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		falcolas on April 17, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Going With The Flow: Google’s Secret Switch To The... As I understand it, no. ipv4/v6 define an endpoint address. This simply defines how to get from one endpoint to another efficiently.

ktsmith on April 17, 2012 [–]

It also moves the decision making off of the switch/router and onto a server. http://www.openflow.org/wp/learnmore/

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