On the Road to the Softwarization of Networking
Fernando M. V. Ramos, Diego Kreutz, Paulo Verı́ssimo · Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg) · 2015
Traditional computer networks are complex and very hard to manage. To express the desired policies, network operators need to configure each individual network device, one by one, either manually or with the use of low-level scripts. In addition to configuration complexity, network environments have to endure the dynamics of faults and adapt to load changes.