Networking Terms to Know: What are SDN, SD-WAN, NFV, and VNF?

Modern technology often seems awash in acronyms, and keeping them all straight can be difficult. However, understanding their meanings and underlying concepts is important for building a strong foundation of skills and knowledge.

In this article, David Landsberger defines common acronyms related to networking infrastructure. He covers software-defined networking (SDN) and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and then explains the difference between network functions virtualization (NFV) and virtual network functions (VNF).

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