On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Hiroaki KAWAI <ka...@iij.ad.jp> wrote:
> This is off-topic, but openflow developers would like to know, > a project Zodiac FX by Northbound Networks is fundraising > at kickstarter now. The project is developing small openflow > hardware switch. > > > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northboundnetworks/zodiac-fx-the-worlds-smallest-openflow-sdn-switch > > Unfortunatelly, the time limit is about 60 hours to go, but > the project still does not hit funding goal. > Assuming this project can actually deliver what it promises (which is very questionable, given the components - the software flow table is not accessible via a full performance bus, so it can be trivially overloaded, among other things), what would be the point of a 4x100Mb OF switch? At low densities you can buy a more functional intel I350-T4 NIC for less than $100, which sure needs a PC attached (but not involved in forwarding if you're just using the ACL tables), but which supports gigabit and real jumbo frames. If it were of higher density you could make the argument, but 4 ports is not sufficiently useful to get past the extreme limitations. -- Nick
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