Multicore processors are more important than ever in networking systems due to the shift to virtualized networks using software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV). Virtual network functions (VNFs) may be running on servers in the data center, on network appliances platforms at the edge of the network or on universal CPE (uCPE) systems […]
Why Gfast Is About to Come of Age
The latest Gfast chipsets, supporting Amendment 3 functionality, are offering a mature solution for gigabit broadband that is re-igniting the copper-versus-fiber debate. Since the first Gfast chipsets were introduced in 2014, vendors have worked with network operators and system developers to run trials and experiment with higher performance, longer reach and support for coax. The […]
Gfast Rollout Starts With Amendment 3 Chipsets
With governments mandating minimum broadband speeds and users investing in Ultra HD TVs and the latest gadgets, we are seeing rapidly-growing demand for higher-speed fixed broadband. Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are increasingly using cloud-based services, are also using fixed broadband lines for their main Internet connection or as a backup connection. Mobile data […]
Ubiquitous SDN Acceleration Is Coming
Smart network interface cards (NICs) with high-level programming are enabling the step up in application and virtualization performance that is needed to deliver on the promise of software-defined networking (SDN). By using smart NICs in every server, operators can ensure that network virtualization, load balancing and other low-level functions are offloaded from the server CPUs, […]
OFC – The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Simon Stanley will be presenting during the ‘State of the Industry – Analyst Panel’ session at OFC 2018, the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. The session is at 10:30 am in the Market Watch theater and Simon’s talk is Connecting the Data Center: Bandwidth […]
Smart NICs: Accelerating Virtualized Applications
Communications service providers are investing heavily in large and hyper-scale data centers to deliver content, data processing and communications services. The applications delivering these services must have access to high-speed storage and networking, be secure and run in a virtualized environment based on software-defined networking (SDN). Virtualization software, load balancing, encryption, deep packet inspection (DPI) […]
P4 Runtime: Putting the Control Plane in Charge of the Forwarding Plane
SDN ushered in an era of fast open innovation in networking: Those who own and operate networks now take it for granted that they can code, commission or simply download the control plane they need in their network, customizing it to best meet their needs. The ONOS SDN Controller is an example of an open source control […]
Connecting the Data Center: 25G, 100G, 400G+
Server performance and data center network traffic are growing dramatically and the total I/O bandwidth per rack is approaching 5 Tbit/s. New technologies and virtualization are transforming the network architecture within data centers. The 25G, 50G, 100G, 200G and 400G solutions that are being developed to support low cost links use new module form factors, […]
ECOC 2017
Gothenburg, Sweden Simon Stanley will be at ECOC on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th September 2017. ECOC is the largest conference and exhibition on optical communications in Europe.
ON2020 Looks to the Future at ECOC
Following a successful workshop at OFC in March this year, ON2020 has spent the summer surveying the network needs and evolution strategies of leading network operators and is ready to share the results during a focused session at ECOC 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This will be a unique opportunity to better understand the long-term requirements for optical networking beyond […]
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