ct or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Dumka, Ankur, 1984 editor. Title: Innovations in software-defined networking and network functions virtualization / Ankur Dumka, editor. Description: Hershey, PA : Engineering Science Reference, [2018] I Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 20170202731 ISBN 9781522536406 (hardcover) I ISBN 9781522536413 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Software-defined networking (Computer network technology) Classification: LCC TK5105.5833 .167 2018 I DDC 004.6--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn. loc.gov/2017020273 This book is published in the IGI Global book series Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing (ASASEHPC) (ISSN: 2327-3453; eISSN: 2327- 3461) British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. For electronic access to this publication, please contact: resources@igi-global.com. Downloaded: 4/15/2022 9:44:49 AM Nova Southeastern University IP Address: 137.52.76.29 Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing (ASASEHPC) Book Series ISSN:2327-3453 EISSN:2327-3461 Editor-in-Chief: Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA MISSION The theory and practice of computing applications and distributed systems has emerged as one of the key areas of research driving innovations in business, engineering, and science. The fields of software engineering, systems analysis, and high performance computing offer a wide range of applications and solutions in solving computational problems for any modern organization. The Adv