Managing machine-to-machine data traffic

Software-defined networking (SDN) is necessary to allow for the management of machine-to-machine (M2M) data traffic, and cloud and hybrid networks that will underpin the digital revolution, or Industry 4.0, says Riverbed Technology advanced technology group technical director Paul Griffiths. Centralised network management based on one global business policy is needed to meet predicted demands. This, in turn, will require network function virtualisation, software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) capabilities and automated storage, compute and device provisioning.