Author:Manuel, M; Isong, B; Esiefarienrhe, M; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2018Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are network paradigm that are constrained by several challenges such as management of the network, energy consumption, data processing, quality of services (QoS) provisioning, and security. Software-Defined ...Read more
Author:Nkosi, M; Lysko, Albert A; Ravhuanzwo, L; Nyandeni, T; Engelbrecht, ADate:Nov 2016Software defined networking offers a capability of separating control plane from data plane. The control plane is the key component of a network which ensures smooth management and operation of the entire network. However, network’s resiliency ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Lysko, Albert A; Dlamini, Sabelo VDate:Apr 2018Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an architecture that decouples the routing intelligence from the forwarding functions, using an entity called 'controller'. It is paramount that the performance of the controller is thoroughly understood ...Read more
Author:Egidius, P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Jun 2019The Software Defined Network (SDN) concept has been proposed to be utilized in the traditional Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications such as Internet of Things (IoTs), traffic engineering and smart grid, etc. The SDN Concept is an ideal ...Read more
Author:Isong, B; Molose, RRS; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Dladlu, NDate:Sep 2020Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a network paradigm introduced to overcome the inherent challenges of traditional networks. Its architecture is either deployed with a single controller or multiple controllers. While the first is not ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Mwangama, J; Lysko, Albert ADate:Mar 2021Software Defined Networking (SDN) has emerged as a promising solution to revolutionize network deployment, operations and economic growth. This paradigm aims to address management and configuration complexities in legacy networks so as to ...Read more
Author:Pritchard, SW; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2018The Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Networking (SDWSN) paradigm aims to solve inherent issues present in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), such as resource constraints, by adopting a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) approach to the management ...Read more
Author:Molose, R; Isong, B; Dladlu, N; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jul 2022Energy consumption and the network lifespan of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are greatly affected by data transmission and retransmission. The challenge follows the energy limitation of sensor nodes with replaceable batteries. Albeit several ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Mwangama, J; Lysko, Albert ADate:Nov 2018Software Defined Networking (SDN) presents a paradigm shift in network management and configuration. The idea of having an externalized control plane opens many unanswered questions regarding scalability, fault tolerance and performance of ...Read more
Author:Jiang, J; Lin, C; Han, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Shah, SBH; Martínez-García, MDate:Dec 2023The ongoing expansion of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is enabling the possibility of effective Industry 4.0, where massive sensing devices in heterogeneous environments are connected through dedicated communication protocols. This ...Read more
Author:Isong, B; Ratanang, T; Gasela, N; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2023This paper addresses the issues of fault tolerance (FT) and intrusion detection (ID) in the Software-defined networking (SDN) environment. We design an integrated model that combines the FT-Manager as an FT mechanism and an ID-Manager, as an ...Read more
Author:Makondo, Ntshuxeko; Kobo, Hlabishi I; Mathonsi, TEDate:Sep 2023Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a computer network paradigm that has the potential to simplify network management and configuration by increasing network programmability and abstraction. In contrast to traditional networks, SDN separates ...Read more
Author:Thupae, R; Isong, B; Gasela, N; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2018Software defined network (SDN) is a paradigm developed achieve great flexibility and cope with the limitations of traditional networks architecture such as the wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Introducing SDN in WSN leads to SDWSN. However, ...Read more
Author:Nkosi, Mpho C; Lysko, Albert A; Dlamini, Sabelo VDate:Dec 2018Networks have become an important feature of our day-to-day to life and therefore, user experience is an imperative goal to be achieved by network operators. Load balancing is a method of improving network performance, availability, minimizing ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Mwangama, J; Lysko, Albert ADate:Sep 2018Software Defined Networking (SDN) has emerged as a potential solution to the ICT inequality challenge in emerging markets. This technology promises to revolutionize the telecommunications industry by introducing decoupled architectures to ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Mukute, T; Lysko, Albert A; Mwangama, J; Du Toit, Moegamat ZDate:Aug 2019Cloud computing, Network Function Visualization (NFV), and programmable infrastructures such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are transforming ICT business models. These technologies work in an integrated pattern to deliver full management ...Read more
Author:Egidius, PM; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Oct 2018Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and the Internet of Things play a critical role in many applications ranging from monitoring, tracking and surveillance, social enhancement and many more. Although WSN is used for applications above, still there ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Shozi, Themba CDate:May 2021SDN marks a paradigm shift towards an externalized and logically centralized controller, unlike the legacy networks where control and data planes are tightly coupled. The controller has a comprehensive view of the network, offering flexibility ...Read more
Author:Sebopelo, R; Isong, B; Gasela, N; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2021Despite the advantages of Software-defined networking (SDN) over the traditional networks, SDN is facing several challenges such as security threats and attacks, dominated by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that target the ...Read more