OpenFlow 2.0 doesn't formally exist yet, but one possible shape of the protocol — a more flexible take on packet switching — is starting to form.. A research paper outlines the idea and sums ...

In an OpenFlow network, the various control plane functions of an L2 switch — Spanning Tree Protocol, MAC address learning, etc. — are determined by server software rather than switch firmware.

Software-defined networking (SDN) established a foothold in cloud computing, intent-based networking, and network security, with Cisco, VMware, Juniper and others leading the charge.

For the last two years, Google has been quietly building out one of the most advanced computer networks known to geeks—using a protocol that is poised to disrupt the $100 billion global computer ...

Nicira CTO Martin Casado, who created the popular OpenFlow protocol, says virtual switches are a better tool for network automation and programmability.

With OpenFlow, they will have direct and transparent programmatic control over subscriber traffic flows, and also be able to leverage a new generation of low-cost, commodity network infrastructure.

Extreme’s bringing OpenFlow into its line of Ethernet switches will enable businesses creating OpenFlow-based networking infrastructures with such controllers as those from NEC and BigSwitch to ...

Some say OpenFlow and software-defined networking are more useful to huge data center-driven companies and network operators than to the enterprise. Topics Spotlight: Advancing IT Leadership; ...

HP has updated the software on 16 of its switches to support OpenFlow, a software-defined networking technology that could improve networking operations and resiliency in enterprise networks ...