SDN / SD-WAN / SD-Access
Latest News
23-08-2022: The human challenges of NFV. [Packet Pushers]
28-07-2022: Is it time to cut reliance on legacy networks? [Network Computing]
19-05-2022: Is OpenFlow still kicking? [ipSpace]
21-05-2020: SDN -- is it still a thing? [Tony B YouTube]
04-05-2020: How to have a visionary SD-WAN strategy. [Network Computing]
10-03-2020: Is SD-WAN 2.0 right around the corner? [No Jitter]
Latest Articles
SD-WAN backend architecture. [ipSpace]
SDN controller taxonomy. [ipSpace]
The three key factors for a successful SD-WAN project. [Packet Pushers]
SD-WAN config is not mystical. [Packet Pushers]
WAN automation – why SD-WAN is only step one. [Network Computing]
SD-WAN -- a service provider perspective. [ipSpace]
A DIY SD-WAN guide -- 4 steps to get you going. [No Jitter]
SD-WAN scalability challenges. [ipSpace]
Fast Failover in SD-WAN networks. [ipSpace]
SD-WAN deployment -- how to avoid a critical mistake. [No Jitter]
Older News
23-12-2019: SD-WAN evolves to solve different use cases. [Network Computing]
21-10-2019: SD-WAN vendor landscape. [ipSpace]
15-10-2019: SD-WAN vs. MPLS: MPLS isn't going anywhere anytime soon. [Network Computing]
28-06-2019: Survey examines WAN transformation and SD-WAN’s impact. [Network Computing]
19-06-2019: Real-life SD-WAN experience. [ipSpace]
06-03-2019: Sampling the many flavors of SD-WAN. [No Jitter]
05-02-2019: SDN ate my hamster. [Lost In Transit]
14-01-2019: Cisco SD-WAN: on-ramp to the cloud. [Network Phil]
17-12-2018: SD-WAN can reduce WAN costs by half. [No Jitter]
30-07-2018: SD-WAN evolution. [Russ White] [CIMI Corp]
17-07-2018: Is everyone missing the SD-WAN boat? [Russ White] [CIMI Corp]
28-06-2018: A successor to OpenFlow? [Russ White] [ECI Telecom]
26-06-2018: Can SD-WANs replace existing WANs? [DC Journal]
25-06-2018: SDN is dead. [Russ White] [ECI Telecom]
16-04-2018: SD-WAN: managing great expectations. [DC Journal]
28-03-2018: SDN hasn’t faded, it's just evolved. [Network Computing]
01-03-2018: Lack of fast convergence in SD-WAN products. [ipSpace]
03-10-2017: Gartner on SDN: time to move on. [Network Computing]
12-09-2017: Lifting the hood on Cisco software defined access. [Packet Mischief]
12-07-2017: Is SD-WAN really simpler? [Russ White] [TechTarget]
19-05-2017: SDN in the enterprise. [Network Computing]
19-05-2017: What the cable operators are planning for NFV and SDN. [GazettaByte]
18-04-2017: Cisco IOS-XR: the buggy XML API. [EtherealMind] [Mircea Ulinic]
18-04-2017: Cisco not serious about network programmability. [EtherealMind] [Fragmentation Needed]
04-04-2017: Google Espresso extends SDN to the public internet. [Google] [Network Computing]
23-03-2017: SDN - the quiet revolution. [Network Computing]
12-01-2017: What's next for OpenFlow? [Network Computing]
15-12-2016: Video: SDN controller running in a VM. [ipSpace, video]
15-12-2016: Looking at OpenFlow. [Russ White] [ECI Telecom]
06-12-2016: Reaction: Openflow and software based switching. [Russ White]
29-11-2016: OpenFlow is dead -- long live OpenFlow. [Networking Nerd]
06-12-2016: Response: On the death of OpenFlow. [ipSpace]
04-11-2016: SDN market: a slow burn. [Network Computing]
14-10-2016: A look back at my 2013 SDN categories. [Packet Pushers]
21-07-2016: Has SDN lived up to the hype? [Russ White] [ECI YouTube]
14-07-2016: Better features added to OpenFlow. [The Register]
11-07-2016: SD-WAN ramping up in the enterprise. [Network Computing]
06-07-2016: Why is every SDN vendor bashing the network engineers? [ipSpace]
17-05-2016: State of the network global survey finds two-thirds of enterprises have deployed SDN. [DC Journal]
07-04-2016: SDN adoption: are we ready to dive in? [Network Computing]
