Software Defined Networking - A whitepaper

Data networking continues to evolve rapidly, as it has for the last two or three decades. As technology continues to improve, so user expectations increase; new solutions are required to meet those higher expectations, thereby driving technology improvements, and so on.

On occasions, significant new concepts, like Software Defined Networking, come into play, offering the potential to solve a range of problems and leap technology forward. At times like this, it can be difficult to discern which benefits the new concept will bring in the short term, and which will emerge as the new technology matures.