Fabric: A Retrospective on Evolving SDN
Title | Fabric: A Retrospective on Evolving SDN |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Casado, M., Koponen T., Shenker S. J., & Tootoonchian A. |
Page(s) | 85-90 |
Other Numbers | 3347 |
Abstract | MPLS was an attempt to simplify network hardware while improvingthe flexibility of network control. Software-Defined Networking(SDN) was designed to make further progress along both of thesedimensions. While a significant step forward in some respects, itwas a step backwards in others. In this paper we discuss SDNsshortcomings and propose how they can be overcome by adoptingthe insight underlying MPLS. We believe this hybrid approach willenable an era of simple hardware and flexible control. |
URL | http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/pubs/networking/fabricsdn12.pdf |
Bibliographic Notes | Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Hot Topics in Software Defined Networking (HotSDN), pp. 85-90, Helsinki, Finland |
Abbreviated Authors | M. Casado, T. Koponen, S. Shenker, and A. Tootoonchian |
ICSI Research Group | Networking and Security |
ICSI Publication Type | Article in conference proceedings |