The Promise of Software-Defined Networking in Higher Education

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In order to manage their networks, many colleges and universities are forced to assemble a number of separate components like network management platforms and client software agents to get the job done. This approach presents a number of difficulties, including vendor lock-in, maintenance difficulties, and a lack of flexibility.

Fortunately, a new alternative is gaining popularity in higher education: Software-defined networking (SDN). Read on to learn about the many advantages presented by this network architecture, which offers solutions to the following challenges:

  • Integrating wired and wireless devices
  • Managing network access control
  • Allocating network resources to applications
  • And more
Vendor:
Brocade
Posted:
Feb 8, 2021
Published:
Jun 30, 2014
Format:
PDF
Type:
White Paper
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