http://gigaom.com/2012/04/17/verizon-shows-off-openflows-benefits-for-carriers/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/04/17/verizon-shows-off-openflows-benefits-for-carriers/#comment-833978 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:03:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=511628#comment-833978 The way I understand this is that with OpenFlow you have one programming language/API that can talk to any number of routers from different manufacturers, rather than each router/manufacturer having its own API/Firmware. Lingua Franca, if you will… This way a whole bunch of routers can be managed from one place, which helps tremendously when dealing with changing network landscapes and infrastructures, VM’s that spin up and down, traffic prioritization for certain events/time frames, etc.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/04/17/verizon-shows-off-openflows-benefits-for-carriers/#comment-831378 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:56:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=511628#comment-831378 I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I’m still not entirely understanding what OpenFlow is all about…sure, sure, I’ve heard the buzz words, but how exactly is it going to simplify things?

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