514 0 Kommentare Avaya Extends SDN Simplicity to the User Edge With Fabric Networking Architecture

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 24, 2015) -

The Avaya Open SDN Fx architecture is the first to deliver automation and programmability from the network core to the user edge, for 'connect anything, anywhere' simplicity
Surveys show 99 percent of IT pros expect SDN to extend beyond the data center, but are not confident in current SDN models delivering the capability
Avaya leap frogs existing technology approaches with new products and capabilities, enabling a complete end-to-end SDN solution without the need to rip and replace existing networks

Avaya today introduced a new, open software-defined networking (SDN) architecture that will help companies create the agile networks required by today's dynamic applications. The Avaya SDN Fx architecture is the first to deliver "connect anything, anywhere" simplicity, shaving weeks in provisioning time by allowing devices and users at the network edge to be added easily to the network. The Avaya SDN Fx architecture, built on the Avaya Fabric Networking technology, features new products and capabilities for a complete solution that delivers on the promise of SDN, without the hidden complexity that comes with the towering overlays of software and hardware inherent in many other vendor approaches.

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Read: Networking to Nirvana with SDN blog by Marc Randall, SVP and GM, Avaya Networking

According to a recent Avaya survey, 99 percent of IT professionals want SDN to extend beyond the data center; however, nearly the same amount (93%) say the ability to do so today is extremely or moderately limited. In addition, of the challenges that IT pros are looking to SDN to solve, 80 percent insist that SDN programming must be simple before they will adopt¹.

Read: The SDN Survey Media Summary - SDN Expectations
The Avaya SDN Fx architecture includes the following new products and features for Avaya Fabric Networking Technology:

Open Networking Adapter -- the first ever Open Networking Adapter (ONA) provides a plug-n-play network connection for any device with an Ethernet port including medical devices, manufacturing machines, and branch office switches. Targeted for non-IT personnel, this card deck-sized appliance automatically provisions a QoS-customized virtual path across the network that mitigates security risks, allowing simple, powerful management of thousands of devices.
Fabric Orchestrator -- as the first SDN controller embedded in a unified management instance, this appliance manages and orchestrates the Ethernet fabric as well as provides SDN Control to north and south bound interfaces. SDN capabilities include OpenFlow, OpenDaylight and OpenStack.
Fabric Extend -- a new capability in Avaya Fabric Connect enables the extensibility of Fabric networking across any IP based network without loss of functionality. Investments in existing networking technologies are preserved while interconnecting strategic deployments of Fabric Connect across data centers, campuses and branches.

Read: Andrew Rufener's blog on why the best foundation for SDN is an enterprise-wide, automated core

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