Telecom and internet service providers have turned to faster networking technology—whether it be 5G, DOCSIS 4.0 or fiber-optic cables—to boost sales and profitability. But even with these new network ...

For decades, networks have been built on the same fundamental principle: dedicated hardware appliances for each network function. Need a firewall? Buy a box. Need load balancing? Purchase another ...

SDN, NFV & VNF are among the alphabet soup of terms in the networking industry that have emerged in recent years. Software-defined networking (SDN), network-function virtualization (NFV) and the ...