Big Switch Networks officials are preparing an open-source thin switching platform that will bring software-defined networking capabilities and the OpenFlow controller protocol to “white-box ...

OpenFlow - What Every Switch Product Manager Should Know - what does network virtualization, software-defined networking &SDN mean to you.

In essence, Cisco is re-inventing the OpenFlow wheel, proposing a new protocol where one already exists, though its objective is different.

Cisco proposes OpFlex as alternative standard for software-defined networking, adds the protocol to its ACI programmable networking architecture ...

Nicira CTO Martin Casado, who created the popular OpenFlow protocol, says virtual switches are a better tool for network automation and programmability.

Impact of TCAMs on SDN and OpenFlow performance is critical and we introduce critical TCAM concepts that every SDN practitioner must know.

Network protocols you already use like SNMP for instance is an example of an SDN protocol. SDN is long on potential and promise right now, but still in the gathering momentum stage.

Controller: A modular, extensible, scalable and multi-protocol SDN controller based on OSGi. OpenFlow Plugin: Integration of OpenFlow protocol library in controller Service Abstraction Layer (SAL).

SDN controllers, the brains running these next-generation networks, were once synonymous with OpenFlow, the network control protocol used to manage centrally manage traffic.

This is where a great amount of confusion exists. SDN relies heavily on the open protocol OpenFlow, but the software is generally not open source.

Using TCAMs in network devices as the primary resource to enable unique functionality, OpenFlow greatly augmented traditional routing protocols to accommodate core business requirements.