Abstract
This article first introduces the logical concepts of Software Defined Networking in an OpenFlow context and looks at the capabilities of OpenFlow based SDN. It then tried to give some examples of problems that can not or are hard to be solved with classical routing and switching equipment to show network administrators where this technology can add value to daily operations.
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