OPEN SWITCHING OPEN NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PARTNERS SUPPORT BLOGS FORUM Home > Open Switching > CONTACT SALES sales@pica8.com Pica8® OPERATING SYSTEM FOR OPEN SWITCHES 1 GBE/10 GBE/40 GBE PRE-LOADED OPEN SWITCHES FREE TRIAL DOWNLOAD OF PicOS™ PicOS™ HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST WHAT IS ONIE? OPEN SDN STARTER KIT CASE STUDIES RESOURCES Product Quick Reference Guide Pica8® Operating System PicOS™ SDN Starter Kit Pre-loaded Open Switches 48 x 1 GbE P-3290 & P-3295 Datasheet P-3297 Datasheet 64 x 10 GbE P-3922 & P-3930 Datasheet 72 x 10 GbE Trident II P-5101 Datasheet 32 x 40 GbE Trident II P-5401 Datasheet Certified Transceivers Optics Datasheet While the data center market grows more receptive to the benefits of SDN, it is equally weary of vendor lock-in and unsure as to how to begin the process of developing SDN network infrastructure while maintaining or improving visibility via network taps for performance and security monitoring. Early on, Pica8 recognized the disconnect and is working to bridge this divide in hopes of accelerating SDN adoption. Mike Fratto Senior Analyst at Current Analysis Open SDN Starter Kit Why Pica8®? Get your SDN lab up and running in 1 hour Fully configured out-of-the box kit Leverage a dynamic network tap and see the power of software defined programming Use open-source Wireshark network protocol analyzer to sample traffic dynamically World's First Open SDN Starter Kit Pica8 has packaged an easy-to-use open SDN Starter Kit designed to provide everything you need to get your SDN lab up and running in just an hour. We've taken the guesswork out of deploying SDN by integrating a controller, physical switch, and Open-vSwitch (OVS) into one solution. Also included is one real-world SDN application that you can run - a programmable network tap including Womdshark's network protocol analyzer. Learn the benefits of the SDN Starter Kit and see how it can help you better understand your network's performance and security. What’s Included? PicOS™ - Pica8's open switch operating system that utilizes standards-based Layer-2 / Layer-3 protocols with industry-leading OpenFlow 1.4 / Open-vSwitch (OVS) v2.0 integration, providing the building blocks for your transition to SDN. Ryu - Component-based, SDN controller developed by NTT Labs. Ryu provides software components with a well-defined API that makes it easy for developers to create new network management and control applications. Network Tap - OpenFlow 1.4 enables the external programming of network tap-like functionality into any OpenFlow-compliant switch. This SDN-driven capability reduces CapEx by dynamically adjusting the tap's characteristics to increase flexibility and avoid dedicated devices. Wireshark - The world's foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what's happening on your network at a microscopic level. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions. OPEN SWITCHING Pica8 Operating System for Open Switches 1 GbE/10 GbE/40 GbE Pre-loaded Open Switches Free Trial Download of PicOS PicOS Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) What is ONIE? Open SDN Starter Kit Case Studies OPEN NETWORKING Introducing Open Networking Open Data Center Framework SDN-Ready White Box Data Center Integrated Open OVS Switch & Controller TECHNOLOGY OpenFlow Overview OpenFlow Use Cases Open vSwitch (OVS) Overview White Papers BLOGS FORUM COMPANY Company Overview Management Team Blogs In The News Press Releases Contact Us Careers SUPPORT Customer Service Documentation FAQ User Portal PARTNERS Hardware Ecosystem Partners Development and Technology Partners Partner Portal Copyright © 2014 Pica8 Inc. All Rights Reserved.