Distributed fabric scales far and wide

Based on an innovative application of grid computing, the ConteXtream Grid solution forms a software abstraction layer on top of traditional networks, creating an any-to-any network grid.  This, in turn, enables a global and highly scalable platform for network virtualization of the edge, core and data center.

Unlike point virtualization solutions that attempt to hide a specific function of the network, the ConteXtream Grid solution provides a holistic distributed control fabric that can support wide-ranging, unpredictable levels of traffic.

To propagate endpoint information, the ConteXtream Grid uses a Distributed Hash Table (DHT), a mechanism that has been proven to scale extremely well in consumer services environments. The ConteXtream Grid uses the same concept to share endpoint information across all grid nodes, thus it can build an enormous flat network overcoming the limitations of a flooding-based address resolution mechanism. The overlay abstraction layer formed by the grid nodes allows mobility of users, VMs, content or any other end-point while maintaining consistent policies across the network.