NEC Corporation, Monday announced the availability of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) compatible switches aimed at the large data centers operated by telecom carriers and service providers. NEC claims that the new switches will enable network configurations that are equivalent to several thousand server racks.
The new switches come in two varieties, PF5340-48XP-6Q - a Top of Rack (ToR) switch with a 48-port 10GbE interface for consolidating servers and PF5340-32QP, an aggregation switch that consolidates multiple racks with 32 40GbE ports. According to NEC, when used in combination with an SDN controller, the switches enable a highly scalable and cost-efficient large data center network to be built utilizing SDN.
Toshio Suzuki, General Manager, Converged Network Division, NEC Corporation
SDN is one of the core areas NEC is focusing on in its Social Solutions Business, and to date NEC has amassed a track record of more than 250 system installations across the globe. These new switches help resolve issues faced when increasing the size of data centers, among them the complexity of operation and difficulties in expansion.
