Software Defined Networking (SDN): Anatomy of OpenFlow Volume I

This book starts off with a very brief, but concise depiction of why we have a data plane, and control plane. And even more so, it explains the reason how all these different convergence addons (LISP, BFD, etc) evolved. Then it gets to why SDN would alleviate all of that, plus vendor-specific knowledge about implementation of networking protocols, etc. I am just in the middle of the 3rd chapter, and I must say, I couldn't have become interested in SDN at a better time (except for day one, wink). But now that it has evolved, and is on the forefront, I see this as another "disruption" in the field of networking. So as a network engineer, i'm climbing aboard now!

The authors did a brilliant job in defining clearly what is SDN. The fog has cleared in my head on the relationship between cloud, virtualization, SDN, OpenFlow and OpenStack. A lot of the buzz words out in the industry are clearly explained through example in this book. An excellent introductory into the fundamentals of SDN. I am eagerly waiting for volume 2! I will be the first person to purchase the volume 2 :) . Thumbs up!

Like the easy explanation of every topic and all topics are in sequence which make sense and provide complete picture of SDN and it various components .

The book Vives you a good o reviene of SDN, the problem it tried to solve and several use cases for Telco and enterprise. I recommend the book for networking professionals looking to better understand the SDN.

Easy reading.

I recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand SDN architecture and its uses. It was very good at identifying additional learning resources.

Very informative and at the same time short book that are to the point and describe concepts in an comprehensive manner.

Great book with clear explanation on the technology

Book arrived as, in stated condition. This book is for those who wants to explore in detail about the SDN. Just read through some chapters, it is an informative book.

I really like this book, concise and easy to read. 😄

I confess that the end of the book, I had the feeling that because of the lack of standardization and experience, it is too early to have a definitive book on SDN and I am left with more questions than answers. Maybe in the second edition?

it is a quick reference to SDN, and gives a good clarity