In this setup, we simulate the whole network using Mininet. Since Mininet requires Linux as the operating system, we use vagrant to start and provision a Linux VM. We use Ansible to provision the VM.

SDN Framework is a comprehensive, high-fidelity simulation platform for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architectures, providing a unified environment for OpenFlow-based network analysis and ...

Abstract: The deployment of wide-area OpenFlow networks is essential for the global research community. Since 2011, we started to operat our wide-area OpenFlow networks as a RISE OpenFlow testbed for ...

The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. Editor Note: Harry Quakenboss is CEO of Cplane and Guest Blogger on SDxCentral. But I thought it was such ...

Abstract: Software-defined networking (SDN) is a new network architecture that has been proven to enhance network performance and reliability. OpenFlow is one of the most acceptable standards for ...

At the beginning of Interop, I wrote a post that introduced the basics of OpenFlow. I promised to ask around and find out what problems different vendors are trying to solve using OpenFlow. This post ...

Bob Lynch, Head of Advanced Development of Overture, discusses potential OpenFlow scale limits and possible solutions. Learn more about how to achieve SDN scalability with OpenFlow. The following ...

Palo Alto, Ca. – Big Switch Networks–formed to speed implementation of the new OpenFlow software-defined networking architecture in nextgen cloud architecture servers, routers, and switches–has just ...

NEC this week unveiled a virtual switch for Microsoft’s Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hypervisor which is designed to bring OpenFlow-based software-defined networking and network virtualization to those ...