Software-defined networking (SDN) has been utilized to enforce the security of traditional
networks. However, the existing SDN-based security enforcement mechanisms rely heavily …

Systems are typically designed based on certain high level goals, such as performance and
availability. On the other hand, during operation, usually only low level metrics (eg, CPU …

Since security has become an essential asset in numerous application areas, the integration
of security policies has become a major issue in the design of security architectures, and …

Policy hierarchies and automated policy refinement are powerful approaches to simplify
administration of security services in complex network environments. A crucial issue for the …

Software-defined networking (SDN) has been increasingly utilized to enforce the security of
complex networks. However SDN-based security enforcement mechanisms rely heavily on …

The security mechanisms employed in today's networked environments are increasingly
complex and their configuration management has an important role for the protection of …

Translating between network management policies is desirable if a system needs to map
downwards from a high-level objective to low-level configurations or to feed information …

As the use of computers and data communication technologies spreads, network security
systems are becoming increasingly complex, due to the incorporation of a variety of …

Software-defined networking (SDN) has been widely utilized to enforce the security of
traditional networks, thereby promoting the process of transforming traditional networks into …