Huawei et la section IEEE-UAE publient conjointement le livre blanc sur le réseau de conduite autonome des centres de données L3.5

DUBAÏ, UAE14 octobre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — À l’occasion de HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 à Dubaï, Huawei a publié le livre blanc sur les réseaux de conduite autonome L3.5 pour les centres de données, en collaboration avec la section IEEE-UAE et les précurseurs de l’industrie, Ankabut des EAU et Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK). Ce livre blanc fournit un aperçu approfondi de l’architecture, des capacités clés et des scénarios d’application typiques des réseaux de conduite autonome (ADN) L3.5 dans les scénarios de centres de données, ainsi que des pratiques de déploiement dans des secteurs clés tels que la finance, les services publics et l’énergie. Ce livre blanc constitue un point de référence informatif pour les entreprises et peut aider à porter l’automatisation et l’intelligence des réseaux de centres de données (DCN) à de nouveaux niveaux.

White Paper Launch Ceremony

Selon le livre blanc, alors que l’économie numérique devient un moteur essentiel de la croissance économique mondiale et que les centres de données d’entreprise se développent rapidement, les réseaux de centres de données doivent de toute urgence relever les défis suivants :

  • Les réseaux hétérogènes multicloud et multi-DC sont devenus la norme pour les entreprises. Ainsi, les entreprises clientes ont besoin de gérer et de coordonner de manière centralisée les centres de données (DCN) multiclouds et les périphériques réseau multifournisseurs.
  • L’ADN doit s’intégrer de manière transparente aux systèmes d’exploitation et de maintenance et aux processus informatiques des entreprises, qui varient considérablement d’une entreprise à l’autre, afin de mettre en œuvre une gestion intelligente en boucle fermée tout au long du processus.

Pour relever les défis susmentionnés, le livre blanc propose le réseau de conduite autonome de centre de données L3.5, qui met en œuvre des capacités d’automatisation et d’intelligence de haut niveau telles que la gestion unifiée, l’orchestration et la collaboration flexibles, et la simulation dans des réseaux multiclouds et multifournisseurs, en plus de l’interconnexion avec les systèmes de gestion informatique des entreprises pour réaliser une automatisation de bout en bout.

Le livre blanc illustre les technologies clés des ADN L3.5 pour les centres de données :

  • Plateforme de programmabilité ouverte : gestion centralisée de réseaux et de dispositifs hétérogènes.
  • Plateforme d’orchestration Intent : permet de mettre en œuvre des réseaux hétérogènes multicloud et multifournisseurs hautement automatisés et de provisionner des réseaux cross-cloud en quelques secondes.
  • Les API publiées à partir de flux de services orchestrés : s’intègrent de manière transparente aux systèmes d’exploitation et de maintenance et aux processus informatiques de l’entreprise, réduisant ainsi le nombre de bons de travail et la quantité de travail manuel répétitif de plus de 70 %.

« Le réseau de conduite autonome des centres de données de Huawei est le premier du secteur à évoluer de L3.0 à L3.5. C’est le résultat de notre connaissance approfondie des scénarios de service du monde réel et des problématiques des clients dans des secteurs tels que la finance, le service public et la fabrication, ainsi que de nos innovations conjointes avec les précurseurs de l’industrie », a déclaré Arthur Wang, vice-président du domaine des réseaux de centres de données de Huawei. « Le livre blanc partage les meilleures pratiques à travers ces secteurs, afin d’améliorer la compétitivité des entreprises en optimisant leurs architectures réseau et leurs modes de fonctionnement et en les aidant à construire des services agiles et fiables tout en réduisant leurs OPEX et CAPEX. »

À ce jour, la solution de réseau de conduite autonome pour centre de données de Huawei a été déployée dans les centres de données de plus de 10 000 clients dans des secteurs tels que la finance, les services publics, la fabrication et l’énergie.

