Abstract Software Defined Networking (SDN) has emerged as a promising paradigm to
make network management easier while supporting various applications requiring different …

Consistently updating switches is a challenging problem in Software Defined Networks. In a
per-packet consistent (PPC) update, a packet either matches the new rules added to the set …

Network Functions (NFs) provide security and optimization services to networks by
examining and modifying packets and by collecting information. When NFs need to be …

Per-packet consistency (PPC) is preserved, if during an update to a Software Defined
Network (SDN), every packet either matches the new rules added or the old rules to be …

Network elements, such as switches, network functions, or middleboxes must preserve
states that they maintain on a per-flow basis, during switch updates in a software defined …

In Software Defined Networks, where the network control plane can be programmed by
updating switch rules, consistently updating switches is a challenging problem. In a per …

Abstract Software Defined Networking (SDN) has emerged as a promising paradigm to
make network management easier by separating control and network management from the …