Tag: networking

Testing The Limits of Cloud Networks

As more OpenStack clouds move into production, the limits of scale and performance of the cloud need to be known as a pre-requisite to building a predictable operations plan. PLUMgrid ONS is based on a fully distributed architecture that is built for scale. Since forwarding decisions are distributed and made at each individual server, every… Continue reading Testing The Limits of Cloud Networks

Bringing provider networks into OpenStack using L2 gateway

Cloud computing technologies like Neutron have made overlay networking a solution for multi-tenant environments: workloads, themselves virtualized, are interconnected through isolated logical networks that are layered on top of the physical networking. However, in typical data centers, not every machine is virtualized: “bare metal” servers are still common, as they run software that is not… Continue reading Bringing provider networks into OpenStack using L2 gateway

Docker Networking in OpenStack: What you need to know now.

Docker had a breakout year in 2014 with more than 100M downloads and its momentum continues into this year. While virtualization technology abstracts away the hardware, Docker instead abstracts away the OS. While this seems like an incremental improvement, this design paradigm of bringing virtualization one layer closer has potentially tremendous ramifications. But what new… Continue reading Docker Networking in OpenStack: What you need to know now.

Midokura: Open Source Network Virtualization – Flow Tracing and Analytics in MidoNet

Embraced by DevOps practitioners, MidoNet is the open source network virtualization solution that allows web-scale companies, enterprises and service providers to build, operate and manage virtual networks at scale, with agility and security. In this session, we will provide an overview of Midokura Enterprise MidoNet (MEM) and demonstrate the latest features in MEM like aggregated… Continue reading Midokura: Open Source Network Virtualization – Flow Tracing and Analytics in MidoNet

NFV Orchestration: Challenges in Telecom Deployments

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables operators/carriers to deploy and execute new network node services as virtualized software and eliminates the need for dedicated and possibly under-utilized hardware. In this architecture, networking functions are virtualized (VNFs) and chained together to provide an end-to-end network service. OpenStack as a Virtual Infrastructure Manager is one of the key… Continue reading NFV Orchestration: Challenges in Telecom Deployments

Allied Telesis Introduces EtherGRID™ Cloud-in-a-Rack Solution

Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions, and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, today announced that it will showcase its EtherGRID™ application hybrid cloud delivery platform at the Light Reading Big Telecom Event in Chicago, June 9-10, Booth #461. EtherGRID, a next-generation hybrid cloud platform, is… Continue reading Allied Telesis Introduces EtherGRID™ Cloud-in-a-Rack Solution

Federating clouds for High Energy Physics

Federating clouds for High Energy Physics High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments, such as those of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN Laboratory, have large demands in storage, compute and networking. Although a large fraction of the resources are provided with high throughput compute clusters, many HEP computing resource providers are transitioning to providing… Continue reading Federating clouds for High Energy Physics