HP OpenFlow

OpenFlow is a new, perspective technology of network virtualization which helps to organize flexibly the network environment meeting in accuracy needs of the customer.

The OpenFlow technology allows to simplify significantly architecture of network devices and to automate solutions of a number of tasks due to simplification of network management. Reducing labor costs by accomplishment of different changes in network, Openflow allows IT to be focused on effective solution of critical tasks and to react quickly to the changing business needs.

Switches of HP with software supporting OpenFlow technology are deployed in the different academic and commercial research centers for the purpose of further development of the standard worldwide. Intensive testing and practical application of technology in this environment for the last four years helped to prepare the standard for broad deployment in a business environment.

The number of partners and clients of HP includes such large organizations as Indiana State University, the Stanford university and a development team of the GENI project (Global Environment for Network Innovations). The GENI project headed by Raytheon BBN Technologies company and sponsored by National Science Foundation fund represents virtual laboratory on a research of new network applications and services.

The HP company is the founder of Open Networking Foundation fund which continues to develop and advance OpenFlow technology with the purpose to lower operating costs on the maintenance of network due to simplification program and the hardware and management processes. Besides, HP Labs, the main research division of HP, is engaged in development of programmable networks since 2008 and already published results of researches which demonstrate that the OpenFlow technology has the big future in the market.