Network System: Evolution, Comparison, and Analysis Report

This report provides an overview of the evolution of network systems, starting with ARPANET in 1969 and progressing to the development of NSFNET in the 1980s and the internetworking process in the 1990s. It contrasts traditional hardware-based networking with Software-Defined Networking (SDN), highlighting differences in data and control planes, packet handling, and network views. The report references key research papers and emphasizes the advantages of SDN in terms of flexibility and control. The report also provides a comparison between the two network systems.

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Evolution of network
There has been a huge evolution in the processing of the network processing. The three
major stages that are considered for evolution of network evolution are as follows: -
In the year 1969, ARPNET has been introduced. This network is considered as the very
first network that came into existence. This is considered as the basis of internet. After this stage,
major improvement was recorded was in the year 1980. In this year, NSFNET was introduce in
the year 1980. NSFNET is the network that has more specifications than ARPANET (Kumar &
Gupta 2016). The main objective that was considered for the usage of network will ensure proper
performing of academic research. In the year 1990, internetworking process evolved. Internet
evolved as the combination of ARPNET, NSFNET and other differential private networks.
Difference between traditional network and current network
The current network system that is used is Software defining network and the traditional
network that is used is conventional hardware based networking system. In case of software
defined networking includes data and control plane that are decoupled along with API or
OpenFLow. In case of the conventional hardware based networking system as per data and
control plane mounting on the same plane (Teixeira et al, 2017). New protocol as per the services
are to be made in the services that are made. Again it can be stated that SDN prioritizes specific
packets for data transaction. Again in case of conventional hardware based networking, it can be
stated that all the packets are lead in the similar manner. SDN provides global network views
that will be leading to performing of effective policies and in case of Conventional hardware
based networking, limited information about the network is stated.

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References
Kumar, M., & Gupta, V. (2016, December). A review paper on sensor deployment techniques
for target coverage in wireless sensor networks. In 2016 International Conference on
Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies
(ICCICCT) (pp. 452-456). IEEE.
Teixeira, S., Agrizzi, B. A., Pereira Filho, J. G., Rossetto, S., & de Lima Baldam, R. (2017).
Modeling and automatic code generation for wireless sensor network applications using
model-driven or business process approaches: A systematic mapping study. Journal of
Systems and Software, 132, 50-71.