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help.fulguy
In the first sentence you say, BRCM is working with 2 OEMs. Who are they?
MikeSmith2011
Well, who's boat would get rocked the most if there are any changes to the ...
Broadcom-led group to develop SDN interface
Rick Merritt
11/20/2012 7:30 PM EST
'Table typing patterns'
Separately, an OpenFlow working group aims to develop a new layer of software to map its central controller protocol to the ASICs used in today’s routers and switches. The group has agreed on an approach but is expected to receive multiple competing proposals on how to implement it from Broadcom and others.
The so-called Forwarding Abstractions Working Group will define a set of “table typing patterns” to let an OpenFlow controller communicate at run-time what sorts of actions it wants from a router or switch. The group will also create an example set of the table patterns, said Curt Beckmann, a principal architect at Brocade who chairs the group.
“We agree with the philosophy, what’s still up in the air are the specifics of these tables, how they line up with actions and rules and how many tables there are,” said Das. “It should be amenable to existing switches rather than require people to buy new ones,” he said.
Broadcom does “not have a finished proposal [for the tables], but we are soliciting feedback on one,” he added.
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Separately, an OpenFlow working group aims to develop a new layer of software to map its central controller protocol to the ASICs used in today’s routers and switches. The group has agreed on an approach but is expected to receive multiple competing proposals on how to implement it from Broadcom and others.
The so-called Forwarding Abstractions Working Group will define a set of “table typing patterns” to let an OpenFlow controller communicate at run-time what sorts of actions it wants from a router or switch. The group will also create an example set of the table patterns, said Curt Beckmann, a principal architect at Brocade who chairs the group.
“We agree with the philosophy, what’s still up in the air are the specifics of these tables, how they line up with actions and rules and how many tables there are,” said Das. “It should be amenable to existing switches rather than require people to buy new ones,” he said.
Broadcom does “not have a finished proposal [for the tables], but we are soliciting feedback on one,” he added.
Related stories:
Google describes its OpenFlow network
TI, Stanford explore OpenFlow silicon
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rick.merritt
11/20/2012 8:30 PM EST
Is this a better approach to enabling SDNs, or just another effort to ward off dramatic change in the comms status quo?
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MikeSmith2011
11/21/2012 8:58 PM EST
Well, who's boat would get rocked the most if there are any changes to the status quo? The biggest silicon provider in this field!
I cannot imagine that SDN which promises to make the hardware simpler and a commodity and instead push all the value into software is welcome by the incumbent silicon vendors.
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help.fulguy
12/5/2012 12:12 AM EST
In the first sentence you say, BRCM is working with 2 OEMs. Who are they?
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