The lack of a Management Plane specification in the software-defined networking (SDN) is a fundamental problem for the integrated management of networks that follow this paradigm. Several solutions have addressed this problem, but they do not provide data models intended to support Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) in SDN from a specialized Management Plane. In this paper, we introduce a technology-agnostic approach that comprises mainly a collection of YANG data models and their relationships. These models characterize SDN management and handle technology heterogeneity. To evaluate our approach, we developed the proof of concept of the YANG data models in an SDN scenario involving the configuration of devices from different vendors supporting diverse technologies. The evaluation results show the efficiency of our approach regarding response time, composition time, consumption time, and network traffic.

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一种基于又一个下一代软件定义网络管理的方法

软件定义网络 (SDN) 中缺乏管理平面规范是遵循此范例的网络集成管理的基本问题。一些解决方案已经解决了这个问题，但它们没有提供旨在从专门的管理平面支持 SDN 中的故障、配置、计费、性能和安全 (FCAPS) 的数据模型。在本文中，我们介绍了一种与技术无关的方法，该方法主要包括 YANG 数据模型及其关系的集合。这些模型表征 SDN 管理并处理技术异质性。为了评估我们的方法，我们在 SDN 场景中开发了 YANG 数据模型的概念证明，涉及配置来自支持不同技术的不同供应商的设备。