SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID NETWORK COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK

摘要

A software defined networking controller (2) comprises a communication unit (3) configured to communicate with network components (5) and a control unit (4). The network components (5) comprise at least one hybrid network component (5) comprising at least one software defined networking compliant network resource (6), and at least one non-software defined networking compliant network resource (7). The control unit (4) is configured to control the at least one software defined networking compliant network resource (6) and the at least one non-software defined networking compliant resource (7).