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{% block title %}Networking | Ubuntu for the Internet of Things{% endblock %}

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  Build SmartNICs on Ubuntu Core to enable SDN and NFV, accelerated switching and packet processing, as well as distributed storage in data center networks.
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  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWlkTkGvul-ek4P1cR9pyNvyJsh5WtpOkChvk0igzVQ/edit#
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        <h1>Software-Defined Networking with SmartNICs</h1>
        <h2 class="p-heading--4">Build secure SmartNICs and operate them at scale on Ubuntu.</h2>
        <p>
          SmartNICs allow to free up CPU capacity in data centers by offloading workloads from servers to network. Innovative data center architectures that leverage SmartNICs benefit from enhanced security at the edge of the server. Containerisation and efficient bare-metal operations are key to integrate SmartNICs in the data center. Snaps enable SDN and NFV, thereby ushering the way to accelerated switching and packet processing, as well as distributed storage across data center networks. MAAS makes bare-metal operations programmable. Canonical offers distinctive technologies to empower the smart networking pioniers.
        </p>

        <p>
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             href="/internet-of-things/contact-us?product=networking"
             onclick="dataLayer.push({'event' : 'GAEvent', 'eventCategory' : 'Internal Link', 'eventAction' : 'Contact us', 'eventLabel' : 'Networking - Top CTA' });"
            >Tell us more about your project</a>
        </p>
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  </section>

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      <h2>Security for programmable networks</h2>
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        <h3>Distributed storage encryption</h3>
        <p>The security of distributed storage on SmartNICs is reinforced with Ubuntu Core's full disk encryption feature.</p>
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      <div class="col-4 p-divider__block">
        <h3>
          Network function&nbsp;
          <br />
          integrity
        </h3>
        <p>Network functions contained into snaps are isolated and untamperable to guarantee network integrity.</p>
      </div>
      <div class="col-4 p-divider__block">
        <h3>Security updates for the control plane</h3>
        <p>
          Network control layer workloads offloaded to SmartNICs are continuously updated and patched for security for up to 15 years.
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="u-fixed-width">
      <a href="https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/356125/why-ubuntu-core-is-the-most-secure-choice-for-iot">Find out more about security</a>
    </div>
  </section>

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        <h2>Automated bare-metal operations at scale</h2>
        <p>
          Operating SmartNICs at scale in a complex data center architecture can be tedious. However, MAAS automatises zero-touch provisioning and remote operations of bare-metal. With MAAS your innovative SmartNIC-enhanced data center architecture will be managed by code.
        </p>

        <p>
          <a href="https://maas.io/">Learn more about MAAS</a>
        </p>
      </div>

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        <h2>Networking innovation, software-driven</h2>
      </div>

      <div class="col-5">
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          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Easy deployment of new networking features</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">An app store for edge network functions</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Networking hardware commodification</li>
        </ul>
      </div>

      <div class="col-5">
        <ul class="p-list u-no-margin--bottom">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Ecosystems for datacenter software vendors</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">NFV as a service</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Lower development cost</li>
        </ul>
      </div>

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    </div>

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      <div class="col-6">
        <h2>Easy network programmability</h2>
        <p>
          Snaps package network functions with runtime and dependencies into application containers. As a consequence, single network functions become modular, easy to reuse, and portable across various SmarNICs. Runtime isolation makes it possible to use a broad range of programming languages to develop smart networking applications, with a positive impact on development costs and time to market.
        </p>

        <p>
          <a href="https://snapcraft.io/">Learn more about snaps</a>
        </p>
      </div>

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        <h2>A marketplace for VNFs</h2>
        <p>
          The snap store provides a platform for cloud service providers, telecommunication companies, ISVs and SmartNIC vendors to build an ecosystem for intelligent networking.
        </p>

        <p>
          <a href="https://snapcraft.io/store">Learn more about the snap store</a>
        </p>
      </div>

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  </section>

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      <h2>Low CAPEX for ambitious R&D</h2>
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        <h3>No upfront cost</h3>
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        <ul class="p-list">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Open source</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Board images free to download</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Key snaps at no cost in snap store</li>
        </ul>
      </div>

      <div class="col-6 p-card">
        <h3>Rapid prototyping</h3>
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        <ul class="p-list">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">On PC workstations</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">On popular development SoCs</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">On leading SmartNIC platforms</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
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        <h3>Software development decoupled from hardware</h3>
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          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Early investment in costly networking hardware not necessary</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Full hardware abstraction</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Development focus on software</li>
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        <h3>Board enablement</h3>
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          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Custom enablement for any hardware</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Kernel customisation</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Real-time enablement</li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Time sensitive networking implementation</li>
        </ul>
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  </section>

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        <h2>Build and operate programmable NICs on Ubuntu</h2>
        <p>Let us know what you are creating, we can help.</p>

        <p>
          <a href="/internet-of-things/contact-us?product=networking"
             class="p-button--positive js-invoke-modal">Get in touch</a>
        </p>
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