Orchestrating and Automating Security for the Internet of Things: Delivering Advanced Security Capabilities from Edge to Cloud for IoT

Chapter 6. Evolution and Benefits of SDX and NFV Technologies and Their Impact on IoT

Topics covered in this chapter include

■   A Bit of History on SDX and NFV and Their Interplay

■   Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

■   Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

■   ETSI NFV Management and Orchestration (MANO)

■   The Impact of SDX and NFV in IoT and Fog Computing

A Bit of History on SDX and NFV and Their Interplay

The seminal concepts behind software-defined networking (SDN) can be traced back to the 1990s. The Internet grew exponentially during that period, and it marked the beginning of an inexorable journey that would transform our lives forever. The synergies between information and communication technologies found a home in the Internet, ...