Abstract :
Anew approach to network traffic control - born out of university researchers´ desire to conduct experiments on production scale infrastructure and based on a slim, six page white paper - is taking the networking industry by storm. The new technology, dubbed OpenFlow, is being promoted by a new consortium called the Open Networking Foundation (ONF; www.open networkingfoundation.org) and is on the cusp of commercial deployment. The foundation´s members include some of the world´s largest software providers, content delivery networks, and net working equipment vendors. OpenFlow might - just might - allow unprecedented granular control of data traffic up and down the appli cation stack. And the structure of the promot ing foundation could capitalize on a focused approach to setting standards that will give the technology a quick-mover advantage.
Keywords :
granular computing; open systems; telecommunication traffic; ONF; commercial deployment; content delivery networks; data traffic; dubbed OpenFlow; granular control; network traffic control; networking equipment vendors; networking industry; open networking foundation; production scale infrastructure; software providers; software-defined networking; Data security; IP networks; Internet; Protocols; Software; Standards; Telecommunication network management; IPv6 deployment; Internet computing; Open Networking Foundation; OpenFlow; network traffic control;
