SDN – software defined networking – inspires next generation of connectivity

Editor’s note: SDN, which stands for software defined networking, is a term that people will be reading and hearing a great deal more about in coming years. Why? Because SDN is transforming the way people and companies communicate across networks, writes John Moore, who is senior director of innovation and strategy and chief security officer at MCNC, which operates the state-wide NCREN broadband network. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has captured the imagination of the networking community. At its heart, it’s both a simple and revolutionary idea – break apart the two major functions of the...

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