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Requirement OEMs Operators
Agility Faster time to new features,
releases, etc.
Faster time to new revenue,
TTM, etc.
Programmability Tailor infrastructure to individual
operator needs
Tailor services to individual end-
user needs
Migration Enables customers systematic
path to adopt open architecture
Begin realizing benefits of SDN
sooner for specific use cases
Policy-based Readily exploit intelligence to
deliver value
Offer flexibility to address a wide-
range of end-user needs
Modularity Enable focus on value-added
network applications
Adopt Best of Breed network
applications
Abstraction Accelerate integration of new
hardware platforms
Achieve multi-vendor
interoperability
Simplification Simpler to develop, enhance,
and
Simpler to deploy, manage, and
upgrade
Scalability and
Stability
Table stakes
Openness Vendor-neutral, Open ecosystem