SDN survey offers snapshot of provider plans and vendor issues

SDN vendors aren't exactly in the clear with providers yet. Four out of five providers don't believe SDN products are quite ready for prime time. Although there's been a flurry of development efforts over the past year, the technology is in its infancy. Still, 17% of providers believe some SDN products are ready for production. Providers like NTT America are already using NEC's OpenFlow switch to support live traffic for its Asia-based cloud services customers.