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.

Alcatel-Lucent has finally started to support two key technologies for creating software defined networks in its switches. The company said Tuesday that its stackable OmniSwitch 6900 Layer 2/3 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Spirent Communications, the leader in networks, devices and services testing and Luxoft, a provider of software development solutions and services, announced the industry’s first open and extensible ...