Software-defined networking (SDN) has taken center stage in the networking industry for the better part of a decade now. In the spirit of the election season, it’s a great time to ask the question: Is ...

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One of the key challenges confronting potential users of software-defined networking is discerning the specific value of particular SDN controllers. Controllers, after all, play critical role as the ...

Software-defined networking (SDN) is defined by a decoupling of the control and packet-forwarding planes in a network, an architecture that can slash operational costs and speed the time it takes to ...

At a recent convention, a break-out panel discussed the merits of Network Virtualization (NV) versus Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Until then, I thought they were the same. As someone who writes ...

Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) (SDN and NFV) are hot topics. They are clearly related, but how exactly are they similar? How are they different? How do ...

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a way to virtualize networks for ease of configuration and maintenance in the same way that servers and storage are being virtualized. The difference is that SDN ...

As SDN networks densify and carry increasing amounts of traffic over increasing numbers of virtual networks, assuring best possible performance for all services requires a ubiquitous, real-time view ...

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It’s no secret that mobility, big data, and cloud computing have changed the way we work, interact, and access data. Today’s workforce has more tools to do more things from more locations than ever ...

Even though a majority of networking professionals are forecasting a move to software-defined networking (SDN), close to 40 percent of respondents can't define what it is, according to a recent survey ...

Most industry watchers agree that the networking industry is transforming from a hardware-centric approach to a software-driven model. A few analysts are using the word metamorphosis to describe the ...