A hybrid software defined networks (SDN) network contains both traditional and SDN
network, which combines the robustness of traditional protocols with the flexibility of SDN …

The global growth of the Internet continues with an increase in accessibility, connected
users and new applications in emerging fields like eGames, augmented and virtual reality …

Conventional routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP have a very rigid and
intricate system thus narrowing the adaptability of networks to the ever changing Internet …

The Internet consists of distributed and interconnected autonomous systems (ASs). The
flexibility afforded by the Internet architecture ensures that timely changes to the network …

As a global community, the Internet is comprised of thousands of administrative entities that
operate and interact with each other. Transferring data among these entities is possible due …

Software defined network (SDN) is a new paradigm in network engineering, where control
plane and data plane are separated. Data plane is carried out on each node, while a control …

BGP is the de-facto Internet routing protocol for exchanging prefix reachability information
between Autonomous Systems (AS). It is a dynamic, distributed, path-vector protocol that …

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) interconnect heterogeneous networks and transfer
substantial traffic volumes. In the past decade, the number of IXPs has seen tremendous …

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a new paradigm for the control and management of
computer networks and it is now a focus for research and industrial development. SDN …

The infrastructure necessary to support convergent network services is increasingly more
complex than the usual communication networks. A network device must be able to quickly …