Contrail Wants to Be an SDN 'Compiler' Software-defined networking (SDN) is often described as a way of programming the network. Wouldn't it make sense, then, for someone to offer a compiler for the network? That's what startup Contrail Systems wants to do, as executives explained to Light Reading this week. Contrail, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is notable because it's packed with veterans of the big networking vendors, particularly Juniper Networks Inc. The compiler approach, which Kompella noted in a talk at the recent MPLS World Congress in Washington, D.C., isn't the only way to do SDN. In computer programming, a compiler translates a high-level language -- one where the code uses familiar human words -- into executable instructions. Kompella describes it this way: You'd tell Contrail's software how the network should look, who can talk to whom, or which services (like load balancing) traffic should go through. — Craig Matsumoto, Managing Editor, Light Reading
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