[AusNOG] Australian-designed OpenFlow switch hits Kickstarter

[Alan Maher]

Given that most silicon chip stuff is a commodity these days, it only a 
matter
of when, and not if, creating stuff becomes easy for those with some
knowledge.
A quick glance through the kick starter stuff shows some interesting 
ingenuity
in small stuff using the Arduino and similar ARM processors.
Scaling it up a bit to a more powerful CPU shouldn't be too hard.

I personally see this like a lawyer at the bottom of the ocean- i.e. a 
start !!

Alan

On 2/07/2015 3:26 p.m., Skeeve Stevens wrote:
> You have to start somewhere.
>
> This is likely to be the first version to kick it off.
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
>
> --
>
> Skeeve Stevens - The ISP Guy - Internet Provider SME
>
> Email: skeeve at theispguy.com <mailto:skeeve at theispguy.com> ; Cell: 
> +61(0)414 753 383
>
> Skype: skeeve; Blog: TheISPGuy.com <http://theispguy.com/> ; Facebook: 
> TheISPGuy <https://www.facebook.com/theispguy>
>
> Linkedin: /in/skeeve <http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve> ; Expert360: 
> Profile <https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Jonathan Thorpe 
> <jthorpe at conexim.com.au <mailto:jthorpe at conexim.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     Interesting idea, but more ports and GigE would make it less of a toy.
>
>     I’m probably missing the point, and it appears a good learning
>     tool, but I don’t understand its application in the home or small
>     business which I assume its targeting based on the description.
>     It’s essentially a small multiport router without the router – you
>     need an SDN controller for those sorts of roles.
>
>     OpenFlow on the cheap is apparently possible with MikroTik gear,
>     but they don’t classify their implementation as “production ready”
>     as of yet.
>
>     *From:*AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>     <mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net>] *On Behalf Of *Simon
>     Sharwood
>     *Sent:* Thursday, 2 July 2015 11:37 AM
>     *To:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
>     *Subject:* [AusNOG] Australian-designed OpenFlow switch hits
>     Kickstarter
>
>     https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northboundnetworks/zodiac-fx-the-worlds-smallest-openflow-sdn-switch
>
>     Looks cute, but short a few ports?
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     AusNOG mailing list
>     AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net <mailto:AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net>
>     http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AusNOG mailing list
> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.ausnog.net/pipermail/ausnog/attachments/20150702/59cd15bb/attachment.html>