Emerging Trends and Challenges of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Technologies—2nd Edition
A special issue of Computers (ISSN 2073-431X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cloud Continuum and Enabled Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 528
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cloud computing; software-defined networking; serverless computing; high performance computing; big data; learning analytics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce a Special Issue of Computers on the topic of "Emerging Trends and Challenges of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Technologies—2nd Edition". Software-defined networks (SDNs) have been an emerging trend in the world of computer networking for some time. In simple terms, ‘SDN’ describes an approach to networking where the control plane is separated from the data plane. This separation allows for greater flexibility and scalability, as well as improved automation and programmability. Using SDN, network administrators have the ability to manage network traffic and reconfigure network devices dynamically. The recent trends in SDN are network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined wide-area network (SDN-WAN). The network function virtualization transforms the complex network functions embedded in the hardware into software instances running in the virtual infrastructure. SDN-WAN expands centralized control across the wide-area network (WAN) to cloud providers. The proper allocation of those network functions (NFs) and intelligent routing in SDN-WAN efficiently improves quality of service (QoS).
This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research on recent developments in SDN technologies. We welcome novel research articles, comprehensive reviews, and survey articles. Extended conference papers are also welcome, but they should contain at least 50% of new material, e.g., in the form of technical extensions, more in-depth evaluations, or additional use cases.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- SDN–IoT;
- Security in SDNs;
- Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platforms based on SDNs;
- SDN-NFV;
- SDN-WAN.
Dr. Kannan Govindarajan
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Computers is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- software-defined networks
- mobile networks
- 5G
- 6G
- big data
- mobile edge computing
- energy efficiency
- security and privacy
- blockchain
- network resources allocation
- Internet of Things
- cloud computing
- network function virtualization
- software-defined wide-area network
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