16-03-2016: Table sizes in OpenFlow switches. [ipSpace]
09-03-2016: 10 SDN platform options. [Network Computing]
04-03-2016: SDN & NFV: you need both. [Network Computing]
02-03-2016: SDN: does anybody really know what it is? [Network Computing]
11-02-2016: SDN: benefits and challenges. [Network Computing]
03-02-2016: So what exactly is SDN? [ipSpace]
18-12-2015: Understanding the rise and impact of SDN and NFV. [DC Knowledge]
19-11-2015: How SDN will change they way we connect. [ReadWriteWeb]
09-11-2015: The numerous levels of SDN reality. [ipSpace]
02-11-2015: What about software-assisted networking? [Network Sherpa]
16-09-2015: Why it's hard to deploy SDN-like functionality today. [ipSpace]
16-09-2015: Killer SDN applications: a view in 2015. [IPEngineer]
27-08-2015: Musings on SDN "nerd-knobs". [ipSpace]
26-08-2015: SDN: ONF is moving to "logically centralised control plane". [ipSpace]
17-08-2015: Time to ditch the definition of SDN. [NetworkStatic]
06-08-2015: Telcos' revenge is coming as SDN brings a way to build smart pipes. [The Register]
04-08-2015: SDN: It's living the dream – and just using what you've got. [The Register]
27-07-2015: AT&T: Sorry vendors, SDN is eating your lunch. [The Register]
21-09-2015: Response: SDN is eating vendor's lunch. [ipSpace]
22-06-2015: Increasing dependence on DNS in SDN world. [EtherealMind]
18-05-2015: Where are we with SDN in May 2015? [EtherealMind]
15-05-2015: Better than best effort -- rise of the IXP. [The Open Fabric]
12-05-2015: OpenFlow busts out of the data centre with 15,000-route Pacific test. [The Register]
07-05-2015: SNA was awful - SDN isn't yet. [EtherealMind]
16-03-2015: Facebook makes open source networking a reality. [DC Knowledge]
25-02-2015: Nuage Networks example of WAN orchestration. [EtherealMind]
16-02-2015: Cisco puts elastic in the fabric. [The Register]
16-02-2015: Telco heavyweights pass packets in NFV demo. [The Register]
26-01-2015: 2015 is all about SDN WAN. [EtherealMind]
14-12-2014: Are we ready to let software run the data centre? [The Register]
28-08-2014: The road to software-defined data center. [DC Knowledge]
28-08-2014: Software-defined data centers: what lies ahead? [DC Knowledge]
29-07-2014: Customer intent on SDN adoption is accelerating with 85% adoption by 2016. [EtherealMind]
09-07-2014: SDN started as a customer movement, not a vendor innovation. [EtherealMind]
19-05-2014: OpenFlow support in data center switches. [ipSpace]
15-05-2014: How SDN has changed In 12 months. [EtherealMind]
02-05-2014: No one cares about SDN. [PacketU]
02-04-2014: Google launches Andromeda, a software defined network underlying its cloud. [GigaOM] [The Register]
26-03-2014: Why it's time to wrap brains around software-defined networking. [The Register]
21-03-2014: Real-life OpenFlow deployments? [ipSpace]
17-02-2014: SDN planning underway, survey finds. [Network Computing]
15-02-2014: Why is SDN happening faster than IPv6? [PacketU]
28-01-2014: Cisco pushes SDN into distributed networks. [Network Computing]
17-01-2014: Is it time for SDN 2.0? [Network Computing]
02-01-2014: Focus on SDN tools obscures SDN benefits. [Network Computing]
17-12-2013: Networking 2013: the year of SDN. [Network Computing]
21-11-2013: SDN helps break down barriers to scaling. [Network Computing]
20-11-2013: OpenFlow love-in shows off speed-dating protocol, quick config. [The Register]
12-11-2013: Citylink brings world first SDN-based internet exchange to New Zealand. [Geekzone NZ]
11-11-2013: 2.5 years after OpenFlow debut, the media remains clueless. [ipSpace]
03-10-2013: Boffins offer router deathlist for software-defined network builders. [The Register]
03-10-2013: SDN opportunities and technology debated at Interop. [Network Computing]
