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May 17, 2013

Carl Moberg

Controlling the InteropNet

I remember literally hanging out outside the InteropNet NOC when I last visited the venerable event. It must have been in the late 90's when I was still young and angry about most things network (one example; ATM cell size). And, yes, I had …
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May 08, 2013

Håkan Millroth

The Anatomy of an SDN Control System (part 3)

In previous posts in this series I discussed the following design principles used in Tail-f’s SDN technology: logically centralized implementation of network services, data structure representations of service and network states, and data mo …
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April 30, 2013

Carl Moberg

Tail-f Systems Presents Multi-Vendor SDN at Interop 2013

Tail-f’s Network Control System (NCS) selected as SDN controller for InteropNet.  Tail-f Systems, a leading provider of network service programmability solutions for traditional and software-defined networks (SDN), today announced its bro …
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April 29, 2013

Håkan Millroth

The Anatomy of an SDN Control System (part 2)

As I mentioned in the previous post, Tail-f’s SDN technology makes use of six basic design principles to make the development and maintenance of network applications and services easier.  In this post I will discuss three of these design …
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April 29, 2013

Carl Moberg

ONS, ONF, NFV – Oh My!

It's been a couple of busy days in the Bay Area. First I attended the annual hypefest known as the Open Networking Summit, or ONS. That was followed by a hectic two days of Open Network Foundation members’ working days. And as if that wasn't …
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April 20, 2013

Håkan Millroth

The Anatomy of an SDN Control System (part 1)

One of the promises of software-defined networking is that it can speed up the introduction of new network applications and services. Instead of re-architecting the network and the network management system for every new service, these servi …
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April 11, 2013

Carl Moberg

Moving Networks Forward – Tail-f in Deutsche Telekom’s Terastream Project

It is exciting to have the opportunity to talk about customers making truly transformative advances in the midst of an industry that is currently running mostly on rumoured software projects and future release dates. Even more exciting when …
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April 11, 2013

Carl Moberg

Deutsche Telekom Selects Tail-f as Provider of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in TeraStream Project

Tail-f Systems, a leading provider of network service programmability solutions for traditional and software-defined networks (SDN), today announced that Deutsche Telekom has chosen Tail-f Systems to deliver the key software …

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April 11, 2013

John Lawitzke

SDN and NFV Turned Inside-Out, Upside-Down

I just returned from speaking at an ETSI-arranged workshop on Future Networks, with 150 participants. As expected these days, most of the presentations and discussions were around SDN and NFV. My take on the SDN part of the event was that …
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April 02, 2013

Paul Wampler

Tail-f Survey Reveals Both Interest and Confusion about Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

Rising importance of applications and services driving interest in SDN STOCKHOLM, APRIL 2, 2013 – Tail-f Systems today announced the findings of its 2013 Software Defined Networking Survey, which shows …

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April 02, 2013

Carl Moberg

Notes on Our SDN Survey and Findings

Tail-f just completed its first ever SDN survey, and I have been speaking with the media about it for the last couple of weeks. It’s been a great experience to see such a positive response as I look to see what exactly is going on with …
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March 04, 2013

Carl Moberg

Things are Moving, Myself Included

As you can tell from the surroundings of this blog post, we have been keeping busy lately with (among other things) a new web site and product videos. As the company is growing rapidly to keep up with our customer base, the need for new ways …
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February 21, 2013

Carl Moberg

Tail-f Systems Showcases Multi-vendor SDN at Mobile World Congress 2013

STOCKHOLM, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — Tail-f Systems, the leading provider of multi-vendor network automation software for traditional and Software-Defined Networks (SDN) announces its activities for Mobile World Congress 2013. Mobile …

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