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SDN R&D for the Industrial Sector

Research and development of a virtual SDN switch for the Industrial sector, contributing to the startup Customer winning a $2 million contract

Case SDN R&D for the Industrial Sector

Development of a complex ICS security IIoT solution enabling immediate reaction to anomaly or intrusion, as well as automated network security zone reconfigurations for anomaly isolation. The solution enables centralized security control over both virtual and physical networks.

customer profile

customer profile

A pre-product high tech startup working on cyber security solutions for critical infrastructure, specifically industrial networks.

challenges

challenges

  • Maintaining safety level at least as provided by legacy approach
  • Compatibility with industry-specific protocols and existing physical infrastructure
  • High impact of automatic network reconfiguration malfunction
Technical Highlights

Technical Highlights

  • Open vSwitch used as a test bed for develop and customizing extensions for industrial protocols
  • Encryption across virtual switch infrastructure to enable transparency to the endpoints
  • The solution covers OSI Layer 2 to Layer 5, Control plane, and Application plane
business value

business value

  • Efficient concept validation and experimentation during the initial stage of the project
  • PLVision contributed to the customer winning a $2 million contract

Download the case study to learn:

  • The complexity, objectives and success factors of developing an end-to-end network switch operating system;
  • Key directions of the proprietary networking solution development and technical highlights on each level;
  • Business benefits obtained by the Customer in the course of collaboration with PLVision as a vendor.
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