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Software Defined Network

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a functional and flexible network architecture. With the help of SDN, organizations can accelerate service delivery, speed application deployment, and streamline deployment cycles. Moreover, it allows an organization to evolve its network into a programmable service delivery platform capable of responding rapidly to changing operational needs.

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Large enterprises and service providers are facing heavy competition leading to colossal damage to traditional business models for several reasons, including growth in multimedia content, increased mobile usage, and growth in cloud computing technologies. Thus, many players are turning to SDN technology to revolutionize network design and operations. In 2020, the global SDN market size was approximately $13.7 billion and will reach $32.7 billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 19.0% during the forecast period.

The advent of the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technology brought along one of those adopted concepts in the cloud model that can eliminate network infrastructure maintenance processes and guarantee easy management. This way, SDN can provide real-time performance and solutions to high availability requirements. This whitepaper talks in detail about the importance of SDN and the challenges it faces. It also talks in detail about the future research directions for SDN.

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Executive Summary

With the emergence of cloud computing, several new networking concepts have been introduced so that network management can be simplified, and innovation can be brought through network programmability. The advent of the SoftwareDefined Networking (SDN) technology brought in one of those adopted concepts in the cloud model that can eliminate network infrastructure maintenance processes and guarantee easy management. This way, SDN provides real-time performance and solutions to high availability requirements.


• Global SDN market is expected to rise to an estimated value of $32.7 billion in 2025, registering a CAGR of 19% during the forecast period of 2020-2025.
• Cisco ACI has also become one of the dominating industry leaders in the SDN market.

In this whitepaper, our purpose is to talk in detail about the importance of SDN and the challenges faced by SDN. Additionally, we will talk in detail about the future research directions for SDN.

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