Compare and contrast traditional networks to Software Defined Networks (SDN):
* How is the underlying architecture of SDN different to traditional networks?
* Does SDN need new specialised hardware? If so, how is it different than what is used with conventional network infrastructures?
* What are the associated costs of deploying conventional networks versus SDN?
* Security: Does SDN make trade-offs in terms of securing networks compared to traditional networks?
* Who is using SDN based networks now and why? Has the transition paid off when considering all of the above factors?
The report needs to cover technical aspects, security, underlying architecture, conclusions and recommendations. In addition, the report should provide a suitable set of verifiable sources to support your discussion. You need to use the NWMS IEEE template (attached below) to format the report.
NOTE: please make sure to use the marking criteria too.