Comparison for the Hardware Defined Networks vs the Software Defined Networks Environments for IPv6 When Applied to the Backbone of the Advanced Network REUNA.

Abstract

In this work, a traditional network or a hardware defined network is compared to a software defined network given a specific backbone topology. Authors choose REUNA, the advanced network for Chile, a dynamic backbone topology which has evolved respect to backbone routers and bandwidth. GNS3 is used to emulate REUNA backbone topology as a traditional physical environment, on the other side Mininet is used to emulate SDN environment, both under IPv6 protocols. Fully connectivity and then streaming were tested detailing as parameters CPU, RAM, and BW usage. Results shows capabilities and limitations for GNS3 and Mininet when comparing both implementation environments, but also pros and cons for SDN and traditional networks.