%0 Conference Paper %1 Stei1811:Overcoming %A Steinke, Michael %A Hommel, Wolfgang %B 2018 14th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)(CNSM 2018) %C Rome, Italy %D 2018 %K federated management nfv sdn sendate sendate-planets %T Overcoming Network and Security Management Platform Gaps in Federated Software Networks %X Software networks are on the verge of replacing traditional communications network infrastructures on a large scale; they are composed of software-defined networks, virtualized network functions, and compute resources such as virtual machines. While software networks thrive on scalability, high dynamics, and flexibility, they also are inherently tied to conceptually new challenges for network management, i.e., the tasks carried out by network operators in order to provision, maintain, and optimize network-based IT services. While individual management tools are made available for each software network component by the vendors, integrated management architectures, which enable the common management of components across the heterogeneity of vendors and types as well as models, need to be redesigned to achieve the same level of maturity and usefulness compared to their counterparts in traditional networks. This paper intends to foster research on integrated management for software networks systematically by first defining the key characteristics of software networks and the current management tools. Based on federated software networks, which span over several distributed management domains, gaps in management functionality are identified and lead to the specification of requirements for modern integrated management platforms. We propose measures to close the identified gaps and derive open research issues as well as implementation recommendations.

@inproceedings{Stei1811:Overcoming, abstract = {Software networks are on the verge of replacing traditional communications network infrastructures on a large scale; they are composed of software-defined networks, virtualized network functions, and compute resources such as virtual machines. While software networks thrive on scalability, high dynamics, and flexibility, they also are inherently tied to conceptually new challenges for network management, i.e., the tasks carried out by network operators in order to provision, maintain, and optimize network-based IT services. While individual management tools are made available for each software network component by the vendors, integrated management architectures, which enable the common management of components across the heterogeneity of vendors and types as well as models, need to be redesigned to achieve the same level of maturity and usefulness compared to their counterparts in traditional networks. This paper intends to foster research on integrated management for software networks systematically by first defining the key characteristics of software networks and the current management tools. Based on federated software networks, which span over several distributed management domains, gaps in management functionality are identified and lead to the specification of requirements for modern integrated management platforms. We propose measures to close the identified gaps and derive open research issues as well as implementation recommendations.}, added-at = {2019-02-06T16:11:46.000+0100}, address = {Rome, Italy}, author = {Steinke, Michael and Hommel, Wolfgang}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24773e7f8108be140d239310a5363a13d/ms_unibw}, booktitle = {2018 14th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)(CNSM 2018)}, days = {4}, interhash = {a3c663aa90b41debafb1aac6248461cb}, intrahash = {4773e7f8108be140d239310a5363a13d}, keywords = {federated management nfv sdn sendate sendate-planets}, month = nov, timestamp = {2019-02-06T16:11:46.000+0100}, title = {Overcoming Network and Security Management Platform Gaps in Federated Software Networks}, year = 2018 }