Open Networking Summit 2014 Gets Underway in Silicon Valley

Open Networking Summit 2014 got underway in Santa Clara, California.  This year's ONS features high-profile keynotes from AT&T, Google, Microsoft and Khosla Ventures. The conference offers sessions on topics such as "Bare Metal Switching & Programming", "SDN for Cellular Networks" and "SDN Deployment Experiences."  It also features over 60 SDN exhibits; a Demo Track with SDN Idol Finalists, and an SDN Solutions Showcase. Two...

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Broadcom Announces OpenFlow Data Plane Abstraction Spec

Broadcom announced its OpenFlow Data Plane Abstraction (OF-DPA) v1.0 specification, software and API -- an openly published implementation of physical switch hardware pipeline abstraction for the Open Networking Foundation's (ONF) OpenFlow 1.3.1 Switch. The OF-DPA v1.0 specification, software and API can be used to implement network virtualization, multi-tenant networks and traffic engineering with higher scale and performance.  The defines...

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NEC Debuts OpenFlow-based Data center Interconnect Solution

NEC announced the commercial release of Version 5.1 of its ProgrammableFlow Networking Suite, which introduces a new OpenFlow-based, software-defined data center interconnect solution – the Unified Network Coordinator (UNC). NEC says its new UNC significantly improves the scalability of the network controller by 10 times over previous ProgrammableFlow controllers. This enables construction and orchestration of virtual networks across multiple...

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Infonetics: SDN Creating Hesitancy in Carrier Routing/Switching Market

SDN is leading the carrier router/switch market into a period of hesitation, according to new report from Infonetics. “Major change is in the air as carriers of all sizes proceed cautiously with router and switch spending, in part because they are trialing SDN (software-defined networking) or just beginning to figure out how to proceed with SDN,” says Michael Howard, principal analyst for carrier networks and co-founder of Infonetics Research....

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ONF Releases Educational Network Tapping Application

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) released an open-source network tapping application built on OpenFlow and designed to serve as an educational resource for programmers. The application was developed with Wiretap Labs, a Silicon Valley-based consultancy specializing in custom development for cloud, security and SDN solutions. of March 2014. It is based on OpenFlow 1.0 and was written to run on an OpenDaylight controller. SampleTap has been tested...

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Brocade Adds Support for OpenFlow 1.3

Brocade is now support OpenFlow 1.3 across its IP portfolio of routing and switching products. OpenFlow 1.3 is a key component of the company's comprehensive SDN strategy and the expansion of OpenFlow support from the Brocade MLXe and CER/CES product families to the Brocade ICX and VDX switch families enables customers to achieve new agility and programmability across the network -- from the data center to the campus to the wide area network (WAN).  The company said OpenFlow 1.3 delivers a richer feature set required for commercial and enterprise...

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HP and NEC Announce SDN Collaboration

HP and NEC agreed to collaborate on joint solutions that leverage software-defined networking (SDN) technology for enterprise customers.  The companies have been partners since 1995 in delivering enterprise IT systems.  With this news, HP and NEC are extending their alliance to encompass network infrastructure solutions. HP and NEC also are working with industry-standards organizations to show continued commitment to a standards-based...

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Rackspace Launches Digital Marketing for Major Brands

Rackspace Hosting launched is launching a new practice focusing on digital marketing infrastructure and application hosting needs. The new Rackspace Digital service delivers expertise to help companies more effectively engage with customers via a website, portal/extranet, mobile app or online store. Rackspace Digital’s dedicated team specializes in support for web content management systems (WCMS), e-commerce solutions and mobile services, while...

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Toshiba and NTT Com Announce Global Cloud Alliance

Toshiba and NTT Communications announced a multifaceted alliance under which Toshiba's data-center and cloud-computing services will be provided to global customers by NTT Com's Enterprise Cloud, a self-manageable, full-layer virtual private cloud reaching 196 countries and a footprint of 150 secure data centers worldwide. Services will be provided in North America and Asia from April, and then expanded to Europe thereafter. Toshiba, which has...

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