Telstra Programmable Network

[title: Telstra’s Programmable Network. Software-defined networking platform]

welcome to Telstra's programmable network, a software-defined networking platform that is built up our self-provision dynamic network services. I'm excited to show you how easy and quickly it is to:

[text on screen and audio: create topologies, adjust the values based on your needs, access different cloud providers, virtual network functions, becoming an exchange partner and viewing the system messages].

So, let's get started. After logging in you should see the dashboard, click on sidebar to see the different menus. Let's select Network first, click this icon over here at the lower left of your screen to create a new topology. Give it a name and a description, then click ‘Save’. To create a point-to-point bandwidth, click ‘Pop’, select a data-centre endpoint, rename it and then save. Let's add another one, this time let's try Sydney.

Let's now create a flow between the two end points. Drag and drop the first point to the second point to build a flow, but give it a name. Select a VLAN. Customize your network flow ranging from one megabit per second to ten gigabits per second, with an hourly, daily, monthly or yearly turn. You can see that as you change the bandwidth and the duration of the contract, the service fee changes in real-time. click ‘Save’. Let's now deploy our newly created physical ports by clicking the ’Deploy’ button right here. You can still edit the values or add new contracts after deployment.

In addition to creating a point-to-point connection between the two physical ports, you can also create a connection to exchange providers, for example public cloud providers, Telstra's IP VPN and Internet services and other customers we've listed themselves as exchange providers. To access the exchange directory, click on the third icon on the left and you will see a list of exchange providers. Here you can request to connect to anyone on the exchange. Once you have established a connection with an exchange provider, you can use the same method as shown before to create a flow to them. Let's assume we have created a connection to Amazon. Click on ‘Add items’ and then select ‘Exchange partners’. Let's pick Amazon Web Services, New Jersey. And then select the port, click ‘Done’. You'll notice that an exchange partner has a little man icon on it to avoid confusion between the points. Follow the same process, drag and drop and customize the values. In addition to connecting to exchange providers you can also add Internet access on demand or connected Telstra's IP network.

The marketplace directory is where you can select vendors from a range of Telstra's partners to consume virtual network functions on-demand. These virtual network functions are simply used to create a ‘d’ mark between exchange partners or provide security for internet access. Depending on the vendor chosen you have the freedom to add a V router, load balancer, WAN optimizer and many more.

Let's try adding another vendor, cisco. Select ‘Router’ and then click ‘Add to my images’. Drag it to the end point and customize the values. When you click the ‘Gear’ icon of the virtual network function, a new window will open with a virtual network computing screen, which allows you to see the router screen booting up in real time. Once it has been loaded you can then configure the virtual network function via the command line interface. As mentioned earlier, the exchange gives you, the user, the ability to connect with various exchange providers. However, if you have services to sell then you can list your presence on the exchange as well. This is done on the exchange settings screen on the left.

And lastly, the message centre. This is where you can view your requests on exchange connection and other messages.

To recap what we've done, by using Telstra's programmable Network, you can build a simplel or creative network that suits your needs. It happens in real time and can be deployed in minutes. With a wide range of exchange partners or even become a partner by listing your own service on portal, see your system and connection requests, you can have control of your network at your fingertips. [text both on screen and audio: Contact your Telstra account representative today to learn more or visit telstraglobal.com]