On Software-Defined Networking for Rural Areas: Controlling Wireless Networks with OpenFlow

Sami Ruponen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_5

On Software-Defined Networking for Rural Areas: Controlling Wireless Networks with OpenFlow

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Abstract

Software-defined networking (SDN) is gaining interest among the traditional vendors of networking devices and network operators. Promises such as simplified network control and resource management are valuable features for network operators. However, the SDN paradigm cannot suddenly bring more bandwidth to existing networks; it merely offers tools for more efficient use of available resources. Together, these benefits could provide means for network providers in rural areas to gain cost-efficiency. To this day, less research has been done on how to utilise SDN in practice in wireless rural area networking. This paper presents an on-going work on utilising SDN capabilities in wireless networks. It describes some design ideas and evaluates basic building blocks that enable SDN in low-cost wireless networks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries
Publisher	Springer
Pages	39-48
ISBN (Print)	978-331908367-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_5
Publication status	Published - 2014
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	5th International Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOMM 2013 - Blantyre, Malawi Duration: 25 Nov 2013 → 27 Nov 2013

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOMM 2013
Abbreviated title	AFRICOMM 2013
Country	Malawi
City	Blantyre
Period	25/11/13 → 27/11/13

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Keywords

OpenFlow
SDN
Open vSwitch
WiFi
wireless mesh

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Ruponen, S. (2014). On Software-Defined Networking for Rural Areas: Controlling Wireless Networks with OpenFlow. In Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering: e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries (pp. 39-48). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_5

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On Software-Defined Networking for Rural Areas : Controlling Wireless Networks with OpenFlow. / Ruponen, Sami.

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering: e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. Springer, 2014. p. 39-48.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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