Chinese telecom solutions provider Huawei launched its Flow Engine today at the Open Networking Summit (ONS). Flow Engine is an industry-first carrier-grade software-defined networking (SDN) traffic optimization engine for centralized route computation and resource allocation. Built into SDN controllers, Flow Engine serves as a key functional component of Huawei\'s SDN solution under the company\'s SoftCOM next generation network architecture. Flow Engine unleashes the full benefits of SDN centralized control using advanced optimization algorithms, representing a key milestone in the commercialization of SDN networks.

Huawei\'s SoftCOM strategy was introduced in 2012 against the backdrop of an upsurge in cloud technologies and the explosive growth of data consumption. Its SoftCOM solutions help carriers around the world navigate challenges in improving efficiency, reducing costs and creating new business opportunities in the era of cloud, virtualization and ICT convergence.