The company also announced support for software-defined networking technology and protocols such as OpenFlow.

Shenker is a leader in the movement toward software-defined networking (SDN).

Nicira is a company in software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization.

Software-defined networking (SDN) is also easing the transition between different link layer technologies.

Open Networking Foundation, a nonprofit trade organization founded to improve networking through Software-defined networking.

Its inventors consider OpenFlow an enabler of software-defined networking (SDN).

Software-defined networking (SDN)

Software-defined networking (SDN) is an approach to building computer networking equipment and software that separates and abstracts elements of these systems.

Its technologies allow virtualization and software-defined networking from the cloud to automation and control networks and connectivity to fiber, wireless and other networks.

The concept for the cloud-based networking solution combines software-defined networking (SDN) technology with WAN virtualization.

Apply to both wired and wireless networks, likely the same list as IEEE P1905 specifies to cooperate in software-defined networking (see also OpenFlow)

McKeown is active in the software-defined networking (SDN) movement, which he helped start with Scott Shenker and Martin Casado.

The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking (SDN) solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments.

Based on the same concepts in Software-defined networking (SDN) SDS has generated interest in the storage and virtualization markets, particularly after the high-value acquisition of Nicira by VMware.

In January 2013, NEC unveiled a virtual switch for Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hypervisor, which is designed to bring OpenFlow-based software-defined networking and network virtualisation to those Microsoft environments.