[fancy_header3 textColor=”#25b6eb”]AI, LLM and Networking[/fancy_header3] Bill Gates recently described the development of AI as a creation as fundamental as the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone. He is most likely right. OpenAI found that around 80% of the U.S. workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by… Continue reading AI, LLMs and Networking
Category: Speculative
Time to Ditch the Definition of SDN
[fancy_header3 textColor=”#25b6eb”]Time to Ditch the Definition of SDN[/fancy_header3] While at a stoplight looking at the random news feeds on Linkedin I ran across a post of a recent blog post by the ONF and the subsequent conversation where my friend Ivan Pepenlnjak commented. So I threw in my two cents and quickly regretted it because… Continue reading Time to Ditch the Definition of SDN
The Network Iceberg
[fancy_header3 textColor=”#25b6eb”]The Network Iceberg[/fancy_header3] The impact of compute virtualization on the data center network has been profound. There are more virtual ports then physical ports. That simple measurement overshadows any other disruption in networking. We arrived at this transformation as a result of significant adoption of OS virtualization. The next revision of compute virtualization is the… Continue reading The Network Iceberg
New Opportunity at Red Hat
Exciting times are upon us. I have humbly accepted a job at Red Hat on the Open Daylight dev team working with some incredible people at Red Hat and just as special folks in the community. I just wanted to pop up a brief post letting my friends in the community know where I am… Continue reading New Opportunity at Red Hat
Install Open vSwitch v2.0 from RPM on RedHat Fedora
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange” ]Install Open vSwitch v2.0 from RPM on RedHat Fedora[/fancy_header3] This post is for installing OVS from RedHat RPM binaries. If you want to build Open vSwitch from source please see this post. Open vSwitch v2.0 introduces some really important features, at the top of the list is multi-threaded support in vswitchd. This will… Continue reading Install Open vSwitch v2.0 from RPM on RedHat Fedora
Installing Mininet, OpenDaylight and Open vSwitch
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Installing Mininet, OpenDaylight and Open vSwitch[/fancy_header3] The easiest way to get started with a quick SDN lab image is using the Mininet image that is now managed by the ONLAB which is part of the ONRC. They do a nice job keeping the images maintained. Ideally the will incorporate ODL into the image soon… Continue reading Installing Mininet, OpenDaylight and Open vSwitch
Eliminating VLANs and Fragility in the Underlay with Network Virtualization
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Eliminating VLANs and Fragility in the Underlay with Network Virtualization[/fancy_header3] This post is not intended to participate in the vendor Overlay vs. Underlay vs. Open OS vs. closed NOS but rather a network centric look at some things I am considering. The simple answer is routing scales and bridging doesn’t in my experience. As… Continue reading Eliminating VLANs and Fragility in the Underlay with Network Virtualization
SDN Product Rundown from September
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]SDN Product Rundown from September [/fancy_header3] What an exciting time to be in networking. This past month of September has been a blur of SDN product announcements and emerging strategies. At the top of the heap was the NSX announcement from a software company in Vmware that encapsulated Nicira’s SDN push. I am an… Continue reading SDN Product Rundown from September