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Results tagged "OpenFlow"

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Inside Google's Software-Defined Network

May 14, 2013 02:54 PM
Google shared details on its production use of OpenFlow in its SDN network at this spring's Open Networking Summit.

Brocade Announces New Hardware, Software for Data Center Strategy

May 01, 2013 04:50 PM
Brocade is releasing new hardware and software to support its On-Demand Data Center strategy, which aims to help customers build a more agile, scalable data center for the virtualization age.

How To Set Up Floodlight and Test OpenFlow Rules

April 09, 2013 12:50 PM
Floodlight is an open source controller for SDN. Here’s how to set it up to use with OpenFlow-enabled switches for testing and development.

OpenFlow Test Deployment Options

April 08, 2013 12:54 PM
OpenFlow can be introduced into production networks in several ways. I’ll look at two options for deploying OpenFlow that network engineers can use to test the protocol and get their feet wet with SDN.

How APIs Transform Data Center Management

March 26, 2013 11:52 AM
APIs are helping to usher in new mechanisms for making data center management more automated and scalable. They’re also key to network virtualization and private clouds.

Will SDN Kill TRILL?

February 26, 2013 10:53 AM
Layer 2 multipathing standards such as TRILL and SPB may seem redundant in an SDN world. But these standards still have a role to play while we wait to see how the SDN market matures.

F5 Acquires SDN Startup LineRate Systems

February 12, 2013 12:06 PM
News roundup: F5's LineRate Systems acquisition targets data center programmability, scalability; Dell launches a new switch and rolls out OpenFlow support; CA simplifies IAM offerings; Veeam offers VM backup up to 15 cloud providers.

Cisco's ONE Controller Debuts; Targets SDN

February 04, 2013 02:46 PM
Cisco's SDN architecture gets its keystone with the launch of the Cisco ONE Controller, a software package that supports OpenFlow and its own onePK APIs. Cisco also announced support for hybrid clouds with its Nexus 1000V product and the Nexus 6000, a new data center switch.

New OpenFlow Controller, Virtual Switch Debut from NEC

January 22, 2013 09:22 PM
As SDN technology evolves, NEC has launched a new version of its OpenFlow controller that supports IPv6 and OpenStack. NEC has also released a virtual switch to support OpenFlow in Hyper-V environments.

Juniper's SDN Strategy Looks Beyond OpenFlow

January 15, 2013 09:41 PM
Juniper gets SDN religion, but as the company outlined its tenets, it's clear Juniper doesn't hew to the OpenFlow orthodoxy.

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