For decades, networks have been built on the same fundamental principle: dedicated hardware appliances for each network function. Need a firewall? Buy a box. Need load balancing? Purchase another ...

People have been talking about software defined networking and its related network function virtualization for so long that it must appear to many organizations that everyone else is doing it. But in ...

Samsung and Intel have demonstrated single-server vRAN viability for commercial networks—pivotal in reducing hardware sprawl ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at its global Agility conference, F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) introduced an enhanced network functions virtualization (NFV) offering for services that are easily and ...

The definition of Software Defined Networking (SDN) continues to broaden, today including functions such as configuration automation and orchestration. While these tasks aren’t strictly SDN, the fact ...

Collaborating with network service providers, hyperscale companies, and network equipment manufacturers, Dr. Levi Perigo’s research vision is to enhance networks by making them more programmable and ...

The OpenDaylight Project has announced the ninth major update of its software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) platform. The platform provides an open source SDN ...

A device that functions as an access control point for users in remote locations connecting to a company's internal network or to an ISP. Also called a "media gateway" or a "remote access server" (RAS ...

Samsung has completed the industry’s first commercial call using its virtualized RAN (vRAN) on a Tier 1 U.S. operator’s live ...