Palo Alto, Ca. – Big Switch Networks–formed to speed implementation of the new OpenFlow software-defined networking architecture in nextgen cloud architecture servers, routers, and switches–has just ...

OpenFlow allows network administrators to build software-defined networks optimized for specific applications and services. It also provides a flexible and convenient way to dynamically re-architect ...

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, has ...

Frequently asked questions about the OpenFlow protocol and its potential. What is OpenFlow? OpenFlow is a programmable network protocol designed to manage and direct traffic among routers and switches ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Big Switch Networks officials are preparing an open-source ...

HP has released updates to let 16 of its switches support OpenFlow software-defined networking technology, which could eventually allow businesses to reconfigure their networks more easily and provide ...

OpenFlow 2.0 doesn't formally exist yet, but one possible shape of the protocol — a more flexible take on packet switching — is starting to form. A research paper outlines the idea and sums it up ...

As I look over the research being presented at the Sigcomm HotSDN workshop this week, I am amazed at the activity the software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, and specifically, ...

As next generation networking moves into cloud-centric era, breaking the rigid hierarchy and closeness of the current networks are the keys to enable innovations for network applications; Software ...

Interop 2011 could have been called The OpenFlow Show. Vendors were hawking OpenFlow switches and controllers, and a lab demonstration on the show floor displayed the traffic management technique and ...