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Abstractions for Software- Defined Networks.

The article reports on the criticality of abstractions in software-defined networks (DSN). It mentions its decoupling of software which controls a network implemented by devices as well as potential in simplifying the expression of algorithms. It notes its role in the development of models based on...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 10; pp. 86 - 96
Main Authors: CASADO, MARTIN, FOSTER, NATE, GUHA, ARJUN
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Oct2014
Subjects:
Software-defined networking
Algorithms
Data packeting
Computer network management
Topology
Computer programming
Mathematical decoupling
Mathematical models
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article reports on the criticality of abstractions in software-defined networks (DSN). It mentions its decoupling of software which controls a network implemented by devices as well as potential in simplifying the expression of algorithms. It notes its role in the development of models based on network programming along with tools for verification. It also points out its provision of packet-processing functions that generalize and evolve network hardware while responding to changes in topology, connections and traffic load shifts.