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Software-defined networking
From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 4 Software and Systems Security
Software-defined networking
- [Instructor] Software-defined networking, or SDN, is a technology that allows network administrators to treat the functionality and implementation details of a network as separate and distinct functions. In a traditional approach to networking, an organization's network infrastructure is full of routers and switches that provide both the physical connections that make up the network and the logical capability to determine network routes, port assignments, and other characteristics. When a network administrator wants to reconfigure the network, he or she logs into a router or switch and uses a series of commands to alter the configuration. While this may be done manually or using network management software, changes to the network require configuration changes to routers and switches. This approach combines two different functions of a network. The control plane of a network is responsible for the routing and switching…
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