Title :
Software-defined networking (SDN): A reference architecture and open APIs
Author :
Shin, Myung-Ki ; Nam, Ki-Hyuk ; Kim, Hyoung-Jun
Author_Institution :
ETRI, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
Recently, Software-defined networking (SDN) is emerging and intensively discussed as one of the most promising technologies to make networks programmable and virtualizable, so that SDN could simplify network operations, reduce cost and accelerate service delivery. Even if openness which gives network customers choice to build best-of-breed their networks is one of main properties of SDN, open architecture, interfaces, APIs, etc. are not fully investigated yet. In this paper, we discuss SDN reference architecture and APIs for open networking environment.
Keywords :
application program interfaces; cost reduction; software architecture; virtual machines; virtualisation; SDN; cost reduction; network operations; network virtualisation; open API; reference architecture; service delivery; software-defined networking; East-west bound interfaces; Network virtualization; Northbound; Programmbility; Software-defined networking (SDN); Southbound;
Conference_Titel :
ICT Convergence (ICTC), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju Island
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4829-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4827-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTC.2012.6386859