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter le site Web du réseau de centres de données pour la conduite autonome :
https://e.huawei.com/en/solutions/business-needs/enterprise-network/data-center-network-new/adn

Pour télécharger le livre blanc sur le réseau de conduite autonome des centres de données L3.5, , veuillez consulter le site suivant :
https://e.huawei.com/en/material/networking/604d7c910e884a0d9005cdb0513c87ee

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HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 à Dubaï : Une infrastructure innovante stimule la transformation numérique industrielle

DUBAÏ, Émirats arabes unis14 octobre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — HUAWEI CONNECT Dubai s’est tenu aux Émirats arabes unis. Plus de 3 000 intervenants de l’industrie se sont réunis pour discuter du thème « Une infrastructure innovante pour libérer le numérique ». Des représentants du ministère égyptien de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique, de Galaxy Backbone Limited au Nigeria, de Huawei et d’autres organisations ont partagé leurs dernières pratiques en matière de numérisation, explorant de nouvelles voies vers la transformation numérique industrielle.

Steven Yi, President of Huawei Middle East & Africa Area

Ken Hu, président tournant de Huawei, a prononcé un discours décrivant trois façons dont l’écosystème des TIC peut aider à surmonter les obstacles communs à la transformation numérique :

  • Renforcer l’infrastructure numérique, y compris par le biais d’une connectivité plus robuste et de ressources informatiques plus solides et plus diversifiées.
  • Aider les entreprises à aller au-delà de la simple adoption du cloud et à en tirer le meilleur parti, en mettant l’accent sur les services technologiques de pointe qui favorisent le développement de nouveautés.
  • Développer des écosystèmes numériques locaux, y compris en développant des partenaires, en renforçant le vivier de talents numériques et en apportant plus de soutien aux PME.

Steven Yi, président de Huawei au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique, a prononcé la déclaration préliminaire exprimant sa gratitude aux clients et partenaires pour leur confiance continue, et a réaffirmé l’engagement de Huawei à contribuer au développement local. Il a également parlé de trois initiatives clés de Huawei et de ses clients et partenaires pour libérer la productivité numérique. Ensemble, ils travaillent à bâtir une base numérique solide pour tous et à renforcer les écosystèmes numériques locaux pour soutenir l’avenir des nations numériques.

Des technologies novatrices fondées sur des scénarios améliorent l’infrastructure numérique pour libérer la productivité numérique

Bob Chen, vice-président de Huawei Enterprise BG, a indiqué que la synergie multitechnologies est essentielle pour déterminer la technologie correspondant à chaque situation. Il a expliqué dans son discours d’ouverture, intitulé « Les infrastructures numériques innovantes accélèrent la transformation numérique », que « les données sont au cœur de la transformation numérique, et leur acquisition, leur transmission, leur stockage et leur analyse en sont des étapes essentielles. Huawei propose des produits et des gammes de produits complets pour le traitement des données de bout en bout, ce qui permet de favoriser la transformation numérique des clients. »

En termes de connectivité des données, Huawei a présenté NetEngine AR5710, une passerelle hyper-convergente idéale pour les petites et moyennes branches, et NetEngine 8000 F8, un routeur d’agrégation à service universel ultra-compact. Ces produits tout nouveaux aident à établir une base de données solide pour libérer davantage la productivité numérique.

En termes de transmission de données, Huawei a exploré comment appliquer l’évolution du réseau fixe de cinquième génération (F5G) dans diverses industries. En outre, Huawei et un client de Dubaï ont lancé conjointement une solution numérique d’inspection de couloir de pipeline basée sur la technologie de détection de fibre optique, permettant l’inspection automatique de couloir de pipeline.

En ce qui concerne le stockage de données, Huawei et Commvault, une société de logiciels de gestion de données, ont lancé conjointement une solution de protection des données, qui offre aux entreprises clientes une protection des données sécurisée et fiable de bout en bout. Cela permet de créer une base de stockage fiable et efficace, permettant aux entreprises de maximiser la valeur des données.

