<s>
NOX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
software-defined	O
networking	O
(	O
SDN	O
)	O
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
SDN	O
technology	O
to	O
get	O
real	O
name	O
recognition	O
was	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
NOX	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
at	O
Nicira	O
Networks	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
with	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
—	O
NOX	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicira	O
donated	O
NOX	B-Application
to	O
the	O
research	O
community	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
many	O
and	O
various	O
research	O
projects	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
SDN	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
a	O
developer	O
,	O
NOX	B-Application
:	O
</s>
