ONX: Open Network Exchange 2014
 

Welcome to the SDN Research Center


Understanding Software Defined Networking

If you aren't intimately familiar with Software Defined Networking, don't fret. Only 10% of 450 IT practitioners at a recent Network World event raised their hands when asked if they understand SDN. But if the emerging technology lives up to its promise to redefine networking as we know it, there is no time like the present to dig in and learn more.

Understanding the differences between Software Defined Networking, network virtualization and Network Functions Virtualization
The network team is being bombarded with configuration requests that can take days or weeks to handle, but luckily several approaches are emerging...

SDN in 2014: More of everything

Last year saw tons of activity in software-defined networking, including the introduction of Cisco's response to the hardware-marginalizing trend....

Where we stand with SDN
One gauge of industry progress on the software-defined networking front is the momentum of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), the user-lead group...

Planning for SDN
Software-defined networking (SDN) is the hottest thing going today, but there is considerable confusion surrounding everything from the definition of...

What to look for in an SDN controller
One of the key challenges confronting potential users of software-defined networking is discerning the specific value of particular SDN controllers....