Joy Huang, présidente de Huawei Cloud Strategy & Industry Development, a souligné que l’approche de la transformation numérique de Huawei repose sur trois piliers : une infrastructure plus verte, une innovation continue et une expérience partagée. Huawei Cloud vise à être le meilleur partenaire de numérisation pour les clients, et travaille avec des partenaires et des clients pour libérer le numérique grâce à sa stratégie « Everything as a Service ».

Une infrastructure innovante est déployée dans les industries en vue de stimuler la numérisation industrielle

Lors de l’événement, des clients de diverses industries au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique ont également partagé leurs meilleures pratiques avec Huawei dans la transformation numérique.

Le Dr Hesham Farouk Ali, ministre adjoint égyptien de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique, a déclaré que les TIC rendraient l’éducation plus centrée sur les individus et accéléreraient la transformation des méthodes d’enseignement et d’apprentissage. L’expertise de Huawei dans les réseaux d’éducation et de recherche, le cloud et l’IA fournit un soutien clé et jette les bases de la numérisation de l’enseignement supérieur en Égypte.

Baffajo Beita, directeur informatique de Galaxy Backbone Limited, a déclaré que Galaxy et Huawei ont innové ensemble pour aider le Nigeria à construire un réseau cloud unifié d’e-gouvernement, accélérant la numérisation du gouvernement et stimulant l’économie numérique du pays.

Programme Huawei Empower : créer un écosystème numérique florissant pour les partenaires mondiaux

Au cours de cet événement, Huawei a présenté son programme Huawei Empower, qui vise à contribuer au développement d’un écosystème numérique prospère pour ses partenaires internationaux. Ce programme permettra à Huawei d’innover conjointement avec ses partenaires par le biais des OpenLabs, de donner à ses partenaires les moyens d’agir grâce à un nouveau cadre, un nouveau modèle et une plateforme intégrée, et de constituer un vivier de talents grâce aux programmes Huawei ICT Academy et Huawei Authorized Learning Partner (HALP). Huawei a également annoncé un investissement de 300 millions de dollars américains dans ce programme au cours des trois prochaines années pour soutenir ses partenaires mondiaux.

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Huawei Releases the White Paper On Electric Power Communication All-Optical Network, Accelerating Digital Transformation of Electric Power

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — At HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 Dubai, during the Huawei Global Electric Power Summit themed “Unleash Digital and Create New Value for Electric Power”, Huawei released the White Paper on Electric Power Communication All-Optical Network Architecture and Technologies to facilitate the digital transformation of the electric power industry.

Jason Li, Director of Marketing & Solutions Sales, Huawei Electric Power Digitalization Business Unit, gave a speech in which he emphasized that the power communication network is the basis for automatic power grid dispatching, market-oriented network operations, and modernized management. He also noted that such a network is an important means to ensure secure, stable, and economical operations of the power grid as well as the core infrastructure of the power system. The White Paper, released by Huawei, describes how to build an intelligent optical base for power communication networks based on the all-optical architecture. It also aims to help the electric power industry cope with digital challenges, meet technical requirements for digital transformation, and accelerate digital transformation.

Huawei Releases the White Paper On Electric Power Communication All-Optical Network

The digital transformation of the electric power industry requires the power communication network to inherit the hard pipe technology used on production network services — such as SCADA, security and stability system, and teleprotection — to ensure high reliability and deterministic low latency of the production network. In addition, the power communication network must also be capable of carrying future-oriented services, such as situation awareness and IoT, to improve the scalability of network bandwidth and the flexibility of multi-service bearing. With the development of the fifth-generation fixed network (F5G), the optical service unit (OSU), as the fifth-generation native hard pipe (NHP) technology, takes the best of both SDH and OTN technologies. It supports the ultra-high bandwidth beyond 100G, and provides 2 Mbit/s to 100 Gbit/s service access capabilities, meeting needs of both production network services and future-oriented services. These strengths make OSU the preferred solution for digital power grid network construction and SDH network upgrade.

