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LANGUAGE AND PROGRAMMING IN SDN/OPENFLOW
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packets flowing through the network with different levels of control.
As a result, the network traffic can be controlled in an efficient man-
ner and, hence, can be used as a mechanism for traffic load manage-
ment in networks. A potential application of SDN is in solutions, such
as cloud computing, multitenant architecture, etc., because network
administrators have more control over the network traffic and can use
network resources in a more efficient manner. SDN is less expensive
(because of switching of devices used in this approach) and provides
more control over network tra