25-06-2013: Mobile SDN -- it's a lot closer than you think. [Juniper]
12-06-2013: Response: SDN's casualties. [ipSpace]
06-06-2013: Big Switch quits OEM-led SDN scheme. [The Register]
08-05-2013: Open Compute will begin building network switches. [DC Knowledge]
08-05-2013: Facebook crashes into networking with open switch. [The Register] [Ars Technica] [Wired]
02-05-2013: Brocade rolls out broad-based SDN strategy. [DC Knowledge]
30-04-2013: HP make a big play in SDN. [WSJ ATD] [DC Knowledge]
18-04-2013: New Intel architectures equip networks for SDN. [DC Knowledge]
18-04-2013: Vint Cerf endorses SDN. [The Register]
08-04-2013: The first glimpse of Open Daylight. [ipSpace] [The Register] [GigaOM]
04-04-2013: Juniper unveils world's most programmable core switch. [Juniper] [DC Knowledge]
12-03-2013: Virtualisation: the next frontier. [DC Knowledge]
21-02-2013: Daylight -- Internet Explorer or Linux of the SDN world? [ipSpace]
12-02-2013: F5 Networks scarfs up LineRate systems for SDN smarts. [The Register]
08-02-2013: Dell launches new switching platform & SDN capabilities. [DC Knowledge]
05-02-2013: Cisco expands SDN, unveils new Nexus switch. [DC Knowledge]
06-02-2013: Nexus 6000 and 40GE -- why do I care? [ipSpace]
03-02-2013: VMware's SDN dilemma: VXLAN or Nicira? [Brad Hedlund]
24-01-2013: NEC launched a virtual OpenFlow switch -- does it matter? [ipSpace]
15-01-2013: Juniper Networks introduces its vision and strategy for SDN. [Juniper] [DC Knowledge]
18-12-2012: SDN technologies bring data centers closer together. [DC Knowledge]
10-12-2012: Pica 8 announces Open SDN architecture. [DC Knowledge]
06-12-2012: Plexxi launches a smarter approach to SDN networking. [DC Knowledge]
28-11-2012: Alcatel-Lucent unveils SDN plans, supports OpenStack. [DC Knowledge] [The Register]
11-11-2012: SDN & OpenFlow -- so far and so future. [EtherealMind]
15-10-2012: Cisco rolls up its own OpenStack distro. [The Register]
15-10-2012: IPv6 first-hop security: ideal OpenFlow use case. [ipSpace]
10-10-2012: Dear $vendor, netconf != SDN. [ipSpace]
27-09-2012: SDN controller northbound API is the crucial missing piece. [ipSpace]
24-09-2012: OpenFlow/SDN: hype, useful tool or panacea? [ipSpace]
13-08-2012: OpenFlow and Ipsilon: nothing new under the sun. [ipSpace]
10-08-2012: IRS -- just what the SDN Goldilocks is looking for? [ipSpace]
02-08-2012: OpenStack/Quantum SDN-based virtual networks with Floodlight. [ipSpace]
29-07-2012: Distributed? Centralised? Both? Cisco blog on OnePK and SDN. [EtherealMind] [Cisco Blog]
19-07-2012: Internet eggheads ready superfast innovation platform. [ReadWriteWeb]
28-06-2012: We need both OpenFlow and NETCONF. [ipSpace]
21-06-2012: Response: using an OpenFlow switch as a programmable patch panel. [EtherealMind]
19-06-2012: Rant: our vendor partners don't have an SDN vision. [EtherealMind]
19-06-2012: Hybrid OpenFlow, the Brocade way. [ipSpace]
14-06-2012: Big Switch and overlay networks. [ipSpace]
13-06-2012: Cisco announces Open Network Environment to unleash application-driven network programmability. [Cisco] [DC Knowledge]
Cisco Open Network Environment. [Cisco]
Cisco + OpenFlow + OpenStack = ONE software-defined network. [The Register]
Roundup: Cisco's approach to SDN. [DC Knowledge]
Cisco ONE: more than just OpenFlow/SDN. [ipSpace]
13-06-2012: Juniper's vision for SDN enables network innovation. [Juniper]
24-05-2012: Brocade: yet another SDN strategy. [ipSpace]
18-05-2012: OpenFlow @ Google: brilliant, but not revolutionary. [ipSpace]
09-05-2012: Response: big switch networks -- the value of openness. [EtherealMind]
27-04-2012: Removing Cisco from the equation with SDN. [ExtremeTech]
22-04-2012: Bumper SDN/OpenFlow roundup of links for ONS 2012. [EtherealMind]
