SDN
Optimize Your Software-Defined Network by Hardware Requirements
Software-based techniques are transforming networking. Commercial off-the-shelf hardware is finding a place in several networking use cases. However, high-performance hardware is also an important part of a successful software-defined networking (SDN). As you optimize your networks using SDN tools a…
The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 3 – Group Policies
[Note: This is the third a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4] The Cisco ACI fabric is designed as an application-centric intelligent network. The Cisco APIC policy mod…
The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 2 – The OpFlex Protocol
[Note: This is the second of a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not. Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4] Following on from the first part of our series, this blog post takes a closer look at some of these…
Learn How to Transform your Network with Cisco Innovations at MEF GEN14!!
By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager, SP Product and Solutions Marketing Cisco is a sponsor of a new show this year, the Metro Ethernet Forum Global Ethernet Network 2014 show or “MEF GEN 14” to be held on November 17-20th, at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC. The event promises to bring toge…
Cox Communications and Cisco Jointly Present on Innovations in Network Monetization and Optimization
Project Illustrates How Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Work in Concert to Enhance How Networks are Designed, Operated, and Monetized Last week, I blogged about some joint research with Cox Communications related to our Evolved Services Platform (ESP) and NF…
Cisco at the Fall ’14 PONC, Oct 28-30, Baveno Italy – Informative Workshops
By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions The Fall ’14 Cisco Packet Optical Networking Conference (PONC) is quickly approaching – October 28-30 in Baveno & Vimercate, Italy. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in this highly compelling and informative ev…
The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 1 – Enabling Automation
[Note: This is the first of a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not. Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4] IT departments and lines of business are looking at cloud automation tools and software-defined netwo…
Transform Service Provider Architectures to Support Virtualized Managed Business Services
By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager, SP Product and Solutions Marketing Cisco estimates over 50 billion new devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020. To support the Internet of Everything, service providers must undergo an infrastructure transformation. The network needs to become more op…
Join Us at BBWF 2014
Written by Greg Nehib, Cisco Senior Product Marketing Manager Network functions virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) will get a lot of interest this year at BBWF 2014 Broadband World Forum 2014 as carriers seek to make networks more agile and efficient. In talking to both serv…