Today is the first day of Open Networking Summit 2013.

ONS 2013 as the name implies, is focused on Open Networking such as SDN, OpenFlow, Network Controllers, etc.

There have been a lot of great announcements such as:

Extreme Networks Announces OpenStack Quantum and OpenFlow support in their campus switches.

Extreme Networks, Inc., today announced that it will be present at the Open Networking Summit (ONS) event this week, April 15-17^th, in Santa Clara, highlighting Software Defined Networking (SDN) strategies, technology and multi-vendor interoperability demos with Big Switch Networks and NEC. Attendees can view and discuss solutions at Extreme Networks ONS booth # 304.

Dell Announces New Fabric Technologies

Dell Monday lifted the curtain on new fabric technologies for the data center, representing the latest in a series of networking vendors to bulk up their converged infrastructure and software-defined networking play.

Centec Boosts SDN Applications with N-Flow Technology

Centec Networks, a leading innovator of IP/Ethernet switching silicon and advanced turnkey system solutions, today announced N-Flow^TM technology in its third generation GreatBelt Series Switching Silicon at Open Networking  Summit 2013 (ONS 2013), to enable more advanced applications for Software-Defined Networking (SDN), in an attempt to widen the commercialization of the OpenFlow^TM protocol.

Brocade to Demonstrate Migration Strategies and Path Toward Software-Defined Networking at Open Networking Summit

Brocade today announced that it will be exhibiting and attending Open Networking Summit 2013, the premier conference aimed at the evolving Software-Defined Networking (SDN) landscape. As a leader in data center networking and an initial member of the Open Networking Foundation, Brocade believes that SDN holds the promise of starting a new network innovation cycle and will launch a wave of next-generation network-based applications and services. During this event Brocade will discuss and demonstrate solutions to help customers realize the full potential of SDN.

RouteFlow featured at ONS2013.

Team members from CPqD will be presenting demonstrations of RouteFlow in the exhibition area at ONS.  Router Analysis proudly donated at Pica8 3290 to the RouteFlow project earlier this year.

Router Analysis and The Network Device Education Foundation (NetDEF) to attend ONS

Members of Router Analysis and NetDEF will be attending the ONS 2013 Conference.  We plan to be available near the CPqD RouteFlow Demo area.  We will also appear at the plugfest.