OpenFlow是一种新型网络协议，起源于斯坦福大学的Clean Slate项目组。OpenFlow提出的出发点是由于研究人员无法改变现有网络设备进行创新网络架构和协议的研究和实验，而这些新的网络创新思想恰恰需要在实际的网络上才能更好地验证。斯坦福大学因此提出了控制 ...

近日，“中国首批OpenFlow v1.3产品认证颁授仪式”在中国未来网络发展与创新论坛上成功举办，ONF执行主席Dan Pitt、天地互连-全球SDN测试认证中心主任李震向华为（Huawei）、中兴（ZTE）、华三通信（H3C）、神州数码网络（DCN）四家厂商代表颁发了“OpenFlow v1.3协议 ...

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 ...

Over the past couple of years, software defined networking (SDN) has emerged as a strong alternative for IT operations in the areas of WAN, data center and overlay solutions. The primary benefit ...

The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. Trying to negotiate SDN-enabled hardware today is not an easy thing to do. This is primarily due to ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. OpenFlow, the exciting new ...

Context is everything. In our next column, we’ll resume the discussion of the details behind the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture. Here, with the recent Open Networking Summit, and ...

On the heels of my post about Cumulous Networks last week, I had a chance to chat with Stu Bailey, founder and CTO of Infoblox, about the future of networking, and specifically OpenFlow. Stu is ...

What is OpenFlow? OpenFlow is a programmable network protocol designed to manage and direct traffic among routers and switches from various vendors. It separates the programming of routers and ...

Data is the fuel behind the AI revolution -- the foundational building block for the new technological world order. But data is immaterial, difficult to organize, and subject to an ever-growing ...