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An edge-first distributed computing paradigm is needed to service huge volumes of data. As networks ramp up support for 5G, cloud Co-location DCs (CoLos) or multi-tenant DCs This e-book outlines: (MTDCs) are well equipped to support cus- and the internet of things (IoT), computing tomers’ need to host the compute layers closer to Trends in the Asia-Pacific region that that had been focused on centralized data are driving an increasing preference for the data sources in urban areas—offering high- centers (DCs) is now adding an edge-first quality white space, networking equipment, and MTDCs versus building from scratch—and trends driving demand for MTDCs distributed computing paradigm. cross-connections to differ-ent cloud and service providers. IT organizations take advantage of the Smart approaches that help MTDC A growing number of distributed applications efficient, low-cost and low-risk option of renting operators adapt and scale infrastructure and micro-services are being deployed in edge space—from a server rack to a complete purpose- efficiently to meet diverse customer built module—to host and process data and to requirements in dynamic cloud and edge locations to service huge volumes of data that environments are generated at the edge. Local computing easily scale IT capacity based on business needs that offers higher bandwidth, lower latency and without the high capital expenditure and How MTDC operators can accelerate availability at the network’s edge is growing the lengthy period required to build new private time to revenue and boost return on with this rising tide. DC facilities. investment (ROI) 2 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge Chapter 1: MTDCs built for agility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2: MTDCs geared for speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 3: MTDCs designed to boost ROI . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 1: MTDCs built for agility 4 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
MTDCs built for agilty Co-location Market +13% +12% As demand for online services and platforms surges and data traffic volume explodes, DCs that can be built in shorter time frames with ever-increasing efficiency meet capacity requirements while leveraging scale and CAGR between 2019 and 2024 CAGR between 2019 and 2024 improved IT and facility technologies. Southeast Asia Asia Pacific Slightly over 63 percent of enterprises still owned and operated DC facilities in 2019, according to 451 Research. As facilities age and new applications raise performance and density requirements, US$28Billion US$23.4Billion Asia Pacific total market size by 2024 North America total market size by 2024 MTDCs are ideally positioned to enable enterprises to outsource their IT infrastructure and connect Asia Pacific North America to a wide array of cloud, connectivity and service +20% providers securely and efficiently and with improved By 2024, the market size for Asia Pacific CoLos is forecast to be uptime and support for growth. around 20% higher than market size projected for North America. Shift to MTDC/co-location In late 2020, Gartner noted a trend shifting infrastructure and operations organizations to network provisioning and management with the Asia-Pacific market is expected to grow at “integration and operations” as infrastructure self-service, on-demand connections. Further, the around 12 percent CAGR over the same period, choices, such as cloud, edge or computational Uptime Institute estimates that a shared facility can according to Structure Research. The total market storage, apply to different locations and workloads. be 19 percent to 64 percent more cost effective size for Asia-Pacific CoLos is forecast to be around Workloads can be located based on business than a private Tier 2 DC depending on the facility’s US$28 billion by 2024—20 percent higher than the outcomes. Physical location and time-to-market scale. US$23.4 billion projected for North America. restrictions can be bypassed using outsourced The CoLo market size in Southeast Asia (SEA) will In Asia-Pacific’s primary markets of Singapore, Hong facilities. expand by a compounded annual growth rate Kong, Sydney and Tokyo, demand for DC and cloud Beyond a wide variety of co-location options (CAGR) of 13 percent between 2019 and 2024, services is also driven by a young and tech-savvy and short installation intervals, MTDCs also ease according to Cushman and Wakefield. Meanwhile, urban population, the consumption of ecommerce, 5 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
