This post highlights the Traditional Network drawbacks vs. SDN, as part of the SDN Technology series section on the Forum. Please find more information below.
Traditional Network Drawbacks Versus SDN
We will talk about SDN versus Traditional Networks. We will elaborate on the drawbacks of traditional networks and give the benefits coming with SDN.
Up until recently, many companies were using Traditional Network Architectures. They are still being widely used in the world. But Traditional networks generally have some drawbacks. These drawbacks make them difficult to manage and maintain on a daily basis. To overcome these limitations, SDN (Software-Defined Networking) has developed and most of the network types will shortly become be SDN-based.
What are the limitations of Traditional Network Architectures?
Most of the network types of today are still Traditional Networks. These networks have some day-to-day limitations and given the growth of data communications, these limitations are increasing very fast. Let’s check SDN versus Traditional Networks.
Data Communication is Growing
First of all, data communications is growing daily and this growth brings more devices. Whenever a new network device is added to the network, rewiring is required. All of these devices are managed by humans. And considering the growth in the networks, the devices that need to be managed is increasing. It has become difficult to manage these huge network infrastructures.
