Leveraging the power of OpenDaylight and OpenStack for Cyber Defense Networks

Powerful open source platforms like OpenDaylight and OpenStack are creating opportunities for Carriers to drastically redefine network level intelligence and agility. This presentation will discuss how Carriers can harness these platforms in an SDN environment to create a multi-layer Cyber Defense Network. This Intelligent, learning network can defeat the nemesis of ever increasing applicat…Full session… Continue reading Leveraging the power of OpenDaylight and OpenStack for Cyber Defense Networks

Huawei Unveils Industry’s First ONOS-based IP + Optical and Transport SDN Applications

Huawei today demonstrated its IP + optical and Transport Software-Defined Networking (TSDN) applications at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC). The Huawei IP + optical application showcased at the event comprised a number of features including a graphical multi-layer network view of the SDN application system, automatic resource discovery, automatic IP link setup,… Continue reading Huawei Unveils Industry’s First ONOS-based IP + Optical and Transport SDN Applications

China Telecom Provider Uses SDN technology to Enable Public Cloud Services in China

Nuage Networks, the Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) start-up venture focused on SDN (software-defined networking) solutions, today announced that CTCC, the Cloud Computing Branch of China Telecom, has selected its SDN technology to help deliver secure, scalable, and self-serve public cloud services in China’s fast-growing cloud computing market. As part of the world’s largest… Continue reading China Telecom Provider Uses SDN technology to Enable Public Cloud Services in China

F5 and VMware Bring Software-Defined Application Services to Software-Defined Datacenters

VMworld US 2014 F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) and VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) today announced interoperability between F5’s BIG-IQ® management platform and the VMware NSX™ network virtualization platform for rapid orchestration of layer 2–7 network and application services in the software-defined data center (SDDC). Today’s announcement focuses on enabling customers to combine the VMware NSX platform’s network service… Continue reading F5 and VMware Bring Software-Defined Application Services to Software-Defined Datacenters

Worldwide Software-Defined Networking Market Expected to Reach $8 Billion by 2018

Software-defined networking (SDN) continues to gain ground within the broader enterprise and cloud service provider markets for datacenter networking. According to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the worldwide SDN market for the enterprise and cloud service provider segments will grow from $960 million in 2014 to over $8 billion by 2018, representing… Continue reading Worldwide Software-Defined Networking Market Expected to Reach $8 Billion by 2018

Spirent Introduces the First Open Framework Based Cloud Test Platform for SDN/NFV Testing

Spirent Communications, the leader in networks, devices and applications testing solutions, today unveiled Spirent Velocity, a virtual lab environment that helps validate Software Defined Networks (SDN) / Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technologies and deployments. Selected as the Best of Interop 2014 Finalist in the Cloud category, Spirent Velocity helps accelerate time to market and reduce… Continue reading Spirent Introduces the First Open Framework Based Cloud Test Platform for SDN/NFV Testing

Arista Introduces Network Applications With VMware and Microsoft

Arista Networks today announced three new network applications that integrate with Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS), the world’s most advanced network operating system, to simplify IT operations: OpenWorkload, Smart System Upgrade and Network Telemetry. Leveraging the industry’s only fully programmable network operating system, Arista EOS, these network applications and associated partner ecosystems bring a new… Continue reading Arista Introduces Network Applications With VMware and Microsoft