当时的互联网，已经历经了30多年的高速发展，从最初的小型专用局域网络，变成了空前庞大和复杂的世界级网络。 网络规模的持续扩张，网络设备的不断增加，超过了早期设计的承受能力，也使得网络维护变得举步维艰。 于是，专家们开始探讨未来网络的可能 ...

As I look over the research being presented at the Sigcomm HotSDN workshop this week, I am amazed at the activity the software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, and specifically, ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. OpenFlow, the exciting new ...

Context is everything. In our next column, we’ll resume the discussion of the details behind the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture. Here, with the recent Open Networking Summit, and ...

OpenFlow may be one of the hotter buzzwords in bleeding-edge networking technologies these days, but getting past the emotional exuberance and down to brass tacks in this area can be difficult. Why?