Netronome

Netronome & Ericsson | May 23, 2016

With the increasing sprawl of VMs and containers, growing numbers of data centers are adopting server-based networking. But the low forwarding rate of the software-based data plane makes it difficult to implement many network functions virtualization (NFV) applications with a reasonable amount of server resources. An upcoming DemoFriday will look at how intelligent server adapters can reduce the number of servers needed and achieve up to 5X lower TCO for NFV and SDN applications....

sdxcentral.com | January 23, 2018

Netronome is partnering with Dell EMC to provide a turnkey network functions virtualization (NFV) server. Netronome’s Agilio 25GbE network interface cards (NICs) and software are being offered in a Dell EMC server.According to Netronome, the NFV server improves efficiency by up to 20 times over traditional common-off-the-shelf (COTS) servers and is ideal for NFV infrastructure. The efficiency is achieved by freeing up CPU cores to enable more compute capacity that allows customers to run m...

SDxCentral | January 15, 2020

IoT and SD-WAN might not sound like they belong together, but ask VMware’s VeloCloud or managed service provider Apcela and you might be surprised by what they have to say. The two companies see SD-WAN as the key to making large IoT deployments manageable at a human scale. Sanjay Uppal, who co-founded VeloCloud and now serves as the head of VMware’s SD-WAN division, said the expanding scope of SD-WAN has opened the door to several applications that the technology wouldn’t norma...

SDxCentral | January 14, 2020

AT&T today announced it has reached an agreement to provide 5G services to the Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada. The compound is about a 20-minute drive from the hustle and bustle of the Las Vegas Strip. Personnel at the base will also gain access to FirstNet, a nationwide public safety communications network being built by AT&T with funding from the federal government. The network operator plans to equip the base with 5G infrastructure to support communications among more than 4...