and over-the-top services. These traditional hubs have been challenged in recent years by emerging hubs— Cloud connectivity solutions such as Indonesia, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, +40% Thailand, India and Vietnam—where DC construction is surging and available co-location South Korea spaces are growing. China Japan Key drivers of growth include IoT-driven technologies CAGR annual growth rate India Hong Kong such as artificial intelligence (AI), data and analytics, Singapore security, and communication; rapid growth in the use of cloud computing services and applications; and increased investments worldwide from telco 1,374Tbps Indonesia Australia 2023 data demand forecast New Zealand operators, governments and cloud providers in subsea cable projects, which have led to faster network speeds and more capacity while lowering latency and improving redundancy. become an essential enabler of successful digital MTDCs can help organizations manage these Shift to the edge and the cloud transformation efforts. workloads. Customers will need an understanding of the physical infrastructure, design requirements Major MTDC providers, including hyperscale Since cloud-based applications and services require and strategic considerations that must precede a providers, are investing in their own network physical infrastructure that extends optimally to successful deployment. Solutions encompassing half edge DC infrastructure. This investment is the network’s edge, MTDC managers must seize and full cabinets, cages or even full white space can predominantly focused on locating facilities to the opportunity to address diverse customer be tailored to meet each customer’s unique service support compute resources close to markets that requirements as well as the increased complexity of needs and budget. offer significant demand. scaling and orchestrating distributed infrastructure. In all, continued adoption of the cloud, the rise of MTDC edge facilities often provide cloud According to a study by Equinix, cloud and IT IoT, and the massive amounts of data to be created, connectivity/interconnection and hybrid cloud services will lead interconnection bandwidth growth processed and stored continue to fuel demand for infrastructure services. Cloud connectivity solutions in Asia-Pacific, with data demand forecast to reach DC space, DC suppliers, and service and network adoption will grow at a CAGR of 40 percent in 1,374 Tbps by 2023 due to enterprises shifting providers. As technology evolves, MTDC operators countries such as Australia, New Zealand, China, workloads to an edge-first architecture. that innovate, refresh and scale quickly to spread India, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, risk and reduce cost will have an advantage. and Hong Kong. Hybrid cloud, in particular, has 6 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Copper cabling High-density distribution frames Fiber cabling Infrastructure pathways Entrance solutions Meet-me room Co-location customer cages Rack systems Infrastructure management Main distribution area Figure 1: Typical areas within an MTDC MTDC Solutions Overview In the MTDC, multiple secure customer areas—contained in a cage or within a particular cabinet in a row—are connected to a meet-me room (MMR) where the MTDC’s own cross-connection equipment, like optical distribution frames (ODFs), reside. The MMRs are then connected to the entrance facility (EF) where services from multiple telecommunications providers enter the building. Customers are interconnected to cloud and other service providers in the MMR. 7 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
The MTDC’s own backbone infrastructure must be robust, flexible and globally scalable. It must allow customers to turn up new applications and services as fast as needed, remotely visualise and optimise infrastructure in real time, and keep track of changes. CommScope’s SYSTIMAX® Tier 1 infrastructure solutions—coupled with logistics, engineering, and sales and technical support—have helped MTDC operators provide customers with a sustainable path to higher network speeds and capacity. CommScope’s MTDC portfolio includes solutions to support outside plant, facility entrance, MMR and customer cage applications, such as: · High-performance preterminated fiber-optic and copper solutions that enable faster turn-ups and high-speed migration. · Automated infrastructure management that remotely monitors and manages the physical layer and all connected equipment in real time in the customer cage. The need for such automated tools is non-negotiable as infrastructure grows denser and more complex and human resources become High-fiber-count rollable-ribbon fiber cables and High-density ODFs offer several connectivity increasingly stretched. fiber splice closures extend fiber connectivity options, including splice/splice and splice/patch · Fiber management systems that provide fast, simple between multiple DC buildings in an MTDC campus, SC, LC and MPO modules—all in a space- installation and orderly cable routing with optimal while building entrance products provide the saving front access footprint. Additionally, the bend management. transition between outside plant and inside FiberGuide® fiber raceway systems deliver fiber plant networks. throughout the MTDC facility, protecting the fiber and maintaining correct bend radius management. 8 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Chapter 2: MTDCs geared for speed 9 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
