Folks, I am doing some research into Software Defined Networking to see how InterMapper could help you manage your networks.
First, a bit about SDN: Wikipedia says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking) in part... --- Software-defined networking (SDN) is an approach to building computer networks that separates and abstracts elements of these systems. SDN allows system administrators to quickly provision network connections on the fly instead of manually configuring policies. This has become more important with the emergence of virtualization which an enterprise data center may need to create and configure virtual machines (VMs) remotely, and configure firewall rules or network addresses in response. Many approaches exist to resolve this issue such as Virtual LANs but this may also introduce management issues. SDN allows network administrators to have programmable central control of network traffic without requiring physical access to the network's hardware devices. --- My questions: - Are you using Software Defined Networking today? Do you plan to deploy it within 12 months? - How will you use it? How will it make your life better? - Will it be part of your core network, or is this an experiment? - There are a number of organizations that are working to develop and standardize SDN. These include: OpenFlow, Open Networking Foundation, OpenDaylight, vendor-specific programs, etc. Are you following any of these? Please feel free to respond to the list, or e-mail me privately. I'll post a summary after I get some results. Thanks! Rich Brown rich.br...@intermapper.com InterMapper http://www.intermapper.com 66-7 Benning Street Telephone: 603-643-9600 West Lebanon, NH 03784-3407 Fax: 603-643-2289 _______________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ________________ ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: intermapper-talk-...@list.dartware.com
