How exactly does ShawOpen work? How do businesses establish a Guest WiFi as part of their existing network structure? These questions can be answered with the theory behind network virtualization.
Network virtualization (NV) is the abstraction of network resources that have traditionally been delivered via hardware into logical, or virtual, networks. NV can combine multiple physical networks into one virtual, software-based network, or it can divide one physical network into separate virtual networks, running independent from the underlying physical network. [1] The use of network virtualization is widespread in industry; from small to moderately large local and national businesses to large scale cloud service providers, global financial institutions, and enterprise data centers. [2]
This project will explore the importance of network virtualization and the industry applications and inner mechanics of its two leading technologies - Virtual LAN (VLAN) and Virtual Extensible LAN (VxLAN) - as well as any remaining security gaps related to NV.
Click here to read the proposal document for this project.
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