Case Study: WannaCry Ransomware - SDxCentral
WEBThe WannaCry ransomware attack of May 2017 was one of the most widespread ransomware attacks, exploiting a leaked Windows software vulnerability. It resulted in hundreds of thousands of infections ...
Understanding the SDN Architecture and SDN Control Plane
WEBUnderstanding the SDN Architecture – SDN Control Plane & SDN Data Plane. A software-defined network (SDN) architecture (or SDN architecture) defines how a networking and computing system can be ...
What is SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide-Area Network)?
WEBA software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a wide-area network with a virtualized overlay, abstracting the software from the hardware. Its key features include network abstraction, WAN ...
What Is Unified Data Management (UDM)? - SDxCentral
WEBWhat Is UDM: Key Takeaways. Unified data management (UDM) is a centralized way to control network user data. It is similar to 4G’s home subscriber service (HSS), but is cloud-native and designed ...
What Is OpenFlow? Definition and How it Relates to SDN
WEBWhat Is OpenFlow: Key Takeaways. OpenFlow is one of the first software-defined networking (SDN) standards and defined the communication protocol between SDN controllers and the forwarding plane of ...
What is software defined networking (SDN)? Definition - SDxCentral
WEBSoftware-defined networking (SDN) is the separation of control and forwarding functions so software can be used to control a network centrally. SDN is often paired with network functions ...
What Is the 5G Spectrum? Definition - SDxCentral
WEBDefinition. The 5G spectrum is a range of radio frequencies in the sub-6 GHz range and the millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency range that is 24.25 GHz and above. The 5G spectrum refers to the radio ...
What Is an SDN Controller? Definition - SDxCentral
WEBSDxCentral Studios. An SDN controller is the application that acts as a strategic control point in a software-defined network. Essentially, it is the “brains” of the network. Software-defined ...
What are Ethernet Leaf Switches? - Definition - SDxCentral
WEBSDxCentral Studios. Leaf switches are popular devices used in data centers to aggregate traffic from server nodes and then connect to the core of the network, consisting of spine switches. In this ...
Software-Defined Networking Tutorial – The Basics - SDxCentral
WEBSoftware-defined networking (SDN) is still a relatively new model used to design, build, and manage networks. Its expanding adoption within the market has many interested and some still wondering ...