Controllers Performance Analysis in Software-Defined Networking
Keywords:
Software-Defined Networking, SDN Controllers, OpenFlow protocolAbstract
Software-Defined Networks (SDN) is a modern networking model characterized by many features by which the network can be configured more easily and managed at lower cost and higher efficiency to cope with the requirements of the current era of technology, which requires much more network automation and flexibility than traditional networks. The technical aspect is a new approach to network management, whereby the network administrator can manage the network in an abstract way away from knowing the technical details in the lower layers. OpenFlow protocol is the protocol used in SDN managements. Several SDN controllers that support OpenFlow now exist. In this research, we compare the features provided by the most popular SDN controllers available now. We apply existing benchmarking and network analysis tools to assess the performance SDN controllers for different network sizes using available SDN emulators such as Mininet.
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