* OpenFlow enables Ethernet network controllers to determine the path of network packets across a network of switches via software (SDN), not hardware. It is a standard supported by major switch ...

The future of networking will be defined by software. That was the overriding theme after the first day of the inaugural Open Networking Summit, a conference dedicated to software-defined networking ...

Cisco’s OpFlex protocol is intended to maintain control intelligence in the network infrastructure itself instead of centralizing it in a separate controller, which is the essence of the OpenFlow ...

Over the past couple of years, software-defined networking (SDN) has emerged as a strong alternative to traditional networking approaches in the areas of WAN, data center networks, and network overlay ...

The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. Trying to negotiate SDN-enabled hardware today is not an easy thing to do. This is primarily due to ...

Aim of the OpenFlow-enabled SDN is to cultivate an ecosystem of developers to write apps for a programmable, nationwide service delivery network Ciena this week said it is partnering with a handful of ...

Are We Now In The Post-OpenFlow SDN Wave? It feels like that even OpenFlow could play a role in SDN (as also OpenDaylight seems to support it) when either more custom ASICs (likely) or more scalable ...

If you have been following the rise of software-defined networking (SDN) recently as it makes its way into the thinking of enterprises the world over, it is likely you will have come across OpenFlow.

Brocade ‘Solutioneer’ Peter Moyer has more than 15 years’ experience with IP and MPLS networking. He has Cisco CCIE#3286 and Juniper JNCIE #2 certifications and can speak geek – most of the time. For ...