Sdn Basic concept Separate Control plane and Data plane entities Network intelligence and state are logically centralized The underlying network infrastructure is abstracted from the applications Execute or run Control plane software on general purpose hardware Decouple from specific networking hardware Use commodity servers and switches Have programmable data planes Maintain, control and program data plane state from a central entity. An architecture to control not just a networking device but an entire networkSDN Basic Concept • Separate Control plane and Data plane entities. • Network intelligence and state are logically centralized. • The underlying network infrastructure is abstracted from the applications. • Execute or run Control plane software on general purpose hardware. • Decouple from specific networking hardware. • Use commodity servers and switches. • Have programmable data planes. • Maintain, control and program data plane state from a central entity. • An architecture to control not just a networking device but an entire network