#ONS015 -- Open Networking Can Address Complexity

The big challenge is solving network complexity, says Ram Appalaraju, Executive Advisor to ONS. It's come to the point where we need the entire community to put its weight behind open source projects.  There are several open networking initiatives at play here.  The minimum bar is extracting the control plane from the data traffic, but beyond that customers are expecting very high scalability, high throughput etc. http://open...

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Cisco Advances its Application Centric Infrastructure

Cisco is rolling out a number of new Software-defined Networking (SDN) capabilities, including a major new software release for its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), new automation APIs for hyperscale data centers, and new Nexus data center switches. Cisco's pitch is that ACI provides a fully integrated SDN approach with a focus on security, centralized management, compliance, and an ability to scale quickly. The company is also working to...

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IBM Backs Apache Spark for Cloud Data Processing

IBM is putting its weight behind Apache Spark, which is an open source engine for large-scale data processing and compatible with Hadoop data. Apache Spark can run in Hadoop clusters through YARN or Spark's standalone mode, and it can process data in HDFS, HBase, Cassandra, Hive, and any Hadoop InputFormat. It is designed to perform both batch processing (similar to MapReduce) and new workloads like streaming, interactive queries, and machine learning. IBM...

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Brocade Intros SDN Flow Optimizer App

Brocade introduced a new FLOW OPTIMIZER application and new SDN capabilities for its MLX SERIES routers. The Brocade Flow Optimizer is designed to adapt the network based on anomalous traffic patterns and behaviors. The goal is to enable service providers and enterprises to gain proactive insight into their network traffic, mitigate network attacks, and eliminate network congestion, in order to improve the end user experience. The SDN application...

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O2 UK Picks Ciena for Nationwide Network

O2, the commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited, is deploying Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions in anew backbone network that will connect major UK cities, including London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Liverpool.  The network will enable O2 to deliver web-scale services to support massive growth in data center and network virtualization demands. Financial terms were not disclosed. O's new network will be powered by Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical...

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ADVA Launches NFV Demarcation Products

ADVA Optical Networking introduced its FSP 150-GE110Pro Series, multi-layer, service demarcation solution for NFV-based services. The ADVA FSP 150-GE110Pro Series, which is currently in trials, enables network operators to offer multi-service access by combining the demarcation of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and IP services in one network element. For security, the box leverages the company's ConnectGuard Ethernet technology. ADVA said it developed the...

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