[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
Hybrid OpenFlow Using The Normal Action
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Hybrid OpenFlow Using The Normal Action[/fancy_header3] Hybrid OpenFlow Using The Normal Action: When a new technology is introduced in networking, it is not uncommon for most to transition that new technology into their network for test/dev or production by starting with small chunks at a time. Hybrid OpenFlow deployments will used by many of… Continue reading Hybrid OpenFlow Using The Normal Action
More Vendors Define Their SDN Strategy
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]More Vendors Define Their SDN Strategy[/fancy_header3] It was a busy week in SDN. Some pretty significant revelations gave us good directional indications for SDN in 2013. Most significantly is SDN is getting enough traction to drive significant investment and tough decisions to be made by the networking incumbents. As more vendors define their SDN… Continue reading More Vendors Define Their SDN Strategy
More Details About The Cisco ONE Controller Announced
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]More Details About The Cisco ONE Controller Announced[/fancy_header3] Cisco has begun further unveiling more details about the Cisco ONE controller, currently in early beta. The announcement, specifies new SDN applications and hardware support for a select few existing products and new ones like the Catalyst 3850. Also recently announced, is the new Nexus 6000 switching product,… Continue reading More Details About The Cisco ONE Controller Announced
Installing Wireshark On Linux for OpenFlow Packet Captures
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Installing Wireshark On Linux for OpenFlow Packet Captures[/fancy_header3] [warning_box]Update March 16, 2014: Fedora 20 has native Wireshark OpenFlow support. e.g: yum install wireshark [/warning_box] [note_box] Update: the OpenFlow dissector appears natively included in the nightly Ubuntu dev builds and even better, native in Fedora 19: ### Fedora 19 Wireshark Installation ### 1) sudo yum… Continue reading Installing Wireshark On Linux for OpenFlow Packet Captures