09-04-2012: How Google is using OpenFlow to lower its network costs. [GigaOM]
17-04-2012: Google's next OpenFlow challenge: taking SDNs to the consumer. [GigaOM]
18-03-2012: List of OpenFlow software projects. [Network Heresy] [Stanford]
12-03-2012: HP and OpenFlow. [ipSpace]
22-02-2012: NEC + IBM: enterprise OpenFlow you can actually touch. [ipSpace]
20-01-2012: Piston releases private cloud based on OpenStack. [DC Knowledge]
19-01-2012: Big Switch open sources OpenFlow controller. [DC Knowledge]
23-11-2011: OpenStack is overstretched. [The Register]
26-10-2011: For Juniper, OpenFlow is an important step on the path to network programmability. [Juniper] [Juniper]
18-10-2011: What is Nicira really up to? [IOS Hints]
25-07-2011: OpenStack / Quantum / Open vSwitch. [Network Heresy: part 1]
09-06-2011: Speculation: first OpenFlow product from Cisco. [IOS Hints]
02-06-2011: VMware: let's get logical -- the case for OpenFlow network virtualisation (and their failed network plans). [EtherealMind]
27-05-2011: For the record: I am not against OpenFlow. [IOS Hints]
17-05-2011: Incomplete thought: just-in-time QoS. [Brad Hedlund]
29-04-2011: OpenFlow 1.1 in hardware: I was wrong (again). [IOS Hints]
22-03-2011: OpenFlow: the future of Google's network? [DC Knowledge]
22-03-2011: Tech titans back OpenFlow networking standard. [DC Knowledge] [OpenFlow] [ONF]
Older Articles
6 imperatives for successful SD-WAN deployments. [Network Computing]
Choosing an SD-WAN vendor -- have you found the tradeoff? [Lost In Transit]
SD-WAN reality check -- sorting out the hype. [No Jitter]
SD-WAN squares and perplexing pegs. [Networking Nerd]
Is SD-WAN the walkman of networking? [Packet Pushers]
How difficult is SD-WAN? [Lost In Transit]
Avoid these 5 common SD-WAN deployment mistakes. [Network Computing]
The security side of SD-WAN. [No Jitter]
SD-WAN: reasons to think twice. [Packet Pushers]
When is something SD-WAN? [Lost In Transit]
Does SD-WAN cause performance issues due to tunnel overhead? [Packet Pushers]
The impact of controller failures in SDN. [ipSpace]
Why SD-WAN requires new security control points. [Network Computing]
The 3 myths slowing adoption of SD-WAN. [Network Computing]
SD-WAN and lock-in. [EtherealMind]
SD-WAN -- don't forget the underlay network. [No Jitter]
Adopting a multi-vendor SD-WAN strategy. [No Jitter]
SD-WAN -- beyond the hype. [Network Collective]
SD-WAN -- glorified DMVPN? [Lost In Transit]
11 critical visualisations for SD-WAN success. [Network Computing]
Comparing DC SDN technologies: VMware NSX, Cisco ACI, Open SDN. [DC Knowledge]
6 ways SD-WAN simplifies network management. [Network Computing]
SD-Branch: 4 things to know. [Network Computing]
SDN controllers in the WAN: protocols and applications. [NANOG YouTube]
Eight SDN platforms. [Russ White] [OpenSourceForU]
OpenFlow overview. [ipCisco]
What is SDN? [ipCisco]
History of networking - SDN. [Network Collective] [Russ White]
Layers of single-pane-of-glass abstractions won't solve your problems. [ipSpace]
How many bandwidths does an SD-WAN need? [Packet Pushers] [EtherealMind]
The difference between hybrid WAN and SD-WAN. [DC Journal]
SDN vs automation video. [Russ White]
SD-WAN as a feature not product. [Packet Pushers]
Here's how the SDN that powers Azure works. [DC Knowledge]
6 questions to ask your SD-WAN vendor. [Network Computing]
SDN implementation planning. [Network Computing]
Tom Hollingsworth: networking's transition to software. [Network Computing]
SD-WAN: controller and router placement. [Network Computing]
Game of nodes. [Russ White] [TheNewStack]
Open vSwitch, SDN and GNS3. [Network Computing]
A simplified approach to SDN and network disaggregation. [Packet Pushers]
