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Neela Jacques, Executive Director of OpenDaylight, discusses collaboration with the Open Networking Foundation, ETSI and others in developing solutions for software defined networ...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
OpenDaylight Project Delivers Hydrogen Sourcecode for SDN
The OpenDaylight Project officially released its "Hydrogen" software for enabling software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV). The Hydrogen release contains over a million lines of code, with contributions from 154 people.
Three versions of Hydrogen are available:
Base Edition
Controller: A modular, extensible, scalable and multi-protocol SDN controller based on OSGi.
OpenFlow Plugin: Integration...
NEC Contributes Network Virtualization to OpenDaylight Hydrogen
NEC has contributed its Virtual Tenant Network (VTN) source code to the OpenDaylight Project's “Hydrogen” release, which was revealed at the first annual OpenDaylight Summit in Santa Clara.
The VTN, introduced by NEC at the July 2013 HackFest, consists of a set of technology components that provide a multi-tenant virtual network through the OpenDaylight controller.
The VTN provides an abstraction that enables the complete separation of the network’s...
IBM Debuts OpenDayLight Unified Network Controller
IBM introduced a new unified network controller based on OpenDaylight technology.
The new IBM Software Defined Network for Virtual Environments (SDN VE), which is built using open source components and interfaces, can automate and speed up the process of setting up such networks. It also includes support for OpenStack, which enables organizations to integrate their SDNs into private and public clouds. The SDN VE consists of the unified controller,...
Ericsson Launches OpenDaylight Lab
Ericsson announced an OpenDaylight Lab aimed at helping SDN developers to integrate, test and verify their applications in an OpenDaylight ecosystem. The lab at Ericsson's campus in San Jose, California, will accelerate the availability of SDN applications from developers.
The lab will provide an OpenDaylight network environment open to all SDN developers based on an agreed schedule.
"Network programmability and interoperability are two key goals...
Google and Cisco Sign Patent Cross-Licensing Deal
Cisco and Google announced a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering a broad range of products and technologies.
"Our agreement with Cisco will reduce the potential for litigation, letting us focus instead on building great new products," said Allen Lo, Google's Deputy General Counsel for Patents. "We're pleased to enter into this cross-license, and we welcome discussions with any company interested in a similar arrangement."
"In...
Mellanox Releases Ethernet Switch API
Mellanox Technologies released its Ethernet Switch Software Development Kit (SDK) Application Programming Interface (API) with full Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality as an Open Source software platform. The Open SDK API code and documentation can be downloaded for free.
Mellanox describes its release of the API as a continued step in the Open Ethernet initiative and works in conjunction with Open Compute Project (OCP). The Open SDK API enables...
AT&T Names Chief Medical Advisor to Support Health IT Initiative
AT&T has appointed Dr. Eric Topol as its Chief Medical Advisor to oversee the design, development and delivery of AT&T's healthcare IT solutions.
Dr. Topol is a premier cardiologist, geneticist and researcher, and will continue in his position as the Chief Academic Officer at Scripps Health. He is author of the best-selling book The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care and editor-in-chief...
Verizon Wireless Customers Chewed Through 1.9TB in Stadium at Super Bowl
Verizon Wireless customers generated an unprecedented 1.9 TB of data usage over the company's wireless network during Super Bowl XLVIII.
During the game, Verizon Wireless said it handled more than 800 percent more data connections than during the busiest hour at last year's Super Bowl in New Orleans. In fact, during the halftime show with Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Verizon Wireless customers shattered records, using more data...
Procera Networks Introduces Service Plan Assurance
Procera Networks announced "Service Plan Assurance," enabling fixed and mobile operators to provide individual subscribers with real-time and historical score cards detailing application performance and traffic management impact.
This solution demonstrates to subscribers that they are getting the performance and quality of experience that the network operators are promising, making any network management policies enforced in the network transparent...
Brocade Hires Tom Nadeau from Juniper
Brocade announced the appointment of Tom Nadeau to the position of Distinguished Engineer.
Previously, Nadeau served as a Distinguished Engineer at Juniper, where he was heavily involved in the company's SDN and NFV efforts. He has held similar roles at CA Technologies, Cisco and others.
Brocade said Nadeau will play a key role in advancing the company's open source SDN and NFV strategy and involvement, specifically related to the OpenDaylight...
Range Networks Expands its Executive Team
Range Networks, a start-up developing open source cellular systems, followed-up on its recent appointment of Ed Kozel as CEO, with the announcement of further members of its team:
Pedro Rump, vice president of engineering – Rump began his 30-year career at ROLM Corporation and has served as VP of engineering at four early stage cellular equipment and IP telephony companies, most recently as senior vice president of engineering and operations at ShoreTel.
Bob Fultz, vice president of products – A former VP of engineering at Aeris Communications...
