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Cisco pushing own open SDN protocol, alternative to OpenFlow - DCD - DatacenterDynamics

Cisco unveiled its own open protocol for software defined networking (SDN) that is alternative to OpenFlow, an already popular standard among SDN vendors. The networking giant has convinced a number ... read more

iTWire - OpenFlow, SDN, and Brocade

Brocade ‘Solutioneer’ Peter Moyer has more than 15 years’ experience with IP and MPLS networking. He has Cisco CCIE#3286 and Juniper JNCIE #2 certific... iTWire - OpenFlow, SDN, and Brocade ... read more

Optical OpenFlow Won't Be So Easy - SDxCentral

OpenFlow 1.4 starts opening the protocol to the optical network, but the photonic layer is trickier than at the packet layer. OFC highlighted some of the challenges. Meanwhile, the ... read more

VMware’s Nicira Emphasizing Virtual Switches Over OpenFlow for SDN - eWeek

Nicira CTO Martin Casado, who created the popular OpenFlow protocol, says virtual switches are a better tool for network automation and programmability. read more

OpenFlow Supports IPv6 Flows - Network World

An OpenFlow 1.2 compliant switch could match on IP protocol number (Ethernet type 0x86dd = IPv6), IPv6 source/destination address, traffic class, flow label, and ICMPv6 types/codes. read more

Pica8 Extends SDN Leadership with the First OpenFlow 1.5 Implementation for White Box Switching - Business Wire

With PicOS 2.8, integrators, carriers, and CSPs can build SDN solutions using standard protocols and methodologies, drastically reducing the time required for customization and time to market. read more

OpenFlow 2.0 Could Bring New Flexibility to Switches

OpenFlow 2.0 doesn't exist yet, but Nick McKeown, Jennifer Rexford, and other researchers have crafted their vision of what it could be. It involves even more flexible switches that March 04, 2014 ... read more

OpenFlow not the only path to network revolution - InfoWorld

APIs and messaging protocols, including some that are standards, can let users build software-defined networks today. The key issue, though, is that not everyone implements the same ones or ... read more

Five reasons you can’t ignore SDN - IT-Online

Software-defined networking (SDN) is set to be one of the most disruptive developments in IT, yet most businesses lack awareness as to its implications. Shiraaz Singh, head of Networking Solutions at ... read more

Cisco pushing own open SDN protocol, alternative to OpenFlow

Cisco unveiled its own open protocol for software defined networking (SDN) that is alternative to OpenFlow, an already popular standard among SDN vendors. The networking giant has convinced a number ... read more

OpenFlow not the only path to network revolution - InfoWorld

Will OpenFlow get us all on the same path to SDN nirvana? ... APIs and messaging protocols, including some that are standards, can let users build software-defined networks today. read more