Sorting through SD-WAN. [Networking Nerd]
SD-WAN: making the business case. [Network Computing]
SDN vs NMS. [Russ White] [ECI Telecom]
Fibbing and SDN. [Russ White] [Fibbing]
SDN post-deployment considerations. [Network Computing]
Applying the 80-20 rule to SDN. [DC Journal]
One of the better explanations of SDN. [ipSpace]
Network automation RFP requirements. [ipSpace]
BGP as an SDN. [Russ White] [ECI Telecom]
Network programmability basics. [Network Computing]
NFV, skills & mutable vs. immutable infrastructure. [ipEngineer]
How do I get a grasp of SDN and NFV? [ipSpace]
SDN strategy: put applications first. [Network Computing]
Segment routing: inside a new SDN technology. [Network Computing]
OpenFlow and firewalls don't mix well. [ipSpace]
Is OVSDB a control- or management-plane protocol? [ipSpace]
SDN - Computerphile. [YouTube]
Scalability of OpenFlow control plane network. [ipSpace]
SDN is NOT an innovation, its iteration. [EtherealMind]
The 'smarter', software-defined data center. [DC Knowledge]
Learn SDN and OpenFlow fundamentals. [Network Computing] [GNS3 Academy]
I'm new to SDN -- where should I start? [ipSpace]
Data center fabrics and SDN. [ipSpace]
Defining SDN. [EtherealMind]
The problem with SDN. [Network Computing]
Top four SD-WAN myths. [Network Computing]
Can we use OpenFlow for load balancing? [ipSpace]
Should we use OpenFlow for load balancing? [ipSpace]
The Top Five Reasons to Adopt SDN and NFV. [ReadWriteWeb]
Control plane protocols in OpenFlow-based networks. [ipSpace, video]
Education for SDN from the ONF. [ipSpace]
Explaining the difference between between SDN and NFV. [EtherealMind]
Learn SDN with virtual routers and switches. [ipSpace]
The biggest problem of SDN. [ipSpace]
SDN will not solve real-life enterprise problems. [ipSpace]
Four reasons why whitebox networking is cheaper. [EtherealMind]
How does Openflow decide which path to use? [StackExchange]
Briefing: Project Calico -- BGP-drive SDN without overlays. [EtherealMind]
You cannot buy a software-defined network. [EtherealMind]
More on centralised control and SDN. [ipSpace]
Implementing VLAN-aware bridge with OpenFlow. [ipSpace, video]
Link aggregation in OpenFlow environments. [ipSpace]
Do we need network programmability? [ipSpace]
On SDN controllers, interconnectedness, and failure domains. [ipSpace]
When did SDN really start? [ipSpace]
Is the Cisco Nexus 9000 a whitebrand strategy? [EtherealMind]
How do I get started with SDN and virtualisation? [ipSpace]
Availability zones in overlay virtual networks. [ipSpace, video]
Four different types of Ethernet and Whitebox products. [EtherealMind]
Whitebox switching: follow the R&D budget. [ipSpace]
You must understand the fundamentals to be successful. [ipSpace]
Whitebox switching and open-source networking are not SDN. [ipSpace]
Overlay networking as a method to scale flow networking and handling. [EtherealMind]
Scaling overlay networks:
Is controller-based networking more reliable than traditional networking? [ipSpace]
Network programmability phase 1: the configured network. [ipSpace]
SDI wars: WTF is software defined infrastructure? [The Register]
The four paths to SDN. [ipSpace]
SDN: beyond the hype. [DC Knowledge]
The crux of the matter. [Pedro Marques]
Is OpenFlow considered the best tool for overlay virtual networks? [ipSpace]
Benefits of SDN -- or, SDN is like IPv6. [ipSpace] [PacketU]
The difference between SDN, automation, and orchestration. [EtherealMind]
Is OpenFlow useful? [ipSpace]
DDoS mitigation with OpenFlow. [ipSpace]
SDN strategies:
Network Function Virtualisation. [ipSpace]
Security and SDN. [ipSpace]
The software-defined data center: potential game changer. [Network Computing]
