On Modeling Controller-Switch Interaction in OpenFlow-based SDNs

With an increase in number of software defined network (SDN) deployments, and OpenFlow consolidating as the protocol of choice for controller-switch interactions, a need to analytically model the system for performance analysis is increasing. An attempt has previously been made in to model the system considering both a controller and a switch as an M/M/1 queue. The method, although useful, lacks accuracy for higher probabilities of new flows entering the network. The approach is also deficient of details on how it can be ...