%0 Generic
%A Manzalini, A
%A Saracco, R
%A Buyukkoc, C
%A Chemouil, P
%A Kukliński, S
%A Gladisch, A
%A Fukui, M
%A Shen, W
%A Dekel, E
%A Soldani, D
%A Ulema, M
%A Cerroni, W
%A Callegati, F
%A Schembra, G
%A Riccobene, V
%A Mas Machuca, C
%A Galis, A
%A Mueller, J
%C New York, NY, USA
%D 2014
%F discovery:10043677
%I IEEE
%K Software-Defined Networks, Network Softwarization
%P 1-17
%T Software-Defined Networks for Future Networks and Services: Main Technical Challenges and Business Implications
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10043677/
%X In 2013, the IEEE Future Directions Committee (FDC) formed an SDN work group to explore the amount of interest in forming an IEEE Software-Defined Network (SDN) Community. To this end, a Workshop on "SDN for Future Networks and Services" (SDN4FNS'13) was organized in Trento, Italy (Nov. 11th-13th 2013). Following the results of the workshop, in this paper, we have further analyzed scenarios, prior-art, state of standardization, and further discussed the main technical challenges and socio-economic aspects of SDN and virtualization in future networks and services. A number of research and development directions have been identified in this white paper, along with a comprehensive analysis of the technical feasibility and business availability of those fundamental technologies. A radical industry transition towards the "economy of information through softwarization" is expected in the near future.
%Z This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.