Understanding SDN: services, commodities, and value. [EtherealMind]
OpenFlow 101 video. [ipSpace] [ipSpace MP4]
Understanding SDN: connectivity is commodity, services are valuable. [EtherealMind]
Building a business case for SDN. [DC Knowledge]
Service insertion with OpenFlow. [ipSpace] [ipSpace video]
The DCK guide to software-defined technologies. [ipSpace]
Making the SDN transition: first steps. [Network Computing]
I want SDN and I want it now. [The Register]
SDN management: risks and challenges. [Network Computing]
Categorising SDN network solutions and architectures for understanding. [EtherealMind]
Control and data plan separation -- three years on. [ipSpace]
What exactly is SDN, and does it make sense? [ipSpace]
How did SDN start? [ipSpace]
OpenFlow/SDN won't scale? [DC Overlords]
Software-defined forwarding: what's in a name? [DC Overlords]
Control plane in OpenFlow networks. [ipSpace]
SDN's endgame: infrastructure orchestration through data sharing. [Network Computing]
Getting started with SDN. [PacketU]
Securing the software-defined network. [Network Computing]
Real-life OpenFlow/SDN use cases. [ipSpace]
SDN, network professionals and jobs. [Network Computing]
Will SDN make me homeless? [Network Computing]
Don't leave network virtualisation to server admins. [Network Computing]
Flow table explosion with OpenFlow 1.0 (and why we need OpenFlow 1.3). [ipSpace]
Eliminating VLANs and fragility in underlay with network. [NetworkStatic]
Forwarding models in OpenFlow networks. [ipSpace]
SDN – One of the hottest networking topics at present. [IT Brief]
Exception routing with BGP: SDN done right. [ipSpace]
OpenFlow vs fabrics. [Network Computing]
What does programmable network mean? [EtherealMind]
10 ways SDN will change IT. [Network Computing]
10 SDN architectures. [Network Computing]
OpenFlow and Fermi estimates. [ipSpace]
SDN doesn't mean cheaper networking. [Network Computing]
Do you really want to program your network? [ipSpace]
SDN is not a technology, it's a use case. [Network Computing]
7 SDN considerations. [DC Knowledge]
What secure SDN should look like. [Juniper] [SecurityWeek]
Evolving SDN: tackling challenges for web-scale deployments. [EtherealMind]
NFV and SDN: better together. [Juniper]
Real-life SDN/OpenFlow applications. [ipSpace]
Implementing control plane protocols with OpenFlow. [ipSpace]
What is the software defined data center, and why is it important? [WSJ ATD]
Overlay networking is more and better while ditching the toxic sludge. [EtherealMind]
Scale, SDN, and network virtualisation. [Network Heresy]
Could IXPs use OpenFlow to scale? [ipSpace]
Don't wait for the future -- SDN is already here. [Juniper]
OpenFlow and SDN -- do you want to build your own racing car? [ipSpace]
Multi-vendor OpenFlow -- myth or reality? [ipSpace]
Myth #8: SDN requires a forklift upgrade. [Juniper]
What the hell is SDN? [PacketLife]
Making network decisions today for an SDN tomorrow. [Juniper]
Network virtualisation: delivering the promise of SDN. [Network Heresy]
SDN: what it is, how it works, and why it matters. [ReadWriteWeb]
SDN white paper Nuage Networks VSP -- delivers SDN in a big way. [EtherealMind]
The many paths to SDN. [ipSpace]
Control-plane policing in OpenFlow networks. [ipSpace]
SDN future. [PacketLife]
SDN use case: firewall migration in the enterprise. [EtherealMind]
Controller-based packet forwarding in OpenFlow networks. [ipSpace]
QoS in programmable flow networks. [ipSpace]
SDN -- unleashing the full power of the network. [Juniper]
Making a case for network virtualisation. [WSJ ATD]
OpenFlow protocol and data model details. [ipSpace]
OpenFlow review: flow forwarding and controllers. [ipSpace]
The 7 myths of SDN. [Juniper]
The 7 truths of SDN. [Juniper]
