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software programs to the network and a strategic approach to a cen-
tralized network configuration versus a distributed managed network.
Research is geared toward north-bound and south-bound SDN inter-
faces. North bound refers to the protocol between the controller and
the programmable switch layer. South bound refers to the policy layer
or the upper portion of the controller. Because of the listed problems
and benefits that have been mentioned before, a north-bound SDN-
based language and control framework called Procera is generated [4].
is is one effort to increase north-bound interface ...