A survey of network virtualization

Due to the existence of multiple stakeholders with conflicting goals and policies, alterations to the existing Internet are now limited to simple incremental updates; deployment of any new, radically different technology is next to impossible. To fend off this ossification once and for all, network virtualization has been propounded as a diversifying attribute of the future inter-networking paradigm. By allowing multiple heterogeneous network architectures to cohabit on a shared physical substrate, network virtualization provides flexibility, promotes diversity, and promises security and increased manageability. In this paper, we present a network virtualization model with a set of quintessential design goals, survey the past and the state-of-the-art of network virtualization, and discuss the future challenges that must be addressed to realize a viable network virtualization model.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: CN
• Authors: N. M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury, Raouf Boutaba
• Keywords: CN 2010, Future Inter-networking Paradigm, Network Virtualization, Network Virtualization Model