entire network: realize self-healing of faults and ensure 24/7 online services. Huawei has introduced knowledge graphs into data center network operation and maintenance, which can not only realize the rapid location of network faults within minutes, but also realize the active prediction of risks with a maximum rate of 97%. It realizes the transformation of network operation and maintenance from passive to active operation and maintenance, ensuring 24/7 online services.

To date, Huawei's data center network solutions have been deployed in data centers of more than 12,000 customers in various industries around the world, including finance, government, Internet, manufacturing, energy, etc. The CloudFabric 3.0 solution for hyper-converged data centers will continue to focus on releasing computing power, respond to energy conservation and emission reduction, and make positive contributions to accelerating the construction of the digital economy and digital society.