From Software-Defined to Human-Defined Networking: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

The SDN paradigm is still in an early stage of development. Considering full automatization and effortless management as the main objective of these networks, we believe diverse challenges need to be tackled. For this purpose, this article reviews the SDN architecture from top to bottom, paying attention to components yet under standardization or that demand enhancement from a network operator's perspective. The main conclusion is that the SDN area requires a significant amount of research to reach its full potential, which we consider a huge opportunity to innovate toward a truly human-defined networking.