Software defined networking (SDN) decouples the control plane from the data plane of
forwarding devices. This separation provides several benefits, including the simplification of …

The Internet has led to the creation of a digital society, where (almost) everything is
connected and is accessible from anywhere. However, despite their widespread adoption …

The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

Software defined networking (SDN) has emerged as a promising paradigm for making the
control of communication networks flexible. SDN separates the data packet forwarding …

Rigid fixed-grid wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical networks can no longer
keep up with the emerging bandwidth-hungry and highly dynamic services in an efficient …

As interest in adopting Cloud computing for various applications is rapidly growing, it is
important to understand how these applications and systems will perform when deployed on …

Cloud computing materializes the vision of utility computing. Tenants can benefit from on-
demand provisioning of compute, storage, and networking resources according to a pay-per …

Paradoxically, with an ever-increasing traffic demand, today transport-network operators
experience a progressive erosion of their margins. The alarms of change are set, and …

Recently, several large-scale software defined networking (SDN) testbeds have been
designed and developed. These SDN testbeds have spurred numerous network …

Traffic demands in mobile networks are expected to grow substantially in the next years,
both in terms of total traffic volume and of bit-rate required by individual users. It is generally …