A software-defined networking (SDN) architecture offers businesses the ability to deploy an agile and flexible network that quickly accommodates to the changing needs of an organization. The benefits of software-defined networking (SDN) offer the ability for businesses to deploy an agile and flexible network that quickly accommodates to the changing needs of an organization. A software-defined networking (SDN) architecture offers businesses the ability to deploy an agile and flexible network that quickly accommodates to the changing needs of an organization.