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Software-Defined Networking

Articles published in November 2012
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17 published in november 2012

Cisco Pledges SDN Openness With Cariden


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
November 30, 2012 : Laugh if you will, but Cisco insists it's been 'open' about SDN and will stay that way after its latest acquisition

Optical SDN Gets a Test Run


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 29, 2012 : The proposed Open Transport Switch gets a trial run from Infinera and ESnet, bringing software-defined networking to the optical layer

Cisco to Spend $141M for More SDN Help


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 29, 2012 : The acquisition of a 12-year-old, profitable software company gives Cisco more IP and optical management tools that could boost its software-defined networking strategy

Alcatel-Lucent Takes SDN to the Enterprise


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
November 27, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent wants to take software-defined networking deep into the enterprise, with a plan that would stretch all the way to the user

Optical Transport Gets an SDN Idea


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (10)
November 21, 2012 : An early proposal suggests how to standardize a connection between software-defined networking and the optical layer

Cohere Founder Envisions a 'Distributed' CMTS


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
November 20, 2012 : A patent awarded to Shlomo Rakib sheds some light on his radical cable access architecture, which appears to include some SDN wrinkles

Why Cisco Wants Meraki's Wi-Fi Smarts


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
November 19, 2012 : Cisco wants to add virtualized management capabilities to Wi-Fi networks with the acquisition of Meraki

Contrail Wants to Be an SDN 'Compiler'


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
November 16, 2012 : The programmability associated with software-defined networking needs a push, reasons one group of Juniper/Cisco vets

Extreme's 100G Packs a Cloud Trick


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November 13, 2012 : Tired of 100G? Good. The really interesting part about Extreme Networks' new blade might be in the memory chips

Big Switch Girds for SDN Battle


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 13, 2012 : The OpenFlow startup is taking on VMware and Cisco with what it says is a more open approach to software-defined networking
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PC Telcom Picks Entone


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November 29, 2012 : Infinera and ESnet announce first successful demonstration of SDN open transport switch

Cisco to Acquire Cariden


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November 29, 2012 : This acquisition further strengthens Cisco's ability to lead the evolution in service provider networking

Vyatta Added to AWS Market


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November 27, 2012 : Vyatta software-based networking, security solution now available on AWS marketplace

Great Plains Deploys Cyan SDN


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November 27, 2012 : Great Plains Communications deploys 40-channel Cyan backbone connecting Omaha with Denver

Aricent Adds OpenFlow


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November 27, 2012 : Aricent adds OpenFlow to its wireline communications portfolio to support network evolution

R&E Network Picks Pica8 and OpenFlow


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November 19, 2012 : National Education Consortium selects Pica8 switches for OpenFlow-driven, software defined networking research projects

Extreme Boosts 100G Density


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November 13, 2012 : Extreme Networks announced new 100GbE and 40 GbE modules for its Open Fabric switch, the BlackDiamond® X8

Huawei Unveils SDN Controller Prototype


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November 13, 2012 : Huawei announces the SDN controller prototype for transport networks

Calient Adds OpenFlow Support


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November 13, 2012 : Calient Technologies adds OpenFlow support to S320 optical circuit switch for data center applications

Big Switch Ships Open SDN Product Suite


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November 13, 2012 : Big Switch Networks ships first open software-defined networking product suite to accelerate network transformation
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MRV: Layer Convergence in Access Networks


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November 30, 2012 : Zeev Draer, VP of strategic marketing at MRV, discusses how convergence of layers and monetization of services drive networking for service providers and how real estate issues are creating the need for efficient optical and packet platforms

Putting OpenFlow to the Test


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November 27, 2012 : Toshal Dudhwala, product manager at Ixia, talks about the some of the initial OpenFlow/SDN applications in the networks, testing requirements and Ixia OpenFlow test solution

Built for Speed!


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November 26, 2012 : In the Ethernet world, it's about customer experience. Speed is the key to success; with focus on service delivery, agility and assurance working in concert. John Hawkins of Ciena shares his insights on what it takes to win in today's market

SDN & the Commodity Question


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
November 14, 2012 : 6:00 PM Software-defined networking won't eradicate Cisco or Juniper. At least not right away

Should Hardware Vendors Fear SDN?


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November 14, 2012 : Software defined networking presents some challenges for hardware vendors. We've discussed SDN's impact with execs from Contrail Systems, Extreme Networks, vArmour, Embrane and HP

Ethernet Expo 2012: Sidera's Bandwidth Boom


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November 12, 2012 : Glenn Calafati, vice president of product development at Sidera Networks, talks about the drivers for network investment, the move towards 1 Tbit/s, and the need for greater clarity on carrier-grade SDN

Ethernet Expo 2012: Level 3's Paul Savill


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November 9, 2012 : Paul Savill says NIDs have improved off-net Ethernet performance and service delivery on Level 3's network.

Ethernet Expo 2012: SDN Is Nothing New at NTT


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November 8, 2012 : Doug Junkins, CTO of NTT America, reveals how SDN shortens the time it will take NTT to bring new services to market during his keynote

Ethernet Expo 2012: NTT Wants SDN Standards


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November 7, 2012 : At Ethernet Expo, NTT America CTO Doug Junkins talks about his company's leap into software-defined networking (SDN) and explains why more standards are needed for SDN-based service management

Ethernet Expo 2012: AT&T on SDN


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November 7, 2012 : At Ethernet Expo in New York, AT&T's Margaret Chiosi talks about SDN, virtualization, elastic Ethernet, 100G and Modern Family