How do you foster innovation and collaboration in SDN research and development?
Software-defined networking (SDN) is a paradigm that decouples the control and data planes of a network, enabling more flexibility, programmability, and automation. SDN has been widely adopted by cloud providers, data centers, and enterprises, and has also attracted a lot of research interest from academia and industry. However, SDN also poses many challenges and opportunities for innovation and collaboration, especially in the areas of security, scalability, performance, interoperability, and standardization. In this article, we will explore some of the best practices and strategies to foster innovation and collaboration in SDN research and development.