MTDCs geared for speed Global device and connection growth Demand for increased infrastructure capacity and density is driving transformation and innovation in DC architectures and technologies. Rapid growth of the hyperscale cloud market has enabled a 10% CAGR new wave of enterprises to seek alternatives to traditional DC real estate assets. In this shifting 2018-2023 landscape, MTDCs are essential to the delivery of Billions of new technologies. Devices * Figures (n) refer to 2018, IDC forecasts that the worldwide spend on cloud 2023 device share services is expected to exceed US$1 trillion by 2024. Alongside cloud computing, the enterprise Figure 2: Growth of M2M traffic in the data center and automotive IoT market was expected to hit Source: CISCO Annual Internet Report, 2018-2023 5.8 billion endpoints in 2020—a 21 percent increase from 2019, according to Gartner. To keep up with the exponential growth in EDCs will supplement large, centralized DCs. IoT deployments in industries such as demand for data capacity and higher computing By 2025, 75 percent of data will be created manufacturing and transportation, as well as speeds, deploying many smaller distributed DCs and processed outside a centralized DC or large-scale smart city projects, will generate much has been considered the most viable solution. cloud, according to Gartner. Further, Bell Labs larger quantities of data for real-time processing These facilities are often called edge data predicted that 60 percent of servers will be and analyses in DCs (See Figure 2). Additionally, centers (EDCs). placed in an EDC by 2025. big data analytics, machine learning, telemedicine and AI are creating demand for high-performance An EDC’s scale can range from a few racks to computing infrastructure and for DC space. 150 kilowatts of capacity. Multiple EDCs may interconnect to boost capacity, mitigate failure As co-location becomes an obvious vehicle for and migrate workload within the local area. The connecting enterprises, service providers and public Asia-Pacific MTDC market expects an increase cloud platforms, new needs for time-sensitive in the deployment of EDCs post-2022 due applications are pushing requirements further to growing use of connected IoT devices among toward the edge, according to 451 Research. businesses and consumers. 10 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Macro-view snapshot An architecture that introduces many thousands more EDCs will need to find ways to optimize capital costs, operational complexity and speed to market—and, most importantly, minimize the environmental impact of EDCs. TIA EDC Working Group An MTDC’s physical location has often been chosen by the latency requirements of its customers and Figure 3: Bringing low-latency edge computing to enterprises. Source: AT&T access to other utilities such as power, water, and internet connections. Application requirements and the location of end users typically define the The service area has tended to reach out about and the importance they place on this evolving expansion of the network “edge” (See Figure 150 miles or more. With the potential for business opportunity. 3). Edge service providers will choose a location smaller service areas defined by lower latency MTDCs have to satisfy a variety of customer that provides optimum support for the capacity, requirements reducing the coverage (number configurations to fully capitalize on their location resiliency and latency needed to drive the services of customers served), the traditional business at the network edge. Customers’ plans for a they, in turn, supply their customers. models will be challenged. smooth migration to the MTDC and for flexible MTDC operators may seek to situate edge Deployments of 5G and IoT are ramping up. expansion opportunities must be addressed to operations and services at a prime service area Some new applications will require ultra-reliable ensure their DC needs can be met today and in where their customers can host services and low-latency (URLL) performance. This raises the the future. connect efficiently to other enterprises. A lucrative need to evaluate the business case for smaller service area is where an MTDC can service enough DCs with a reduced service area offering lower customer demand to provide an adequate return latency and higher-value services. For this same on operational costs. reason, MTDCs need to re-evaluate their role 11 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Edge-to-core connectivity Multi-Access Edge Compute Network Edge Compute