The next step is to choose your controller platform and language. There are many options available for developing OpenFlow controllers, such as open source projects, commercial products, or custom ...

In an OpenFlow network, the various control plane functions of an L2 switch — Spanning Tree Protocol, MAC address learning, etc. — are determined by server software rather than switch firmware.

As we reported earlier this year, IBM and NEC have teamed to push OpenFlow solutions, with IBM's IBM is making sure that it isn't left behind in the rush to get into software-defined networking.

Another answer we expect to see is a small-footprint OpenFlow Controller that runs right on the firewall device. In other words, an OpenFlow Microcontroller. But wait, you say.

Project to design and implement a simulation of an OpenFlow network system with a Controller, multiple clients and an MxN grid of routers. All links between routers are assigned an arbritray time and ...

Interop 2011 could have been called The OpenFlow Show. Vendors were hawking OpenFlow switches and controllers, and a lab demonstration on the show floor displayed the traffic management technique ...

The OpenFlow architecture is a proposal from the Clean Slate initiative to define a new Internet architecture where the network devices are simple, and the control and management plane is performed by ...

In an OpenFlow network, the various control plane functions of an L2 switch — Spanning Tree Protocol, MAC address learning, etc. — are determined by server software rather than switch firmware.