Here’s SDxCentral’s gathering of the week’s news bits around software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and related topics.

With Cisco having glommed Tail-f, UBIqube hopes its multivendor framework gets some attention.

TiMetra was arguably the best networking acquisition in history, and Alcatel-Lucent CEO Michel Combes knows it

The virtual version of Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Router emphasizes the 'service' piece. Instead of one virtual router, the company is offering a suite of router applications targeting NFV.

You might think it's the height of marketing cynicism, but really, the 'SDN' ports on MRV's new packet-optical gear really are meant for SDN. It's a nod to the

In this week's SDN/NFV news roundup: Telefónica wants NFV 'instantly,' OpenDaylight gets bigger, Cisco gains even more bragging rights, and Ericsson makes a move on the server market.

Cisco's ACI is a departure not just from other SDN plays but from normal networking. So, Cisco is proposing new standards around it, hoping to infuse application policy into

After talking about its NVN virtualization architecture for months, Netsocket has put the technology into full SDN product form, targeting the network edge with an eye toward helping managed

... But let's face it, that's how it's going to be deployed at first. Cisco has grand visions for the NCS platform as a new type of network core,

Juniper's New SDN Strategy and Contrail's Starring Role