Review Article

State of the Art and Recent Research Advances in Software Defined Networking

Table 6

White box switching solutions.

ManufacturerSolutionBrief description

Accton/EdgecoreSwitchBare metal hardware with a choice of independent open software for NOS [115]
Delta Networks/Agema SystemsSwitchSDN capable switches supporting ONIE installer and OpenFlow [116]
Quanta Cloud/iwNetworksSwitchTop-of-Rack (ToR) or spine switches for high performance data centers, loaded with ONIE [117]
Interface MastersSwitchNiagara switch series, offering modular switch configurations conforming to open network deployment (OCP) [120]
Alpha NetworksSwitchBare metal ToR switches, with ONIE support [121]
Penguin ComputingSwitchArctica switch line, offered as an open solution, with a choice of preloaded Cumulus Linux operating system [122]
BigSwitchOSSwitch Light NOS, Linux-based switching software for programming white box switches and serving as an agent for applications running above SDN controller [123]
Cumulus NetworksOSCumulus Linux provids standard networking functions such as bridging, routing, access control, and VXLAN overlays [124]
GigamonOSGigaVUE-OS, built on a Linux kernel, the OS is available on white box hardware providing flow management capabilities [125]
BroadcomOSICOS/FASTPATH runs as a Linux application with seamless integration of Linux tools while offering server like experience [126]
DellOSOS10 software framework that facilitates customization supporting the open networking model specifically suited to SDN data centers [127]
IP InfusionOSOcNOS, a modular, multitasking Linux-based operating system, offering integration with commodity network hardware [128]