Software-Defined Networking Using OpenFlow: Protocols, Applications and Architectural Design Choices
We explain the notion of software-defined networking (SDN), whose southbound interface may be implemented by the OpenFlow protocol. We describe the operation of OpenFlow and summarize the features of specification versions 1.0–1.4. We give an overview of existing SDN-based applications grouped by to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-05-01
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Series: | Future Internet |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/6/2/302 |