HP brings OpenFlow-enabled switches

BANGALORE, INDIA: Technology company HP announced an OpenFlow-enabled switch portfolio that extends across 16 of its Ethernet switch models, including HP 3500, 5400 and 8200 series switches.

Moreover, the company plans to expand support for OpenFlow across all switches in the HP FlexNetwork architecture this year.

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“To help enterprises uniformly manage network traffic flow across the data centre, HP became an early innovator of the OpenFlow standard, supporting more than 60 universities and research centers in trials, development efforts and practical real-world applications,” said Sanjay Jotshi, director, HP Networking, HP India. “With over 10 million OpenFlow-capable switch ports deployed and the broadest portfolio currently available on the market, HP is leading the move to the OpenFlow standard and further simplifying networks for our enterprise clients.”

OpenFlow is an emerging network virtualization technology that provides customers flexibility and control to configure networking environment to their specifications.

HP's partners and customers include Indiana University, Stanford University and The Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) Project.

The GENI Project, operated by Raytheon BBN Technologies and funded by the National Science Foundation, is a virtual laboratory that explores future applications and services for networks.