[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]SDN Dominates NFD#5[/fancy_header3] SDN was the soup dajoure at Networking Field Day #5 and rightfully so. My friends are not only talented bloggers, but also some of the best architects, engineers and operators in the networking field. The networking industry has gone without significant innovation since at least MPLS and arguably Ethernet. Our network… Continue reading SDN Dominates NFD#5
Month: March 2013
Big Switch Introduces Switch Light
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Big Switch Introduces Switch Light[/fancy_header3] Big Switch took a step towards rounding out their portfolio with introducing plans to release a software switching software to integrate into ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) and vendor hardware switches. The “thin switching” software is made up using the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Indigo project from Stanford… Continue reading Big Switch Introduces Switch Light
Be The Steamroller Not The Road
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Be The Steamroller Not The Road[/fancy_header3] [pullquote3 align=”right” variation=”orange” cite=” -Stewart Brand”]“Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.”[/pullquote3] I always chuckle when I hear SDN or OpenFlow “bigots”. I find that it is normally vendors being flippant towards SDN in general are… Continue reading Be The Steamroller Not The Road
Configure an HP OpenFlow Switch for Floodlight
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Configure an HP OpenFlow Switch for Floodlight [/fancy_header3] This is a revised tutorial to configure an HP OpenFlow switch for Floodlight or any other OpenFlow controller. HP revised its firmware a few months back which is great. HP has been supporting OpenFlow on its switches with generally available code longer then any other networking… Continue reading Configure an HP OpenFlow Switch for Floodlight
Open vSwitch on VirtualBox
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Open vSwitch on VirtualBox[/fancy_header3] Here is a quick tutorial for installing Open vSwitch on VirtualBox. VirtualBox is an open source virtualization project from Oracle. It is supported on Windows, Mac, BSD and Linux to name a few. It has a nice GUI for VM management out of the box. Open vSwitch is an open… Continue reading Open vSwitch on VirtualBox
The Good and Bad of Wireless
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]The Good and Bad of Wireless[/fancy_header3] The Good and Bad of Wireless :A while back, I posted some numbers on campus 802.11 growth. Wether cellular or 802.11, the numbers are big. The numbers show [fancy_link link=”http://networkstatic.net/enterprise-802-11-wireless-growth-part-3/” variation=”orange” target=”blank”]%1000 annual growth[/fancy_link]in the 802.11 campus which reflects smart phones, tablets, laptops and soon to be glasses… Continue reading The Good and Bad of Wireless
Networking Field Day #5 – A Community Event
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Networking Field Day #5 – A Community Event[/fancy_header3] [pullquote2 align=”right” variation=”orange” cite=” Franklin D. Roosevelt “]I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.[/pullquote2] Networking Field Day is upon us again. The days of March 6-8 some of the best in the business are going to be together… Continue reading Networking Field Day #5 – A Community Event
Putting Together Provider Bridging, Provider Backbone Bridging, S-Tags and C-Tags
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Putting Together Provider Bridging, Provider Backbone Bridging, S-Tags and C-Tags[/fancy_header3] Putting Together Provider Bridging, Provider Backbone Bridging, S-Tags and C-Tags: Understanding carrier bridging techniques is important, not just for provider operators, but also for engineers on the customer edge. When turning up or troubleshooting a circuit, carrier operators will ramble off C-tag and S-tag… Continue reading Putting Together Provider Bridging, Provider Backbone Bridging, S-Tags and C-Tags