The SDN Impact on Net Neutrality

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]The SDN Impact on Net Neutrality[/fancy_header3] [pullquote2 align=”right” variation=”orange” cite=”Tim Berners-Lee” citeLink=” -Inventor of the World Wide Web”]The neutral communications medium is essential to our society. It is the basis of a fair competitive market economy. It is the basis of democracy, by which a community should decide what to do. It is the… Continue reading The SDN Impact on Net Neutrality

OpenStack Multi-Node DevStack Nova Network Tutorial

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]OpenStack Multi-Node DevStack Nova Network Tutorial[/fancy_header3] [colored_box variation=”steelblue”] Installing OpenStack Grizzly with DevStack : Here is an updated Grizzly DevStack tutorial since Folsom is coming to an end. [/colored_box] DevStack is a scripted OpenStack installer  maintained for developers to prototype and debug. It is also handy for operators to proof concepts and test new… Continue reading OpenStack Multi-Node DevStack Nova Network Tutorial

OpenFlow: SDN Hybrid Deployment Strategies

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]OpenFlow: SDN Hybrid Deployment Strategies[/fancy_header3] This series of posts, has been focused on reviewing some practical OpenFlow SDN deployment strategies. Early SDN, will be hybrid networks and early niche applications to begin understanding how to integrate pockets of SDN, mitigate risks and most importantly understand the technology to properly scale solutions. If you try and… Continue reading OpenFlow: SDN Hybrid Deployment Strategies

OpenFlow: Coarse vs. Fine Flows

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]OpenFlow: Coarse vs. Fine Flows[/fancy_header3] OpenFlow: Coarse vs. Fine Flows – This series of posts, is to shed light on some illogicalities surrounding the SDN discussion. I will highlight what I propose, will achieve performance and scale when implementing flow based forwarding designs. Soon these debates, will no longer be conceptual or limited deployments in… Continue reading OpenFlow: Coarse vs. Fine Flows

OpenFlow: Proactive vs Reactive Flows

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]OpenFlow: Proactive vs Reactive[/fancy_header3] As more people begin entering the Software Defined Networking conversation, there is still only one wire protocol that has a reasonably good chance at becoming the de-facto open SDN southbound messaging standard, OpenFlow. There is quite a bit of debate around whether or not OpenFlow can scale. Most claims that… Continue reading OpenFlow: Proactive vs Reactive Flows

SDN OpenFlow Policy Abstractions

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]SDN OpenFlow Policy Abstractions : Frenetic Netcore Procera[/fancy_header3] SDN OpenFlow Policy Abstractions : Abstraction layers are a fundamental principle in computer science. It is a core pillar in creating efficiencies through layered, modular scale. Proper abstraction layers are also where the networking train came off the tracks. Network operators program network devices using proprietary… Continue reading SDN OpenFlow Policy Abstractions

Plexxi Capacity Planning Done Right

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Plexxi Capacity Planning Done Right[/fancy_header3] I try and get a daily dose of at least a few minutes of a PacketPushers podcast to keep up with latest networking products and trends. In Show 126 Plexxi & Affinity Networking With Marten Terpstra Greg and Ethan meet with Marten Terpstra of Plexxi and dug into the new… Continue reading Plexxi Capacity Planning Done Right

Best Cat Videos of 2012

[fancy_header3 variation=”steelblue”]Best Cat Videos of 2012[/fancy_header3] [dropcap3 variation=”orange”]I[/dropcap3] took a rare, but important intermission from technology related posts to write about the one and only thing cooler than computing, programming and networking, that is videos of cute cats and kittens! These are the best cat videos of 2012 that I remember watching this year. Pets… Continue reading Best Cat Videos of 2012