Intel Capital has invested in its Series B funding, says Big Switch Networks. This brings the total amount raised to date to over $45 million, from investors including Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and others.

Guido Appenzeller (CEO and co-founder, Big Switch Networks):Dramatic changes in enterprise and service provider data center networks require novel networking architectures and products.

In 2012, Big Switch Networks shipped its platform independent Open Software-Defined Networking(SDN) product suite, including network virtualization and network monitoring applications.