An ITU-T study group on future networks will “expand and...
An ITU-T study group on future networks will “expand and accelerate” its work on software-defined networking (SDN), said an ITU blog post from the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, referring to preliminary agreement on a new resolution (http://bit.ly/ToyB4U). Networks have become…
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increasingly complex, error-prone and difficult to manage as new devices and users have connected and boosted traffic figures, it said. SDN proposes to decouple the control and data planes and let software boost speed and flexibility in routing, security and energy management of network gear, such as routers and switches, it said. High-level industry representatives last week recommended ITU-T collaborate with academia, groups like the Open Networking Foundation and others, it said. They also suggested ITU-T conduct studies into the impact of SDN for developing countries, it said.