CenturyLink Adds Cutting-Edge Software Services to DOD Network Contract
CenturyLink added software-defined and virtualization services to its DOD contract for the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN III), said a company release Wednesday. The services are "the future of network infrastructure," it said. "All applications -- including multi-label protocol…
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switching, firewall, encryption and orchestration services -- will run on software instead of costly hardware, thus speeding up the testing and review of applications. The project will also help reduce the number of network devices DOD has to buy and manage." DREN is a fiber network connecting five DOD supercomputing facilities to scientists. DREN III is a 10-year contract worth up to $750 million awarded in December 2012.