Tag: SDN

March 29, 2017

There are those that believe the era of infrastructure is gone, but Martin Casado is not among them. Casado, now a venture capitalist at Andreessen Horowitz, discussed during a keynote address at the Interop conference here why we’re now on […]

March 28, 2017

A significant aspect of the telecommunications industry’s move towards software-based virtualization solutions using network functions virtualization and software-defined networking is the network transformation expected to take place. Decades of work and experience running telecom networks using hardware-based models are set […]

March 27, 2017

One of the greatest advantages of network functions virtualization and cloud network architectures is the ability for network operators to dynamically scale the capacity of their networks to better mirror demand without having a significant amount of capacity laying dormant, […]

March 24, 2017

What if your network was more than just a collection of hardware and cables strung together over the years to solve specific problems?  What if your network was agile enough to empower your business today and offer deep insight into […]

March 24, 2017

Where did your network go?  We’re rapidly approaching a time when enterprises won’t be able to actually see their networks’ cables or the blinking router lights. Software defined networks drive efficiency and agility and make businesses more scalable and flexible. […]

March 23, 2017

Network service assurance remains a top priority for telecom operators, though views on what those assurance levels need to be in a virtualized environment remain in flux. Wireless carriers are likely to avoid virtualizing aspects of their network and services […]

March 21, 2017

Software Defined Networking (SDN) promises increased agility, enhanced security and automation—all while saving time and money. But the prospect of adopting SDN may seem daunting because it is still a relatively new technology and few long-term examples exist to illustrate […]

March 20, 2017

A few days ago Inside-IT published an interview Christoph Jaggi did with me. In case you don’t understand German, here’s the English version of it. The data center fabrics are supposed to solve a simple-to-define problem: building a unified data center infrastructure […]

March 20, 2017

Change is tough. True transformation is even tougher –especially when we are talking about the transformation of your tried and tested networks to a new software-defined model with Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture (DNA). And to take full advantage of these […]

March 17, 2017

The global data center and enterprise software defined networking (SDN) market – including SDN Ethernet switches, SDN controllers, software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) appliances and control and management – rose 82 percent in 2015 from the prior year, reaching $1.4 billion, […]

March 17, 2017

Only a year ago, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) was still emerging as an application of SDN principles directed at the enterprise WAN. Since then, the SD-WAN bandwagon has grown to include not only new entrants and the incumbent networking […]

March 15, 2017

Cloud computing is changing the demands on networks more quickly than ever. Now researchers say it’s possible to program routers all the way down to their packet-forwarding chips in the quest to keep up. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of […]

March 14, 2017

One of the main goals of SDN (software-defined networking) is to make networks more agile to meet the changing demands of applications. A new Silicon Valley startup, Apstra, says it has an easier way to do the same thing. Rather […]

March 13, 2017

What’s the biggest concern for mobile subscribers today? The answer used to be coverage. But after the major carriers got a firm grasp on this several years ago, and following the shift from 2G to 3G and on to LTE, […]

March 13, 2017

Ensuring a quality subscriber experience is a critical requirement in traditional and mobile carrier networks. Monitoring subscriber experience in these traditional carrier and mobile networks is well understood. It involves tapping into the necessary network links with a network tap […]

March 13, 2017

Let’s take a look at some of the top headlines from across the telecom-related NFV, SDN, cloud and software space from the past week. Ericsson continued its software push, announcing plans to acquire full interest in San Francisco-based NodePrime in […]

March 7, 2017

As we have mentioned in previous articles, network virtualization is currently of utmost importance in the Telco-networking industry. Not only is it a priority, but the race is ongoing in all that might mean improving this technology. At this year’s […]

December 15, 2016

Infinera, Wednesday unveiled the Xceed Software Suite (Xceed), a software automation tool for software defined networking (SDN)  to support Infinera’s end-to-end Intelligent Transport Network portfolio spanning long-haul, metro and data center interconnect applications. Infinera said that the purpose-built platform is available now for selected […]

December 12, 2016

The role of network engineer is changing as companies undergo digital transformations. To keep pace with the changes, Cisco is refreshing its core routing and switching certification to ensure that certified network pros have the right skills as companies move […]

December 2, 2016

The mobile industry consensus is that there will be a new 5G radio access standard by 2020. However, 5G networks will be much more than just radio access as these future networks will be an integration of cross-domain networks. Systems […]