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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.
NEW YORK — Continuing its push to virtualize all aspects of the data center, VMware Inc. is acquiring software-defined networking firm Nicira for US$1.26 billion, the companies announced Monday.
Openflow, which gets its extensibility and observability features from NiFi, works by ingesting, transforming, and persisting data to Snowflake tables, from where it can be used for AI and analytics.
Coincidentally, we came across a new controller/OpenFlow framework called FlowER (yes, seriously). It was presented at an Erlang conference a few weeks ago.
Will Cisco position the upcoming Nexus 9000 as the foundation for its proprietary Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric? Or as a cost-effective 40G platform for OpenFlow software-defined ...
Pica8, Inc., the leader in open networking for software defined networks (SDN), today announced that The Quilt, the national coalition of advanced regional research and education (R&E) networks ...
New features Openflow's ability to operate across all of an organization's data streams -- "interoperability," in tech parlance -- opens the door to some powerful benefits, the company said.
While Cisco had been hedging its OpenFlow bets, it has since jumped in with both feet by creating Insieme. CEO John Chambers last week said Cisco has invested $100 million in the venture, with the ...
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 ...
SDN trends and OpenFlow Innovation by Spirent Communications, Big Switch Networks and Dell. The Future of Software Defined Networking with presenters from Cisco, Big Switch Networks, Lyatiss and Dell.