A Software-Defined Networking Solution for Transparent Session and Service Continuity in Dynamic Multi-Access Edge Computing

IP session continuity in heterogeneous mobile networks using software defined networking

Smart environment requires uninterrupted connection when moving from one network to another. This is best accomplished at the network level (L3). Full interoperability and integration of heterogeneous networks is necessary for communication session continuity. Software Defined Networking (SDN) with virtual IP addresses solves the problem. Implementing a homogeneous SDN is expensive, given the e...

Software-defined networking: the service provider perspective

AuthFlow: authentication and access control mechanism for software defined networking

Software Defined Networks are being widely adopted by enterprise networks. Providing security features in these next generation networks, however, is a challenge. In this paper, we present the main security threats in Software Defined Networks and we propose AuthFlow, an authentication and access control mechanism based on host credentials. The main contributions of the proposed mechanism are t...

Software-Defined Networking in Access Networks: Opportunities, Challenges, and Choices

Software-Defined Networking proposes to fundamentally change the current practice of network control. The two basic ideas are Centralized State Control and Uniform Device Abstraction, which support the Software-Defined promise. SDN has made significant progress. The opportunities of SDN in carrier access networks have been largely ignored by both industry and academia. In access networks, Quali...

Integrated Resource Management in Software Defined Networking, Caching and Computing

Recently, there are significant advances in the areas of networking, caching and computing. Nevertheless, these three important areas have traditionally been addressed separately in the existing research. In this paper, we present a novel framework that integrates networking, caching and computing in a systematic way and enables dynamic orchestration of these three resources to improve the end-...