As Software-Defined Networking (SDN) evolves, its promise is clear: agility. Enterprises and communication service providers alike have been able to significantly accelerate the time to deliver new ...

As with most innovations, challenges loom large with software-defined networking. By decoupling the data and control planes of traditional networks, software-defined networking promises a new ...

The trend of virtualization is one of the most powerful forces in technology. Using data abstraction and control, the functions of compute, networking, and storage are being virtualized to create a ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Ever since VMware bought Nicira ...

A multi-vendor, multi-layer, multi-domain SDN orchestration platform can enable the delivery of traditional cloud services with integrated control and end-to-end awareness. Multi-vendor is about more ...

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has the potential to advance significant change in the way telecom networks are built and operated. Led by seven major communications service providers, NFV ...