?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Decentralized+Solutions+for+Monitoring+Large-Scale+Software-Defined+Networks&rft.creator=Tangari%2C+G&rft.creator=Charalambides%2C+M&rft.creator=Tuncer%2C+D&rft.creator=Pavlou%2C+G&rft.description=Software-Defined+Networking+(SDN)+technologies+offer+the+possibility+to+automatically+and+frequently+reconfigure+the+network+resources+by+enabling+simple+and+flexible+network+programmability.+One+of+the+key+challenges+to+address+when+developing+a+new+SDN-based+solution+is+the+design+of+a+monitoring+framework+that+can+provide+frequent+and+consistent+updates+to+heterogeneous+management+applications.+To+cope+with+the+requirements+of+large-scale+networks+(i.e.+large+number+of+geographically+dispersed+devices)%2C+a+distributed+monitoring+approach+is+required.+This+PhD+aims+at+investigating+decentralized+solutions+for+resource+monitoring+in+SDN.+The+research+will+focus+on+the+design+of+monitoring+entities+for+the+collection+and+processing+of+information+at+different+network+locations+and+will+investigate+how+these+can+efficiently+share+their+knowledge+in+a+distributed+management+environment.&rft.publisher=Springer+International+Publishing&rft.contributor=Badonnel%2C+R&rft.contributor=Koch%2C+R&rft.contributor=Pras%2C+A&rft.contributor=Drasar%2C+M&rft.contributor=Stiller%2C+B&rft.date=2016-06-02&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Badonnel%2C+R+and+Koch%2C+R+and+Pras%2C+A+and+Drasar%2C+M+and+Stiller%2C+B%2C+(eds.)+Management+and+Security+in+the+Age+of+Hyperconnectivity%3A+10th+IFIP+WG+6.6+International+Conference+on+Autonomous+Infrastructure%2C+Management+and+Security+(AIMS+2016)%2C+Proceedings.++(pp.+pp.+47-51).++Springer+International+Publishing+(2016)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1502976%2F1%2FTangari%2520et%2520al%2520Decentralized%2520Solutions%2520for%2520Monitoring%2520Large-Scale%2520Software-Defined%2520Networks.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1502976%2F&rft.rights=open