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VIDEO: ONF Chief on the Future of OpenFlow SDN

Dan Pitt of the Open Networking Foundation rebukes OpenFlow SDN critics, plays nice with OpenDaylight, and details future plans.

VXLAN: Beyond the Hype

VXLAN is one way to take your network above the tag limit of the traditional VLAN. But is it right for you? Elizabeth Harrin demystifies overlay technologies.

Interop Video Exclusive: Don't Bet Against Ethernet

Ethernet luminary John D'Ambrosia plugs Ethernet (literally).

Interop Panel Tackles SDN

In a roundtable keynote discussion, VMware, Broadcom, and Microsoft heavyweights discuss SDN, network awareness, and the future of the network admin in an SDN world.

OpenFlow Inventor Martin Casado on SDN, VMware, and Software Defined Networking Hype [VIDEO]

Casado details the origins of SDN, wonders what SDN means today, and plans to change the laws of physics in the future.

F5 Gears up for BIG-IQ

Despite the slowing economy, application delivery controller vendor F5 plans big upcoming releases.

Big Switch Shines a Switch Light on Open Source OpenFlow Switching

SDN vendor enables switches for OpenFlow with new virtual switch technology.

Cisco Details Plans for Internet of Things

Connecting everything to everything could be a $14 trillion market

Riverbed Opens Up Software Defined Network Development with Flyscript

New REST APIs and Python SDK debut for some Riverbed devices in a bid to enable more customization.

Enterprise WLAN Market Jumps 28.5% in 4Q12: IDC

Brisk, BYOD-fueled demand spells good news for Cisco and other wireless networking vendors.

Carrier Ethernet Advances with 2.0 Certifications

After 40 years of evolution, Ethernet moves closer to offering the same stability as some of the protocols it is replacing.

Extreme Brings Ethernet Audio Video Bridging to the Network

802.1Q standard gets deployed, enabling Ethernet to connect audio and video components.

Dot Com Domains Top 105 Million Names

As ICANN is set to expand the number of top level domains, new report reminds us all that it really still is a .com world

Cisco Pledges Networking Innovation Built on Open Standards and Open Source

Software Defined Networking set to play a key role as the networking giant evolves.

Alcatel Lucent Outlines Enterprise SDN Strategy

Alcatel Lucent decides against using OpenFlow for its initial enterprise SDN deployments

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