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This article is part of the Special Edition Spring 2013, Vol. 1, Iss. 1 issue of The new network: SDN gets real
Software-defined networking (SDN) is already changing the data center network, but now the technology could redefine other parts of the network, as well as the network engineering profession itself. A host of startups, academic researchers and other network gurus are exploring the powerful flexibility and programmability of SDN applications for strategies to make the LANs and WANs of tomorrow simpler to manage, more secure and more powerful than ever before. SDN applications could improve network security At the forefront of many SDN researchers' minds is security, particularly in environments that already rely heavily on virtualization. Software-defined networking will offer better control over network traffic, allowing engineers to differentiate network access for users in order to identify and separate bad actors or simply incompetent users. "What is talked about most is security and the ability to understand or customize hosts on your LAN network," said Mat Mathews, co-founder of Plexxi Inc., a networking startup betting heavily on SDN advances. Today, ... Access >>>
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Software-defined networking applications move beyond the data center
by Michael Morisy
Software-defined networking is often considered a data center technology, but new SDN applications will improve performance in the LAN and WAN as well.
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Software-defined networking applications move beyond the data center
by Michael Morisy
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