Virtualized Software-Defined Networks and Services

This comprehensive new resource presents the latest developments in key Software-Defined Network (SDN) technologies including SDN controllers, network control and management applications, southbound protocols, and northbound interfaces. NFV technologies are reviewed, including network function virtualization infrastructure, virtualized network functions, virtual network management and orchestration.

Professionals find comprehensive discussions on the relationship between SDN and NFV and how they may integrate into unified future network architecture. Virtualization network services including, cloud, carrier Ethernet services, and IP VPN services are also covered.

"This book is a very specific reference recommended for software engineers and collections catering to them, and reviews the Software-Defined Network technologies that include various controllers and protocols.

The extent of these technologies are covered in a book designed for professional pursuit, and is supported by numerous diagrams, charts, and technical information throughout.

From challenges to current SDN design for service provisioning to issues surrounding virtual network survivability in the event of faults and regional failures and how different abstraction layers create multiple independent virtual possibilities, this is a technical and detailed discussion that will provide much reference information, backed by data and statistics and recommended for any software engineer."

- Diane Donovan, Editor, California Bookwatch, Donovan s Literary Services