OpenFlow + Mobile Broadspace … yummy!

Openflow is an open standard that allows you to run experimental protocols in production networks.   While it is being used by major switch vendors as well as universities to deploy innovative network technology in their networks one must wonder what this could yield for the BroadSpace network folks.

I would love to get my hands on a few switches that support OpenFlow – just because {ok so there is more to my dream than just that – i will be helping a friend design a layer3 and layer 2 Broadband Wireless network soon – and having some options would be really favorable})

Where can I learn more?

Here are some suggestions for further reading on OpenFlow:

	» Read the OpenFlow White Paper A seven page white paper from leading networking researchers that outlines the protocol, system architecture, and use cases.
	» Watch the SIGCOMM Demo Video A four minute video of the OpenFlow Demo that received the best demo award at SIGCOMM 2008.
	» View the OpenFlow Presentation A slide deck of a presentation on the internals and the motivation behind OpenFlow from Nick McKeown.
	» Security with Ethane A presentation on Ethane, an early OpenFlow technology used for creating high security networks.