According to the White Paper, the OSU technology is integrated into the backbone network, power transmission and transformation network, and substation/power distribution network to implement highly secure bearing of network services at each layer. The architecture implements E2E one-hop transmission from the substation/power distribution network to the backbone network, making the NHP all-optical architecture the optimal architecture of the power communication network. Specifically, the NHP all-optical architecture of the power communication network has the following features:

  • The NHP all-optical architecture features high network compatibility, service isolation, and wide site coverage. It enables networks at each layer to inherit the original hard pipe technology and ensures smooth evolution of service systems.
  • The OSU technology implements one-hop transmission of E2E services, ensuring secure isolation between service systems. In addition, uniform management interfaces and technical standards are provided to simplify management and O&M.
  • OSU over Passive Optical Network (OSU over PON for short) implements hard pipe PON, extending NHP to scenarios such as substations. E2E hard pipes and hard isolation not only implement E2E service provisioning, but also ensure service security and quality.
  • In terms of security, the NHP all-optical communication network systems are physically isolated from each other. Based on the zero-trust framework, an in-depth defense system is built for the power communication network to meet the availability, reliability, and resilience requirements of electric power services.

Huawei has been working in the optical network field for nearly 30 years and has maintained the largest market share in the global optical network market for 13 consecutive years. Huawei makes full use of its technological prowess to continuously explore the electric power industry. Together with the upstream and downstream of the industry chain, Huawei has provided secure, stable, and reliable all-optical communication network solutions for countries and regions such as China, Thailand, Brazil, the UAE, and Austria, accelerating the digital transformation of the electric power industry and reshaping industry productivity.

For more information about the White Paper, please visit:
https://e.huawei.com/en/material/enterprise/fd3fb19ea33042bea73b87a6a966d2f1

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Huawei Intelligent Cloud-Network Upgrades Capabilities in Three Scenarios Based on Innovative Technologies

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — During HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 Dubai, Huawei unveiled the upgraded capabilities of its Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution at the “Intelligent Cloud-Network, Unleashing Digital Productivity” summit. These capabilities, which center on three major scenarios —CloudFabric 3.0, CloudCampus 3.0, and CloudWAN 3.0— are provided to meet network development trends. Huawei also released the L3.5 Data Center Autonomous Driving Network White Paper, together with IEEE-UAE Section and pioneering customers, to contribute to the thriving data communications industry and unleash digital productivity.

The changes in enterprise business are driving the development of enterprise ICT infrastructure, and IP networks — serving as the bridge between IT and CT and covering all production and office procedures of enterprises, constitute the connectivity foundation for industry digital transformation. Networks have never been more important than they are today.

Daniel Tang, CTO of Huawei Data Communication Product Line, delivers a speech entitled "Intelligent Cloud-Network, Leading Future Digital Innovation"

Daniel Tang, CTO of Huawei Data Communication Product Line, shed light on how to respond to future development trends and address network challenges. According to Daniel Tang, Huawei keeps innovating data communications technologies in areas such as Wi-Fi 7, 400GE, IPv6 Enhanced, multi-cloud synergy, autonomous driving network, and ubiquitous security. With these innovative technologies, Huawei has upgraded its capabilities in three scenarios: CloudFabric 3.0, CloudCampus 3.0, and CloudWAN 3.0.

  • CloudFabric 3.0

Huawei CloudFabric 3.0 offers full-lifecycle intelligent capabilities for multi-cloud and multi-vendor networks based on L3.5 ADN technology. Stand-out features include unified management and control, flexible orchestration and collaboration, simulation & verification, risk prediction, and unified O&M for applications and networks. Plus, this solution facilitates easy interconnection with customers’ IT management systems to achieve end-to-end automation. Key results include easy deployment, easy O&M, and easy evolution.

By leveraging Huawei’s ADN and hyper-converged Ethernet technologies, Ankabut is building the world’s first HPC supercomputing center with Ethernet and InfiniBand co-cluster.

At the summit, Huawei, together with IEEE-UAE Section, Ankabut of UAE, and CBK of Kuwait, released the L3.5 Data Center Autonomous Driving Network White Paper.

