Megaport's SDN spans more than 700 connected data centers, service providers, and cloud on ramps, enabling branch-to-branch and branch-to-cloud connectivity.
Rockport's platform distributes switching functionality to each node in a cluster, forgoing traditional leaf-and-spine topologies in favor of a mesh network.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is expected to share more detail about the facility at a press conference on Wednesday at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
The company claims the integration will promote development on the chipmaker's Habana Gaudi training processors, especially in hybrid-cloud environments.
The research center aims to develop new optical interfaces which offer higher bandwidth and lower power consumption than traditional electrical interconnects.