Google, an early backer of software-defined networking and OpenFlow, shared some details at the recent Open Networking Summit about how the company is using the technology to link 12 worldwide data ...

HP has released updates to let 16 of its switches support OpenFlow software-defined networking technology, which could eventually allow businesses to reconfigure their networks more easily and provide ...

The ZX1200-SDN implements the OpenFlow 1.3/1.4 specifications in a unique hardware platform that combines a powerful Intel ® compute environment with a Broadcom ® based switching environment. The ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. OpenFlow, the exciting new ...

Pica8 is announcing OpenFlow 1.4 support today, giving the switch-software vendor some bragging rights in time for the next OpenFlow plugest, to be held in Beijing in May. The industry is still ...

Software defined networking (SDN) has evolved from the slick new technology only a network geek could love to a key pillar in new strategies designed to simplify and automate network configuration and ...

Can you program a network of multivendor switches and routers, all running different operating systems, command line interfaces and configuration routines, to work in concert when it comes to managing ...

The promise of bringing software-defined networking (SDN) to optical networks was a big topic at OFC this week, but you didn't have to dive down far to see how difficult that task is going to be.

IP Infusion is a pioneer in SDN with more than a decade of experience developing software-based routing and switching solutions. IP Infusion's ZebOS Control Plane — a core component of the ZebOS ...

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A new technology for tackling networking problems was given a commercial boost on Tuesday, when startup Big Switch Networks pushed out a major software-defined networking product suite. The Open ...

Chip maker Broadcom has announced a new specification along with software and APIs to improve the performance of OpenFlow switches and to make it easier for hardware vendors to build products.