Application Server Application Server Application Server Edge locations and Application Server functions Device/Smart machine Premises Radio Network Central Office/MTDC/Co-Lo Core Application Server Latency < 10ms Latency < 20ms Latency > = 40ms While different types of data traffic between the and management solutions will be needed at Macro-view snapshot edge and core DCs have minimal effect on existing software and control systems, edge-to-core traffic the network edge and core to accommodate the exponential increase in fiber core counts. Keep building out edge-based resources will drive the need for higher-bandwidth, Ethernet- However, there is a practical limit on how many to process more data locally. The aim is based optics. fibers can be deployed cost-effectively—especially to not only deliver the URLL performance Advances in optical network technologies now as distances increase. The drive for more capacity but also set an effective strategy for employ cost-effective, high-speed Ethernet leads service providers and MTDC operators to conserving backhaul bandwidth and options that enable enterprises to easily transition consider alternative methods of adding bandwidth, operational costs. to service provider facilities driving demand such as wavelength division multiplexing, where for additional fiber-optic cabling in the service several streams (wavelengths) of data are added provider’s networks. High-density fiber cables together and share the same physical fiber. 12 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Higher capacity, optimal fiber Further reduction of cable diameters Compact and designed for flexible routing can build cables that contain as many as 3,456 With growing demand for more fiber connectivity, fibers while keeping the diameter of the cable cable designs have reached practical limits of New technologies are helping MTDCs deploy more small enough to fit into one two-inch-diameter diameter reduction with the standard 250-micron fiber capacity. Rollable ribbon fiber can reduce duct. The conduits and cable pathways now have diameter. However, smaller-diameter fibers allow the overall diameter of an optical cable by up to twice the density compared to using conventional more fibers to occupy the same cable diameter. Fibers 50 percent—essentially doubling the number of fiber cables. This construction is much more with 200-micron diameter are now being used in cables that can be added to a duct. By using this flexible. Reducing the cable bend radius makes rollable ribbon and microduct cable. new cable type, MTDCs can support additional these cables easier to work with inside the tighter revenue-generating customer circuits in existing The outside buffer coating is the only part of the confines of the DC. cable pathways and facility duct routes. glass fiber that is altered. The 200-micron fibers A gel-free design further reduces the time retain the 125-micron core/cladding diameter of Rollable ribbon fiber cable contains fibers that are required to prepare cables for splicing, therefore conventional fibers for compatibility in splicing attached intermittently to form a loose web (see reducing labor costs. The intermittent bonding operations (see Figure 6). Once the buffer coating is Figure 5). Fibers are free to “roll” together and maintains the fiber alignment required for typical stripped, the fusion splice procedure for 200-micron form a smaller, more flexible cable. Manufacturers mass fusion ribbon splicing. fiber is the same as for its 250-micron counterpart. 250µm 200µm coating coating Cladding 125µm coating For optical performance and splice compatibility, 200-micron fiber features the same 125-micron core/cladding as the 250-micron alternative. 250 Micron Fiber 200 Micron Fiber Figure 5: Rollable ribbon fiber is bonded at intermittent points Figure 6. Splice compatibility for 200-micron and 250-micron fiber Source: ISE Magazine Source: ISE Magazine 13 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Keeping fiber count in check Engineers have more options than ever to design and deliver increased capacity in fiber installations. Applications within the customer networks (as well as the MTDC’s own backbone) take advantage of key advancements in transmission protocols incorporating the latest optic transceivers. In short-reach enterprise networks, enhancements in technologies like vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and pulse amplitude modulation-4 level (PAM4) encoding are increasing optical channel transmission to 56 Gbps over multimode fiber (MMF)—with 400G transmission enabled at 50 Gbps. Existing MMF networks can now support much higher speeds while extending the life of the MMF cable. Also, they take advantage of lower-cost transceivers and reduced power requirements that VCSEL technology will deliver for many years to come. OM5 the data of OM4 longer reach supports 4X for 50 percent A new high-bandwidth MMF addition, OM5 multimode optical fiber, is designed to support transceivers that use shortwave division multiplexing (SWDM). As mentioned earlier, this technology provides much higher capacity for each fiber deployed. OM5 supports four times the data of OM4—for 50 percent longer reach (based on the 802.3 cm standard for 400G over MMF). 14 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
