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Big Switch backing away from OpenDaylight SDN effort

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Citing concerns over technical and market direction, Big Switch Networks has downgraded its participation in the OpenDaylight consortium, a multivendor effort to define an open source SDN framework. Big Switch has gone from being a top-tier "Platinum" member of OpenDaylight to a "Silver" member, which is little more than a "token" observer representation, said Jason Matlof, vice president of marketing for Big Switch. It has also relinquished its seat on the OpenDaylight board.

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