Edge protocol independence: another benefit of edge-and-core layering. [ipSpace]
OpenFlow review: traditional network devices. [ipSpace]
Edge and core OpenFlow -- and why MPLS is not NAT. [ipSpace]
Applications of SDN. [Juniper]
Visualising OpenFlow/SDN flow -- Big Switch SDN flows in hyperglance. [EtherealMind] [YouTube]
Google foretells big switch to networks of the future. [Wired] [ExtremeTech]
Basic introduction to network virtualisation, Nicira, and VMware. [Brad Hedlund]
Mind blowing L2-L4 network virtualisation by Midokura MidoNet. [Brad Hedlund]
Why is OpenFlow focused on L2-L4? [ipSpace]
What is a virtual network? It's not what you think it is. [Wired]
SDN will change the WAN. [DC Knowledge]
LAN navigation in an OpenFlow world and an SDN compass. [EtherealMind]
Response: why community counts. [EtherealMind] [NetworkStatic]
Does CPU-based forwarding performance matter for SDN? [ipSpace]
OpenFlow takes networks in a different direction. [The Register]
Legacy protocols in OpenFlow-based networks. [ipSpace]
OpenFlow/SDN is not a silver bullet. [ipSpace] [High Scalability]
Video: OpenFlow-based forwarding. [ipSpace]
Network virtualisation. [Network Heresy]
What is a virtual network? It's not what you think it is. [Wired]
Does SDN represent the evolution of network management? Yes, but no, it doesn't. [EtherealMind]
Video: SDN and controller ecosystems. [ipSpace]
OpenFlow doesn't undermine vendors even though it changes everything. [EtherealMind]
Next-gen network drumbeats: going with OpenFlow. [Wired]
OpenFlow might lower capex while SDN will increase opex. [EtherealMind]
OpenFlow: a perfect tool to build SMB data center. [ipSpace]
Bandwidth on demand: is OpenFlow the silver bullet? [ipSpace]
Introduction to OpenFlow and SDN -- presentation and screen recording posted. [EtherealMind] [ipSpace]
Will SDN/OpenFlow be used in the enterprise? [EtherealMind]
Is OpenFlow open? I ask: compared to what? [EtherealMind]
Defining flow forwarding instead of switch or routing. [EtherealMind]
Dodging open protocols with open software. [Brad Hedlund]
Virtual circuits in OpenFlow 1.0 world. [ipSpace]
Forwarding state abstraction with tunneling and labeling. [ipSpace]
FIB update challenges in OpenFlow networks. [ipSpace]
OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking: is it routing or switching? [EtherealMind]
Is OpenFlow/SDN good at forwarding? [Network Heresy]
OpenFlow: enterprise use cases. [IOS Hints]
OpenFlow deployment models. [IOS Hints]
I apologise, but I'm excited. [IOS Hints] [EtherealMind]
Origins and evolution of OpenFlow/SDN. [Network Heresy]
OpenFlow and the state explosion. [IOS Hints]
Some more OpenFlow Q&A. [IOS Hints]
You don't need OpenFlow to solve every age-old problem. [IOS Hints]
OpenFlow's beginnings. [Network Heresy] [Network World]
What might an SDN controller API look like? [Network Heresy]
An attempt to motivate and clarify Software-Defined Networking (SDN). [Network Heresy]
Let's talk about OpenFlow. [The Register]
OpenFlow is the answer -- now what was the question? [Network Heresy]
OpenFlow and network value -- network computing. [EtherealMind]
The scaling implications of SDN. [Network Heresy]
OpenFlow specification emerges: rise of the software-defined network. [EtherealMind] [TechTarget]
OpenFlow -- why it can cross the adoption gap. [EtherealMind]
OpenFlow is like IPv6. [IOS Hints]
On data center scale, OpenFlow, and SDN. [Brad Hedlund]
OpenFlow FAQ: will the hype never stop? [IOS Hints] [Network World]
Video: software defined networks explained. [DC Knowledge]
OpenFlow: BIOS does not a server make. [IOS Hints]
Open Networking Foundation -- fabric craziness reaches new heights. [IOS Hints]
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