Advanced Machine Learning Approaches for Detecting and Mitigating DDoS Attacks in SDN
Riya Behl, Hanshika Arora, Nilamadhab Mishra · 2025
The utilization of Software-Defined Networking to detect Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks by utilising machine learning algorithms. Experimental results demonstrate the improvement in accuracy and effectiveness in mitigating DDoS attacks in turn performing in increased safety and adaptability of SDN structures. Software Defined- Network (SDN) is still in progress to fascinate important new exploration of interest. SDN networks introduce a new design that works on splitting the control plane from the data plane so as to allow a broader field to program the network easily and efficiently to gain major simplicity, in discrepancy to the traditional networks. Any change in traditional networks require are-configuration on a set of resources for the network whereas in the new SDN network one person with knowledge on the control subcaste (regulator) can manage all network resources and update rules with lower time. Recent attacks that have been on the rise putatively include the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), which works on contributing to restrict the vacuity of data to the users and to make the service unapproachable for an unknown period. In this proposed paper, we will put forward a system to detect a DDoS attack that targets victims coincidently by combining several algorithms of Machine Learning (ML), that are Decision tree, KNN, Random Forest, and ANN. We've acquired advanced accuracy and precision in detecting DDoS attacks.