Palo Alto, Ca. – Big Switch Networks –formed to speed implementation of the new OpenFlow software-defined networking architecture in nextgen cloud architecture servers, routers, and switches–has just ...

Why is OpenFlow so advantageous to a company like Google? In the traditional model you can think of routers as akin to taxicabs getting passengers from one place to another.

OpenFlow is designed to provide consistency in traffic management and engineering by making this control function independent of the hardware it’s intended to control.

HP has updated the software on 16 of its switches to support OpenFlow, a software-defined networking technology that could improve networking operations and resiliency in enterprise networks ...

OpenFlow started with using TCAMs in network devices as the primary resource to enable some unique functionality. OpenFlow greatly augmented traditional routing protocols to accommodate core business ...

FRAMINGHAM -- OpenFlow promises to make networking more programmable, and one early user is reaping the initial benefits.Genesis Hosting Solutions of Lake Zurich, Ill., implemented OpenFlow in ...

We've also heard from vendors that even with example OpenFlow implementations in NOX, Open vSwitch, and other projects, it can still take 90-120 days to implement and test a basic OpenFlow 1.0 agent.

OF-DPA defines and implements a hardware abstraction layer that maps Broadcom’s StrataXGS switch chipsets to OpenFlow 1.3.1 switches and pipelines. The pipelines are a basic part of the OpenFlow ...