<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
Given that most silicon chip stuff is a commodity these days, it
only a matter<br>
of when, and not if, creating stuff becomes easy for those with some<br>
knowledge.<br>
A quick glance through the kick starter stuff shows some interesting
ingenuity<br>
in small stuff using the Arduino and similar ARM processors.<br>
Scaling it up a bit to a more powerful CPU shouldn't be too hard.<br>
<br>
I personally see this like a lawyer at the bottom of the ocean- i.e.
a start !!<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/07/2015 3:26 p.m., Skeeve Stevens
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CANs0DvvJssRaUGxmrRq24r2zhVmQau32wTRC+Qo1iAzEeRKYiw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">You have to start somewhere.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This is likely to be the first version to kick it off.</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all">
<div>
<div class="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr"><font
style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"
color="#002060"><font size="3" color="#1F497D"
face="Calibri,sans-serif">
<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>
...Skeeve</p>
<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>
--</p>
<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Skeeve
Stevens - <span
style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The
ISP Guy - Internet Provider SME</span></p>
</font></font><font
style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"
color="#002060"><font size="3" color="#1F497D"
face="Calibri,sans-serif">
<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Email: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:skeeve@theispguy.com"
target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:skeeve@theispguy.com">skeeve@theispguy.com</a></a> ; <span
style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Cell:
+61(0)414 753 383</span></p>
</font></font>
<div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font
color="#20497d" face="Calibri">Skype:
skeeve; </font><span
style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(32,73,125);font-family:Calibri">Blog: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://theispguy.com/"
target="_blank">TheISPGuy.com</a> ;
Facebook: </span><font
style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"
color="#20497d" face="Calibri"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.facebook.com/theispguy"
target="_blank">TheISPGuy</a></font></div>
<div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font
color="#002060"><font size="3"
color="#1F497D"
face="Calibri,sans-serif">
<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Linkedin: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve"
style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"
target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; <span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Expert360: </span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9"
style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"
target="_blank">Profile</a></p>
</font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:34 PM,
Jonathan Thorpe <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jthorpe@conexim.com.au" target="_blank">jthorpe@conexim.com.au</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Interesting
idea, but more ports and GigE would make it less of
a toy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">OpenFlow
on the cheap is apparently possible with MikroTik
gear, but they don’t classify their implementation
as “production ready” as of yet.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US"> AusNOG [mailto:<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net"
target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a></a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon Sharwood<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 2 July 2015 11:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net"
target="_blank">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] Australian-designed
OpenFlow switch hits Kickstarter</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northboundnetworks/zodiac-fx-the-worlds-smallest-openflow-sdn-switch"
target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northboundnetworks/zodiac-fx-the-worlds-smallest-openflow-sdn-switch</a><br
clear="all">
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Looks cute, but short a few
ports?</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
AusNOG mailing list<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<pre wrap="">_______________________________________________
AusNOG mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>