SingAREN Selects SDN-Ready Brocade Routing Core for New Super-High-Speed Research Network Platform - Seite 2

"The Brocade MLXe routers are often the choice for high-performance networks, and we're very proud of the fact that one has now been deployed as the core of Southeast Asia's most advanced research and education network," said Adam Judd, Brocade vice president for Asia Pacific. "Apart from the outstanding, non-stop performance and flexibility, a key factor in SingAREN choosing the Brocade solution is our strong support for software-defined networking."

According to Professor Francis Lee, SingAREN is already experimenting with the Brocade MLXe-4's SDN capabilities, which he sees as playing a critical role in the future of SLIX. "SDN will enable the dynamic configuration of connections to deliver fast transit over 'clean pipes' for researchers and educators who need to transfer Big Data payloads across SingAREN and international research networks," he said.

The Brocade MLXe-4 supports OpenFlow 1.3 -- which allows programmatic control of the router by an SDN controller -- in innovative Hybrid Port Mode. This approach allows simultaneous deployment of traditional switching or routing with OpenFlow on a single port, a unique capability that provides SingAREN with a pragmatic path to SDN by enabling it to integrate OpenFlow into its existing network operations.

About Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network (SingAREN)
SingAREN is Singapore's national research and education network. It is the sole provider of local and international networks dedicated for serving the Research and Education (R&E) community in Singapore. SingAREN provides the network infrastructure for R&E activities, such as E-Learning, video-conferences, eduroam and research data management across international boundaries. (www.singaren.net.sg)

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