Results tagged "Big Switch Networks"
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SDN Is Not a Technology, It's A Use Case
August 07, 2013 12:55 PM
Software defined networking is not a discrete technology, but rather a set of use cases that require a variety of technologies to meet customer needs.SDN: From Slideware to Software in 2013?
January 10, 2013 07:53 PM
2013 should be the year SDN transitions from an over-hyped R&D project to an actual product category. At same time, the market will split into several distinct architectural approaches.Plexxi Cuts a New Path to SDN
December 05, 2012 04:09 PM
Plexxi, an SDN startup, launches a custom switch and controller to enable software-defined networking for enterprises and cloud providers. Unlike other controller architectures, Plexxi doesn’t rely on OpenFlow. Its secret weapon? An optical interconnect.SDN Is Business, OpenFlow Is Technology
November 15, 2012 06:14 PM
Software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow aren’t the same thing. We’ll clarify the technical differences and discuss a more important distinction: SDN emphasizes applications that drive network usability and business requirements, while OpenFlow is a technology to link an SDN controller and network devices.Extreme Networks' 40 GbE, 100 GbE Switch Modules Target Data Centers
November 15, 2012 02:05 PM
Extreme also opens up its OS to support OpenFlow 1.0 and OpenStack to enable more flexible network architectures.Big Switch's OpenFlow Controller Guns for SDN Leadership
November 13, 2012 11:57 AM
Big Switch Networks, an ambitious start up in software-defined networking (SDN), has launched a new controller and a pair of networking applications that have the potential to drive OpenFlow-based networks into the mainstream.Dell Readies 40GbE Virtual Network Switch
April 25, 2012 11:00 AM
At next month's Interop Las Vegas 2012 networking convention, Dell will make a number of product announcements, including its first 40-Gbit Ethernet (GbE)-enabled blade server switch. This will be the centerpiece of its Virtual Network Architecture (VNA) portfolio of products for virtualizing, automating and orchestrating networking functions in its version of software-defined networking (SDN).Verizon, Partners Push OpenFlow, SDN
April 18, 2012 09:00 AM
The telecommunications giant Verizon has joined with other top technology partners to collaborate on a software-defined networking (SDN) demonstration that is based on the OpenFlow protocol. The news of the collaboration was made at an Open Networking Summit being held this week in Silicon Valley.Big Switch Unveils 'Open' SDN Architecture
March 20, 2012 11:00 AM
Big Switch Networks, which is considered an early leader in the push for software-defined networking (SDN) based on the Open Flow protocol, is putting its own stake in the ground, declaring its commitment to open standards in developing new technology to bring virtualization to networking environments. This week, to mark its second anniversary, the company announced its Open SDN (a trademarked term) architecture based on 'three pillars' of open standards, open APIs and open source.OpenFlow Nascent But Making Solid Progress
March 12, 2012 09:00 AM
The OpenFlow protocol for enabling software-defined networking has made progress, but to analyst Rohit Mehra, it’s still more of a concept than a reality. At last week's IDC Directions 2012 conference in San Jose, Calif., he tried to put the buzz about OpenFlow in perspective.1 | 2 | Next Page »
