This statistic provides a forecast of software-defined network (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) traffic within data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021. By the end of 2018, 3.1 zettabytes worth of traffic within data centers will stem from SDN and NFV functions.
Amount of traffic from software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) in data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021
(in zettabytes)
Software-defined networks separate the control and forwarding of data center traffic, while network function virtualization virtualizes a variety of network elements.
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Cisco Systems. (February 1, 2018). Amount of traffic from software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) in data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021 (in zettabytes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/637966/worldwide-sdn-nfv-data-center-traffic/
Cisco Systems. "Amount of traffic from software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) in data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021 (in zettabytes)." Chart. February 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/637966/worldwide-sdn-nfv-data-center-traffic/
Cisco Systems. (2018). Amount of traffic from software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) in data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021 (in zettabytes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/637966/worldwide-sdn-nfv-data-center-traffic/
Cisco Systems. "Amount of Traffic from Software-defined Networks (Sdns) and Network Function Virtualization (Nfv) in Data Centers Worldwide, from 2015 to 2021 (in Zettabytes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/637966/worldwide-sdn-nfv-data-center-traffic/
Cisco Systems, Amount of traffic from software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) in data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021 (in zettabytes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/637966/worldwide-sdn-nfv-data-center-traffic/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Amount of traffic from software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) in data centers worldwide, from 2015 to 2021 (in zettabytes) [Graph], Cisco Systems, February 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/637966/worldwide-sdn-nfv-data-center-traffic/
