Research Area:  Software Defined Networks

Abstract:

In this article, we deconstruct scalability concerns in software-defined networking and argue that they are not unique to SDN. We explore the often voiced concerns in different settings, discuss scalability trade-offs in the SDN design space, and present some recent research on SDN scalability. Moreover, we enumerate overlooked yet important opportunities and challenges in scalability beyond the commonly used performance metrics.

Keywords:  
scalability
software-defined networking

Author(s) Name:  Soheil Hassas Yeganeh; Amin Tootoonchian; Yashar Ganjali

Publisher name:  IEEE

DOI:  10.1109/MCOM.2013.6461198

Volume Information:  Volume: 51, Issue: 2, February 2013,Page(s): 136 - 141

Paper Link:   https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6461198