Chapter 3: MTDCs designed to boost ROI 15 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
MTDCs designed to boost ROI The ability to quickly establish and turn up services for a new tenant helps MTDC operators improve customer experience, accelerate the time to revenue and boost ROI. MTDCs need a flexible, robust and efficient infrastructure that can be upgraded or adapted to speedily meet customers’ diverse and dynamic requirements. CommScope solutions allow operators to minimize not only the errors or delays that impact customer experience, but also the risk of service-level agreement fines. These solutions can be shipped and installed quickly to improve critical time to service and revenues. Further, modular physical layer solutions let MTDCs scale up as gradually or as quickly as their customers’ circumstances dictate. CommScope’s High Speed Migration platform— built on modular, ultra low-loss (ULL) connectivity— enables network planners and operators to seamlessly migrate their physical infrastructure designs from duplex transmission protocols to parallel ones (and back again to duplex) as higher data-rate technologies mature and migrate between connector interfaces themselves. ULL Connectivity ULL EHD Fiber Panels OM5 Multimode 16 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
AIM—imVision Category 6A MMR—ODFs FiberGuide CommScope’s SYSTIMAX ULL solutions feature of switches and servers on schedule to require Flexibility via structured cabling embedded intelligence that leverages iPatch ® 400G and 800G connections—meaning the The recommended architecture for flexibility intelligent cabling to monitor and manage the MTDC must keep an eye on the next generation within the customer cage is a leaf-and-spine physical layer in real time, down to the port level. of speed for their own backbone cabling. One network connected by structured cabling. Having such visibility is essential to a customer critical step for MTDC operators supporting Structured cabling enables the network to choosing to deploy off-premises disaster recovery ongoing in-cage transitions from 400G to 800G continually expand and migrate to higher in an MTDC located in a different part of the and beyond is to look at physical layer cabling speeds easily. country or region. options connecting service provider and campus circuits to customer cages. When using high-fiber-count trunk cables, like Server-switch-connectivity speed Still, a fast-changing technological landscape is 24-fiber MPO, the backbone cabling between the leaf-and-spine switches can remain fixed. Instead Meanwhile, technological developments in only half the challenge. Timing is equally critical of ripping and replacing trunk cabling as optical servers, switches and connectivity are each with refresh cycles now running every two to networking technologies change, simply change pushing the other to be faster and more cost three years. Grappling with the many moving the MPO module and optical fiber presentation effective. pieces, MTDC operators must make difficult but entering or exiting the spine or the leaf cabinet. necessary strategic infrastructure transitions now. MTDC providers are now focused on enabling Failing to get it right now will be costly later. Once the leaf-and-spine architecture is in place, 100 GbE connectivity, with future generations a consistent and structured approach to physical layer cabling enhances the ability to expand the 17 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
network fabric by simply adding and altering The ODF-revenue connection server cabinets and their components as customers demand additional performance. In a typical MTDC configuration, the service In a tiered-ODF design, a single customer High-density ODFs provider network terminates at a dedicated cage can cross-connect to multiple service These ODFs aggregate many fibers into an ODF in the meet-me room, ready for providers via a simple patch. For MTDC organized and easy-to-manage fiber fabric. presentation out to the other suites. operators that bill for the activity of making While ODF applications and environments vary a cross-connection between a customer One strategy many MTDCs are employing throughout the MTDC, using a portfolio based and a service provider at the cross-connect, is to use additional ODFs as intermediate around a common footprint of connectors, the faster those connections can be made, cassettes, modules and frames enables greater distribution points dedicated to serving the the