What are P4 Programmable Switches and how do they solve power, performance and cost challenges for Data Centers?

P4 switching is open networking extended all the way down to the switch ASIC level, and while it will not solve all data center’s problems, when properly used will provide increased resource efficiencies to better handle the data, greater visibility and monitoring of traffic to screen and block attacks at the network edge, and enhance congestion control.
Leading the charge in P4 switching is Edgecore Networks, and we had the opportunity to sit down with Nanda Ravindran, their VP of Product Management to ask what is P4 Switching, and what are the real benefits for hyperscale data centers?
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Catch up on the Critical Lowdown Podcast

Incase you missed them, you can find a roundup of our podcast series so far while we go on a 6 week pod-hiatus. From London to California via Banglaore along the way, we bring you bite-sized insights from the industry leaders on your coffee break.
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Chelsio Announces it's new 7th Generation DPU Product Family

Chelsio has announced it's new 7th generation DPU product family, Terminator 7 (T7) architected to support and accelerate a wide range of networking, storage and security workloads supported by modern enterprise and cloud datacenter applications.
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Driving Sustainable Network Innovation with Open Telecom Technology | ISPA Business Model Summit '22

As 5G networks and 5G-enabled technologies become more prevalent, experts expect the sustainability opportunity of 5G to be high on the agenda for service providers this year and next. How can we drive sustainable network innovation to keep pace with the exponential growth in network traffic, and can open telecom technology bring more people better internet access across all 4 corners of the globe?
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Open, Highly-Scalable Aggregation

By IP Infusion
As a new wave of networking technologies are rolled out, including 5G and fiber broadband, it has never been more important for telecommunications operators to innovate to rise up the value chain. This is especially true for Aggregation Routing and Transport as capacity continues to rise.
Availability of higher-speed access, resulting from global adoption of 5G and fiber broadband in particular, have enabled a new class of applications, including higher resolution video (4K, 8K, and even 12K), AR/VR (steadily growing), Tele-Medicine, etc.
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Network Packet Brokers Explained

By Garland Technology
We all know traffic across the data center is increasing. The migration towards 100G ethernet is well underway, with 28% of data centers undergoing the upgrade as of 2018. Meanwhile, 400G ethernet is available and creeping towards widespread adoption. With more and more data passing through data centers, operators need granular information about what form the data may take. Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) are designed to make it easier for administrators and their tools to analyze this traffic, allowing for smoother and more functional data center operations.
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Unboxing Edgecore Network's AGR120 - 800G Aggregation Router

Edgecore's AGR120 is a deep-packet buffer router optimized for carrier access and aggregation and data center applications. Based on Broadcom's StrataDNX Qumran MX ASIC, the device supports line-rate 800Gbps Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions and is equipped with a powerful Intel Xeon CPU.
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