ONF to Discuss the Commercialization of SDN and OpenFlow; Innovating in Technology and Standardization for User Benefit
Palo Alto, Calif. – July 17, 2012
WHO: The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) Executive Director Dan Pitt will present a session entitled, "The Open Networking Foundation: Innovating in Technology and Standardization for User Benefit" at the ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs event.
WHEN: The session will be presented on July 17, 2012 at 10:40 -11:00 a.m. PDT.
WHERE: The presentation will be held at the Li Ka Shing Conference Center at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
WHAT: During the session, Pitt will discuss the growing demand for Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and how OpenFlow-based SDN represents a revolutionary change in networking. The talk will also discuss the ONF, OpenFlow® standards, and how enabling networks to be programmed like computers brings users and operators benefits that were never before thought possible. ESnet and the ESnet Coordinating Committee (ESCC) provide the high-bandwidth, reliable connections that link scientists at national laboratories, universities and other research institutions, enabling them to collaborate on some of the world's most important scientific challenges.
Internet2 is an advanced networking consortium led by the U.S. research and education community, creating a revolutionary-class IP and optical network and advancing technologies that enable services and achievements beyond the scope of individual institutions. Since 1998 ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs conferences have drawn together advanced networking engineers and featured tutorials, presentations, Birds-of-a-Feather meetings, in-depth technical sessions and demonstrations of state-of-the-art high-performance networking technologies.
Media or analysts interested in discussing the ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs presentation with ONF Executive Director Dan Pitt should contact Katie Peterson at katiep@mcgrathpower.com.
About the Open Networking Foundation (ONF)
Launched in 2011 by Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, and Yahoo!, the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is a growing nonprofit organization with more than 70 members whose goal is to rethink networking and quickly and collaboratively bring to market standards and solutions. ONF will accelerate the delivery and use of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technologies and standards, while fostering a vibrant market of products, services, applications, customers, and users. For further details visit the ONF website at: https://onfstaging1.opennetworking.org.
