SELECTING AN OPTIMAL NETWORK DEVICE FOR REPORTING FLOW TABLE MISSES UPON EXPIRY OF A FLOW IN A SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK

摘要

Examples disclosed herein relate to selecting an optimal network device for reporting flow table misses upon expiry of a flow in a software defined network, comprising. An SDN enabled device is selected, from a plurality of software defined network (SDN) enabled devices, for reporting a flow table miss upon expiry of a flow to an SDN controller, based on a pre-defined factor.