SDN and Pro-baseball Broadcast Video
6701) today announced that it trialed a system to dynamically create and
utilize optimized networks by monitoring network traffic volumes and
information tied to Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as video cameras.
This trial was conducted between February 24 and February 26, 2017, in a joint
effort with Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology (NICT) using broadcast video images(1) of a Japanese pro-baseball training
camp, and utilizing the JGN and RISE(2) testbeds provided by NICT.
For the trial, NEC used a network environment
comprising of NICT-owned VPN routers, SDN controllers and SDN switches
positioned in Tokyo and Okinawa. NEC provided an IoT service enabler(3) for
this network environment.
During the trial, NEC carried out real-time
monitoring of network traffic to build and deploy individual virtual networks
with the necessary performance capabilities, such as transmission bandwidth and
processing capabilities, for successfully transmitting pro-baseball training
camp broadcast images from Okinawa, Japan.
“Improving the ability to share network
infrastructure is an important issue in achieving the widespread adoption and
popularization of IoT services. From the perspectives of cost and operability,
it is not realistically feasible to construct individual, independent network
infrastructures on a service-by-service basis. Linking IoT service enablers
with SDNs is one new solution that enables us to resolve these kinds of issues;
and to construct service-oriented networks as needed in order to cater to
continually changing IoT environments and requirements. Based on this trial
using JGN and RISE, we now have high hopes that this solution will be used in
various services, as a highly-competitive product,” said Kazumasa
Kobayashi, Director of the JGN Network Operation Group, National Institute of
Information and Communications/Visiting Professor, Nara Institute of Science
and Technology.
“We are honored to contribute to this trial
with NICT,” said Shigeru Okuya, General Manager, SDN/NFV Division, NEC
Corporation. “Moving forward, we will continue to engage proactively in
trials, research and development efforts utilizing SDNs and IoT service enablers
in order to improve service quality for telecommunications operators and reduce
network operating costs.”
(1) Video footage provided by Gaora, Inc., a
Basic Satellite Broadcaster
(2) Japan Gigabit Network (JGN): a network
testbed provided for research and development efforts Research Infrastructure
for large-Scale network Experiments (RISE): a wide-area SDN (software-defined
network) testbed provided by NICT
(3) http://www.nec.com/en/press/201610/global_20161020_02.html
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