Software-Defined Networking Overview and Implementation

This paper presents research in the area of softwaredefined networks. The goal of our research is to identify how software-defined networks (SDN) could reduce cost, and improve efficiency to provide significant business value to many enterprises and industries. These outcomes can lead to increased market potential for competitors which identify favorable solutions to existing networking constraints. We seek to identify solutions in this study to enable potential customers to assess that SDN may be preferable over existing IP networks.