Test-bed for Wide-Area Software Defined Networking Research

广域软件定义网络研究测试平台：该项目旨在开发一个跨10个组织的广域测试平台，用于对新兴的颠覆性软件定义网络（SDN）技术进行研究和实验。SDN很可能像云计算一样，通过在软件控制下实现动态虚拟化的弹性网络服务，给网络行业带来长期的变革。该试验台将使澳大利亚的研究人员在网络技术和相关应用（例如，多媒体和安全）方面能够协作开发和大规模展示新颖的想法。这将使澳大利亚在这一新兴领域的研究人员获得国际认可，并为当地工业发展一个全国性的人才库，从而使澳大利亚受益。

Test bed for wide-area software defined networking research: This project aims to develop a wide-area test bed, spanning ten organisations, for conducting research and experimentation in the emerging disruptive technology of Software Defined Networking (SDN). SDN is likely to bring long-term transformation to the networking industry, much like cloud computing did, by enabling dynamic virtualised elastic network services under software control. The test bed will empower Australian researchers in network technologies and dependent applications (for example, multimedia and security) to collaboratively develop and demonstrate novel ideas at scale. This is expected to benefit Australia by giving our researchers international recognition in this nascent area, and developing a national talent pool for local industry.