Software-Defined Networking

An approach to building computer networks that separate and remove elements of systems, SDN allows system administrators to quickly contribute to network connections rather than manually configure programs. This has become increasingly important with the advent of virtualization- which an enterprise data center may need to create and configure virtual machines remotely, and configure firewall rules or network addresses in response. SDN allows network administrators to have programmable central control of network traffic without requiring physical access to the network’s hardware devices. Standards development for SDN enables companies to innovate on top of that standard and create added value for their customers. The standards created in the best interest of the SDN community mean that no single vendor will control hardware or software direction- and will give customers choice.