Facts behind the Myth of Whitebox Open Networking: A Reality Check

I begin with an assumption that you are somewhat familiar with “whitebox” term as it relates to networking gears and cognizant of its trend. For those needing a brush up, please read my earlier article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bare-metalwhite-box-solutions-open-hyperscale-data-center-chowdhury/ . The term “whitebox” and “open… Continue Reading

Network Transformation is in the offing: Does disaggregation model help?

One of the fascinating aspects in my job is understanding how some of world’s largest networks will deploy Open networking platforms. It is this continuous learning that keeps me passionate about what I do.  When I first use “open networking”… Continue Reading

SDN API and Protocols: ForCES (Forwarding and Control Element Separation)

This article is part of my “Network Virtualization 101” series. For other articles in this series, please visit http://www.dhimanchowdhury.com or my blog athttp://www.dhimanchowdhury.blogspot.com . SDN (Software Defined Networking) is much of a buzz word now a days; for some it is simply decoupling… Continue Reading

Network Virtualization 101: SDN APIs and Protocols

This article is part of my SDN/network virtualization series “Network Virtualization 101”. To view other articles in this series and/or learn more about SDN and network virtualization, please visithttps://www.linkedin.com/today/author/0_1J4WrxUu5ZhIszQwsUUcg_?trk=prof-sm or http://www.dhimanchowdhury.blogspot.com . From the simplistic purview, SDN (Software Defined Networking) provides the means… Continue Reading