A Survey of Software-Defined Networking: Past, Present, and Future of Programmable Networks
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The idea of programmable networks has recently re-gained considerable momentum due to the emergence of the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm. SDN, often referred to as a "radical new idea in networking", promises to dramatically simplify network management and enable innovation through network programmability. This paper surveys the state-of-the-art in programmable networks with an emphasis on SDN. We provide a historic perspective of programmable networks from early ideas to recent developments. Then we present the SDN architecture and the OpenFlow standard in particular, discuss current alternatives for implementation and testing of SDN-based protocols and services, examine current and future SDN applications, and explore promising research directions based on the SDN paradigm.
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- Authors
- Nunes, B. A. A., Mendonca, M., Nguyen, X.-N., Obraczka, K., & Turletti, T.
- Affiliations
- Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (FR)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- Venue
- IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1617-1634
- ISSN
- 1553-877X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2125560635
- Cited by
- 2,203
- References
- 107
- Citations by year
- 2026: 48 · 2025: 84 · 2024: 82 · 2023: 114 · 2022: 151 · 2021: 185 · 2020: 195 · 2019: 279 · 2018: 282 · 2017: 289 · 2016: 270 · 2015: 157 · 2014: 62 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 296.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- inria.hal.science
- Locations
- IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-13-INFR-0013)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Software-Defined Networks and 5G
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Optical Network Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Caching and Content Delivery
- Keywords
- software-defined networking, programmable networks, OpenFlow, SDN architecture, network management, SDN applications
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