Software-defined networking (SDN) is an emerging network architecture that promises to
simplify network management, improve network resource utilization, and boost evolution …

In recent years, Software Defined Networking (SDN) has emerged as a pivotal element not
only in data-centers and wide-area networks, but also in next generation networking …

Compared with traditional network, Software Defined Networking (SDN) decouples control
plane and data plane, providing programmability to configure the network. In spite of such …

Abstract Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a new technology that makes computer
networks farther programmable. SDN is currently attracting significant consideration from …

Software defined networking emerges as a promising paradigm shift that decouples the
control plane from the data plane. It has the ability to centrally monitor and control the …

Controller placement is a critical issue in Software-Defined Networking, which has been
identified as a potential approach to achieve more flexible network control and …

Relying upon a single centralized controller in Software-Defined Networks may lead to
scalability problems. To make the network scalable and keep latency low for wide area …

Software-defined networking paradigm faces many challenges, including reliability,
resiliency, scalability, and availability. These challenges can be tackled by carefully …

The integration of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization
(NFV) is considered to be an efficient solution that enables the forecasting of highly scalable …

Abstract Controller Placement Problem (CPP) is an important task in Software Defined
Networks (SDNs). Meanwhile, the assignment of switches to the controllers plays a key role …