OREANDA-NEWS. Fujitsu announced the development of FUJITSU Intelligent Networking and Computing Architecture, a new architecture for network-wide ICT platform optimization based on the principles of software defined networking (SDN).

The new architecture employs a software-based approach to intelligently and flexibly enable optimized control over three unique ICT domains: datacenters, wide area networks, and smart devices. In doing so, it extends the core concepts of SDN beyond networks to the entire ICT platform.

In the initial phase, Fujitsu will be offering the following products based on this architecture starting today: an updated version of unified administration and control software for server, storage and network resources, a new switch that supports network virtualization, and a new virtual appliance platform.

Going forward, the company plans to develop additional solutions based on FUJITSU Intelligent Networking and Computing Architecture, including solutions in the wide area network and smart device areas that incorporate industry-standard open interfaces.

The new products will be on display at Fujitsu Forum 2013, to be held May 16-17 at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo.

In order to accommodate the explosive pace of smart device growth and heavy Internet traffic in recent years, progress has been made in expanding the size of datacenters while making further speed and capacity improvements to wireless and optical wide area networks. Going forward, networks will come into even greater use in connecting a wide variety of systems and social infrastructure, and it is expected that huge volumes of diverse information will be able to be processed in real time. When this occurs, if data processing continues to be over-concentrated in datacenters, slow response times and service disruptions are likely to result in the near future. To prevent these issues, computing environments will need to be distributed across different ICT categories, which must be made to dynamically coordinate with each other. For this to be achieved, a technology that can optimally connect distributed computing resources across a network is required.

The newly developed FUJITSU Intelligent Networking and Computing Architecture can virtualize resources in three ICT areas - datacenters, wide area networks, and smart devices - each of which features different characteristics and requirements. By administering and controlling these virtualized resources on two layers, a "virtual infrastructure layer" and a "distributed service platform layer," the technology is able to achieve optimal service levels while improving the quality of experience for the end user.