higher the potential revenue. design flexibility and faster build-out in response customer cages on each floor. This enables to customers’ changing requirements. MTDCs to independently add capacity for The connection between customer and new or expanding service providers as well service provider often generates monthly ODFs for cross-connecting and interconnecting applications, such as the FACT® and FlexFrame as customers. The final connections can be recurring revenue. Having the ability to ODFs, are modular and specifically designed made quickly using shorter runs or even easily hook up customers to more service to support rapid installation of customer patch cords. providers makes this a rewarding strategy. connections, turn-ups and easy maintenance. Simple building blocks Preterminated fiber and copper cabling design EHD panels provide up to 72 duplex LC or MPO ports allows quick installation and connection to per rack unit—singlemode or multimode—allowing Macro-view snapshot switches and routers—guaranteeing optical and migration from 10G serial to 100/400G parallel electrical factory-level performances. Scalable, Preterminated MPO modules and MPO transmission without expanding equipment footprint. modular and flexible high-density (HD), ultra adapter panels provide plug-and-play Further relieving cable congestion are CommScope’s fiber connectivity to improve the time to high-density (UHD), and enhanced high-density MPO modules and MPO adapter panels. By turn up service for a new customer and (EHD) fiber patch and splice panels enable combining micro-cable, cable spooling and MPO reduce the cost of adding and connecting MTDCs to support increasing fiber counts connector technology in a single panel, they not those customers. while keeping the fibers secure and accessible. only simplify moves, adds and changes within the 18 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
cage or cabinet but also speed up ordering and Plan, design and deploy quickly inventory of equipment. CommScope’s Fiber Performance Calculator (FPC)— The interchangeable 8-, 12- and 24-fiber MPO an automated design planning and link modules optimize fiber configurations. Moving confirmation tool—enables engineers to model up to 400G and beyond, new optical connectors a variety of channel and link scenarios using like the MPO-16 will become popular. It is critical CommScope’s fiber solutions. to select a cabling system that considers this The tool comprises a link loss calculator and a important benefit—especially given the typical important connector as a part of a migration database of fiber performance specifications 12-week window for ordering and deploying the strategy. based on current industry standards as well as cabling infrastructure. performance specifications for SYSTIMAX fiber Supports QSFPs and fiber connector types. It enables designers Conclusion ∙ For multimode and singlemode to confirm the guaranteed support of optic Enterprises, cloud providers and hyperscale transceivers and breakouts applications while also specifying the maximum MPO-8 ∙ Lowest panel density attenuation performance customers are locating more capacity and processing power closer to end users, with an of each link. Large installed base increasing edge-first deployment mentality. ∙ Existing multimode and singlemode preterm deployments Model the future, confirm next-generation They look to MTDC operators to provide fiber- performance, and ensure your cabling is delivering MPO-12 ∙ Familiar interface and trunks the optimized and guaranteed performance with dense backbone and flexible connectivity to keep up with ongoing technological change MPO16 is the connector of choice the FPC tool set. for new octal based 50G and as well as support for applications requiring 100G PAM4 transceivers offering URLL performance. the maximizing the number of Fiber raceway system connected edge devices switches MPO-16 To this end, MTDCs are challenged to retool DC can now support. Complementing the structured cabling solutions operations to turn up customers faster, speed Future ready are the FiberGuide fiber raceway system that up customer build-outs, and accelerate revenue. ∙ Lowest cost duplex support for multimode applications ensures fibers do not exceed their maximum bend An efficient, flexible and simplified cabling radius and are safely protected as they transition MPO-24 ∙ Highest panel density throughout the MTDC. infrastructure is essential. CommScope’s modular cabling and connectivity solutions are geared for FiberGuide is supported by a software tool that this purpose while delivering consistently high- helps planners quickly and efficiently create a performance throughput from the core to the raceway design. Fast, tool-less installation is an farthest edges of the network. 19 Preparing MTDC infrastructure for faster networks, high-speed edge
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