Assessing the Role of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in Modern Cloud-Based Computing

Authors

  • Neeraj Sharma

Keywords:

Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Cloud Computing, Scalability, Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Abstract

The rise of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) represents a change in the technology of modern cloud computing because it enables greater agility, scaling, and effectiveness in managing networks. From the perspective of an implementation within clouds, this paper attempts to analyze SDN architecture, its advantages, challenges and potential. We discuss the fundamental elements of an SDN architecture such as Controller, Data Plane, and Application Plane and details how their interconnection permits certain degree of automation of network resource provisioning and allocation. The fact that SDN controls and data planes are separated facilitates the supporting of dynamic scalability and timely optimization of resources for the network in real-time, which is critical to cloud computing. Though well-established cloud computing frameworks have a lot to gain from SDNs, they equally have constraints such as limitations on performance because of centralized control, complex convergence with non-SDN technologies, and the exploiting of security gaps in the SDN Controller. The paper looks at some of the more advanced development such as AI and ML merged with SDN which augments automation of networks, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection. Moreover, the paper examines the role of SDN on 5G networks and pose how SDN would aid the architecture of quantum computing to signal further evolution of SDN. In the final remarks, the authors discuss the contributions to the body of research, noting how SDN is poised to revolutionize cloud network administration in the near future. This work sets the stage for next steps in the research, especially considering the integration of SDN with emerging technologies and the changing demands posed on cloud infrastructures. 

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30.11.2023

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Neeraj Sharma. (2023). Assessing the Role of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in Modern Cloud-Based Computing. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 11(11s), 749 –. Retrieved from https://www.ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/7548

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Vol. 11 No. 11s (2023)

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