  • CloudCampus 3.0

Huawei further upgraded its CloudCampus 3.0 offerings by unveiling a host of flagship products, including the first enterprise-class Wi-Fi 7 AP AirEngine 8771-X1T, next-generation flagship core switch CloudEngine S16700, and 4-in-1 hyper-converged enterprise gateway NetEngine AR5710.

Huawei CloudCampus 3.0 helps enterprises simplify their campus networks from four aspects: access, architecture, branch, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

  • CloudWAN 3.0

In the WAN field, Huawei continues to innovate technologies such as SRv6, FlexE slicing, and application-based IFIT measurement, and all of these technologies rely on IPv6 Enhanced. Huawei has further upgraded its CloudWAN 3.0 offerings to achieve agile connectivity, deterministic experience, and agile O&M and launched an ultra-high-density multi-service aggregation router — NetEngine 8000 F8 — to improve digital productivity with agile connectivity.

With Huawei’s help, the Gauteng province successfully deployed the first 100GE private network in South Africa — GBN.

The future digital world is full of uncertainties. As the saying goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Mindful of this, Huawei strongly advocates partnerships and will continue to cooperate and innovate with more customers and partners in the data communication field. Vincent Liu, President of Huawei’s Global Enterprise Network Marketing & Solutions Sales Dept, highlighted that Huawei has set up many regional joint innovation labs and OpenLabs. Through these labs, Huawei is well poised to jointly innovate with customers from sectors such as public service, oil and gas, electric power, finance, education, and ISP. These concerted efforts pay off in many high-value application scenarios and achieve remarkable results. To date, Huawei has already trained and certified 188,000 data communication engineers, providing a large pool of ICT talent for digital transformation across industries.

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UNDP: 54 developing countries globally, including 25 in Africa, require urgent debt relief

GENEVA, Oct 14 (NNN-CGTN) — At least 54 developing countries globally, including 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa, require immediate debt relief to avoid sliding into extreme poverty, according to the United Nations’ Development Programme (UNDP).

The Agency published a paper on Oct 11 titled ‘Avoiding ‘Too Little Too Late’ on International Debt Relief’, which highlights the ripple effects of government responses to the recent economic crisis and warns of the potential impacts.

It noted that against this bleak backdrop, the paper lays out a number of policy actions for debt restructuring that could help stop the debt crisis in its tracks.

“Not providing the debt relief needed will come at great human cost, as these 54 countries account for close to 18 percent of the global population and more than 50 percent of all people living in extreme poverty,” the paper explained.

The UNDP said rich countries have the resources to end the debt crisis, which has deteriorated rapidly in part as a consequence of their own domestic policies.

“Debt relief would be a small pill for wealthy countries to swallow, yet the cost of inaction is brutal for the world’s poorest,” said Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator. “We cannot afford to repeat the mistake of providing too little relief, too late, in managing the developing economy debt burden.”

The UNDP paper proposes a way forward for the Common Framework on debt restructuring, focusing on key areas: debt sustainability analysis, official creditor coordination, private creditor participation, and the use of state-contingent debt clauses that target future economic and fiscal resilience.

The Agency proposes that the Common Framework shifts focus to comprehensive restructurings that will allow countries a faster return to growth, financial markets, and development progress. — NNN-CGTN

Source: NAM News Network

China Party Congress: What Would Xi Third Term Mean for Africa?

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Under President Xi Jinping, China’s engagement with Africa reached new heights, economically and diplomatically.

During nearly 10 years in power, Xi’s trademark Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) saw massive infrastructure projects rolled out across the continent, his government tripled China’s financial commitments at the first Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held under his tenure, and also swayed more African governments to support Beijing’s positions at the United Nations.

With Xi now set to be confirmed for a third term in power at this months’ Communist Party Congress in Beijing, analysts say what happens at the meeting with Xi and other top leaders is closely followed by African governments.

