[HTML][HTML] Hybrid SDN evolution: A comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art

S Khorsandroo, AG Sánchez, AS Tosun, JM Arco… - Computer Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is an evolutionary networking paradigm which
has been adopted by large network and cloud providers, among which are Tech Giants …

GROM: A generalized routing optimization method with graph neural network and deep reinforcement learning

M Ding, Y Guo, Z Huang, B Lin, H Luo - Journal of Network and Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Routing optimization, as a significant part of Traffic Engineering (TE), plays an important role
in balancing network traffic and improving quality of service. With the application of Machine …

TITE: A transformer-based deep reinforcement learning approach for traffic engineering in hybrid SDN with dynamic traffic

B Lin, Y Guo, H Luo, M Ding - Future Generation Computer Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Hybrid Software Defined Networks (Hybrid SDNs), with a partial upgrade of legacy
routers to SDN switches in traditional distributed networks, currently stand as a prevailing …

Traffic engineering in hybrid software defined network via reinforcement learning

Y Guo, W Wang, H Zhang, W Guo, Z Wang… - Journal of Network and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The emergence of Software Defined Network (SDN) provides a centralized and
flexible approach to route network flows. Due to the technical and economic challenges in …

Joint energy efficiency and load balancing optimization in hybrid IP/SDN networks

J Galán-Jiménez, M Polverini, FG Lavacca… - Annals of …, 2023 - Springer
Software-defined networking (SDN) is a paradigm that provides flexibility and
programmability to computer networks. By introducing SDN nodes in a legacy IP network …

HybridFlow: Achieving load balancing in software-defined WANs with scalable routing

Z Guo, S Dou, Y Wang, S Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The scalability issue hinders the deployment of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in the
Wide Area Networks (WANs). Existing solutions have two issues:(1) network performance …

Routing optimization with path cardinality constraints in a hybrid SDN

Y Guo, H Luo, Z Wang, X Yin, J Wu - Computer Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The emergence of Software Defined Networking (SDN) increases the flexibility of
routing and provides an efficient approach to balance network flows. Due to the economical …

Distributed Traffic Engineering in Hybrid Software Defined Networks: A Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Framework

Y Guo, B Lin, Q Tang, Y Ma, H Luo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traffic Engineering (TE) is an efficient technique to balance network flows and thus improves
the performance of a hybrid Software Defined Network (SDN). Previous TE solutions mainly …

VRPR: A New Data Center Protocol for Enhanced Network Performance, Resilience and Recovery

MM Iqbal, MD Awan, MSH Khiyal, RA Bakar - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is an increasing demand for high-performance data center networks with resilient
connectivity to support modern applications. Current approaches often lack robustness …

Path selection for link failure protection in hybrid SDNs

J Li, X Qi, W Ma, L Liu - Future Generation Computer Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
During the transition from traditional networks to pure Software-Defined Networks (SDNs),
hybrid SDNs are derived to provide flexible services. Furthermore, develo** effective …