OpenFlow vs. programmable ASICs
Can you program a network of multivendor switches and routers, all running different operating systems, command line interfaces and configuration routines, to work in concert when it comes to managing flows?
Can you program a network of multivendor switches and routers, all running different operating systems, command line interfaces and configuration routines, to work in concert when it comes to managing flows?
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- As most participants at the inaugural <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/082611-stanfords-open-networking-summit-to-250169.html">Open Networking Summit</a> extolled the virtues of software-defined networking (SDN) and the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/041411-open-flow.html">OpenFlow protocol</a>, others are waiting for key features to emerge before considering it for their networks.
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The future of networking will be defined by software.