“It matters very greatly and this is because the relationships with Africa … tend to be highly personalized, so if the leader at any one particular time has a personal interest in Africa, depending on how that leader perceives the African continent, you’re going to have very stable and multifaceted relations,” Paul Nantulya, a China expert at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, told VOA.

Under the founder of Communist China, Mao Zedong, China and Africa had a close relationship, especially as Beijing supported liberation movements on the continent. But under his successor Deng Xiaoping, China was more focused on engaging with the West and reforms at home than on relations with Africa, Nantulya said.

“Xi Jinping has taken the China-Africa relationship to the highest level that it’s ever been since the era of Mao Zedong,” he said, adding that with Xi sure to get a third five-year term, and perhaps even stay in power longer, he expects those relations to strengthen even more.

Xi himself is only able to run for a third term this year because he changed the constitution in 2018 to allow for it. Some analysts say he’s setting himself up to be leader for life.

“It could inspire a mood in Africa to further change or manipulate constitutions so that party leaders can remain in office, this has been a trend that we’ve seen unfortunately coming back on the African continent,” said Nantulya.

But other analysts were less convinced that Xi accounts for the direction of China-Africa relations.

“It’s hard to disentangle the impact of one individual from the broad trends of China’s globalization and the shifting demand and absorptive capacity on the African side,” said Deborah Brautigam, head of the China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University.

Cobus van Staden, a China expert at the South African Institute for International Affairs, said Beijing’s engagement with Africa predates Xi and is driven by many actors.

“Xi continuing as the head of the party is significant but it doesn’t, I think, fundamentally change the nature of the engagement itself,” he said.

However, Van Staden noted, Xi has “refined and repackaged” the two regions’ relationship, and he does define the diplomatic tenor of the engagement.

Diplomatically winning over global south

The success of China’s soft power overtures in Africa have been illustrated by how many countries have followed Beijing’s lead when it comes to remaining neutral on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Analysts say China certainly wants nations in the so-called global south in its ideological corner and the U.S. and Europe have been scrambling to play catch-up.

“My view is that Xi’s administration has increasingly created a pro- and anti-China world, where countries divide into those who seek pragmatic relations with China for self-benefit, accept its transactional approach to diplomacy and on the whole care far less about values-issues, and then the other part of the world, largely around the U.S. and its European and other close allies, who of course do believe that values matter,” Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese studies at King’s College London, told VOA.

“China has become less and less interested in relations with the latter group where they involve it lecturing or seeming to speak down to China, and more aware of having a wide network of alternative relationships particularly in the global south where these issues are not part of the mix,” he added.

Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University, said pursuing relationships with such countries will likely remain a foreign policy priority for Beijing.

“Xi is also determined to compete against the West or the democracies, and to do so, his China will need to woo African countries, particularly the autocracies,” Tsang said.

However, he noted, “under Xi, China’s economy is likely to slow down, as his policies have not been helpful to growth. A slowing economy will mean less finance for the BRI and thus less money to be spent to woo African countries.”

Shifts in China’s Africa lending

Amid economic troubles at home and the Chinese Communist Party’s unpopular “zero-COVID” policies, as well as constant allegations of “debt-trap diplomacy” from the West over China’s lending, economists say lending is already down, leaving African markets vulnerable. At the last regional trade forum FOCAC in 2021, Beijing announced $20 million less in funding for the continent – could China be scaling back in Africa?

“China will never turn away from Africa, for political and economic reasons. But for the time being, the old model of infrastructure-driven financing loans appears unsustainable, given China’s own economic shifts,” Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, told VOA.

Already the nature of the engagement is changing, with Beijing moving away from hard infrastructure projects like roads and railways, toward investment in information and communications technology, agriculture, green energy and other areas in Africa.

Another means by which China under Xi continues to increase its soft power on the continent is through promoting its governance and party model to Africa’s politicians, even starting a political party training school in Tanzania this year that some critics are worried could undermine democracies in the region.

“The training of African politicians and officials will continue despite a scaling down of the BRI,” said Tsang.

Source: Voice of America