* 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: In the first of our two-part series on understanding software-defined networking (SDN) technology strategies, we examine the differences between distributed and centralized SDN ...

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 this week announced broad support for OpenFlow 1.3 across its IP product line to extend SDNs beyond research and academia and into commercial and enterprise networks. Brocade’s new 2x100G ...

Software-defined networks seem to be everywhere. In fact, according to internet legends, all the hyperscale service providers are already using SDN, or they will be soon. Vendors have jumped on the ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...