From the course: Windows Server 2016: Software Defined Networking Administration
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Introduction to software-defined networks - Windows Server Tutorial
From the course: Windows Server 2016: Software Defined Networking Administration
Introduction to software-defined networks
- [Narrator] Software-defined networking provides a method to centrally configure and manage physical and virtual network devices such as routers which is end gateways in your network. Virtual network elements such as Hyper-V virtual switch, Hyper-V network virtualization and Windows Server Gateway are designed to be important elements of your software-defined networking infrastructure. While you can still use your existing physical switches, routers and other hardware devices, you can achieve deeper integration between the virtual network and the physical network if these devices are designed for compatibility with software-defined networking. Let's talk about some of the components that make up software-defined networking. The network controller provides a centralized programmable point of automation to manage, configure, monitor and troubleshoot both virtual and physical network infrastructure in your data center. Using the network controller, you can automate the configuration of…
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