An Intellyx Brain Candy Brief
Big Switch Networks combines Software-Defined Networking (SDN) controller software with a variety of different open networking hardware switches to deliver a network ‘fabric’ that abstracts numerous physical network devices as a single, software-controlled switch.
The fully redundant Big Switch controller runs on a server, and serves as a single API point for integration with VMware or OpenStack environments, among others.
Because the Big Switch technology operates as an SDN underlay (managing layers 2 and 3 of the network), it provides ‘fabric-wide’ monitoring and management capabilities, while embracing hyperscale data center design principles.
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