Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a simplified approach to networking that separates the control plane (controller) from the data plane (switches). A controlling device makes the logical forwarding decisions and propagates these decisions to the traffic forwarding devices. More than a trend, SDN is likely to be one of the single largest advancements in networking technologies over the past decade.

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