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SDN vs NFV: what’s the difference?

And while both promise to reduce the cost, complexity and rigid nature of networking, there appears to be some confusion about the differences ... SDN will vary according to each network and the use ... read more

Extreme Networks Chooses OpenDaylight Controller for SDN Platform

Extreme Networks vs. the Competition ... Networks SDN platform will support the OpenStack cloud-based platform for northbound communication via the OpenDaylight controller. This southbound/northbound ... read more

SDN Definitions

SD-WAN vs. MPLS: The Pros and Cons of Both Technologies ... hardware and making the network more elastic. What is the Difference Between SD-WAN and iWAN? SD-WAN is a specific application of SDN that ... read more

In Cloud Infrastructure, It’s Open vs. Proprietary All Over Again

SDN and all the rest, it is somewhat incongruous that decisions regarding physical layer infrastructure should fall into two primary camps: proprietary vs. commodity. These two approaches have been ... read more

Brocade Wants to Be Red Hat of OpenDaylight

DÜSSELDORF -- SDN & OpenFlow World Congress -- Brocade wants to have the same ... Then check out the agenda for OSS in the Era of SDN & NFV: Evolution vs Revolution, November 6, at the Thistle Marble ... read more

Myth-busting: ACI or NSX, which is the Real SDN Leader?

This is especially true when discussing SDN, where both the technology and the market have ... In this first episode, Frank and I discuss the differences between Cisco’s ACI and VMware’s NSX. Frank is ... read more

Avaya sends SDN to the network edge for distributed environments

Networking and telecommunications supplier Avaya has unveiled a number of enhancements to its software-defined networking (SDN) portfolio, Fabric Connect, extending the potential benefits of SDN all ... read more

What's The Difference Between SDN and NFV?

There is some confusion surrounding the use of the term “SDN”. In the early stages of the discussion, SDN was used synonymously with OpenFlow, a new standard ... deployment of virtual functions on an ... read more

Open Source Definitions

Groups like the OpenDaylight Project and the Open Networking Foundation have been instrumental in creating open source projects and products, such as OpenFlow and open source SDN ... Containers vs VMs ... read more