270 | | ==== SDXs: Software Define Network Exchanges at StarLight and Partner Sites ==== |
271 | | ''This demo shows a working prototype of SDXs at the !StarLight International / National Communications Exchange Facility and partner sites, which enable the exchange of research traffic among different types of Software Define Networks (SDNs) and legacy networks. Visit us if you are interested in any of these subjects: |
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273 | | 1. Identifying the current challenges in managing SDN networks in production exchanges |
274 | | 2. Proposals for addressing these challenges and the prototype demonstrations |
275 | | 3. Creating virtual exchange prototypes for specialized communities: SDXs for Genomics Data |
276 | | 4. Creating virtual exchange prototypes for specialized communities: SDXs for Cloud testbeds'' |
| 270 | ==== SDXs: Software Define Network Exchanges at !StarLight and Partner Sites ==== |
| 271 | ''This demo shows a working prototype of SDXs at the !StarLight International / National Communications Exchange Facility and partner sites, which enable the exchange of research traffic among different types of Software Define Networks (SDNs) and legacy networks. Visit us if you are interested in any of these subjects:'' |
| 272 | |
| 273 | ''1. Identifying the current challenges in managing SDN networks in production exchanges''[[BR]] |
| 274 | ''2. Proposals for addressing these challenges and the prototype demonstrations''[[BR]] |
| 275 | ''3. Creating virtual exchange prototypes for specialized communities: SDXs for Genomics Data''[[BR]] |
| 276 | ''4. Creating virtual exchange prototypes for specialized communities: SDXs for Cloud testbeds'' |
308 | | The Software Defined Exchange (SDX) is a recently defined concept that is motivated by the need of applications to, via software programs, dynamically acquire and control network, computation and storage resources. An SDX is a meeting place where resource owners (e.g., cloud or network operators) advertise the availability of their wares and where applications go to identify, pay for and acquire resources to support their needs. These needs may change over time, and the SDX supports such dynamic reconfiguration. In effect, the SDX allows applications to acquire a software defined “slice” of the Internet and resources that are connected to it. It is a traditional market bringing together sellers and buyers of goods. Its availability will democratize the ability of new applications to compete in a variety of markets served by different resource providers. The SDX, together with “slicing” and “software defined infrastructure,” have the potential to revolutionize the Internet and to enable an exciting new generation of applications. Of course, this very high level description belies the complex financial, policy, security and technical problems that must be overcome to fully realize the potential of the SDX. Prototype SDXs are now being established to explore and address these problems in a collaborative atmosphere. |
| 307 | The Software Defined Exchange (SDX) is a recently defined concept that is motivated by the need of applications to, via software programs, dynamically acquire and control network, computation and storage resources. An SDX is a meeting place where resource owners (e.g., cloud or network operators) advertise the availability of their wares and where applications go to identify, pay for and acquire resources to support their needs. These needs may change over time, and the SDX supports such dynamic reconfiguration. In effect, the SDX allows applications to acquire a software defined “slice” of the Internet and resources that are connected to it. It is a traditional market bringing together sellers and buyers of goods. Its availability will democratize the ability of new applications to compete in a variety of markets served by different resource providers. The SDX, together with “slicing” and “software defined infrastructure,” have the potential to revolutionize the Internet and to enable an exciting new generation of applications. Of course, this very high level description belies the complex financial, policy, security and technical problems that must be overcome to fully realize the potential of the SDX. Prototype SDXs are now being established to explore and address these problems in a collaborative atmosphere. |