SDN: Week 6: Module 7.4: Home networks

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Two challenges
1. Visibility of usage and problems
2. Controls to better manages resources, usage caps, etc

Home network configuration is complex and low level. Too much complexity is exposed to user. But still no visiblity or controll "how much data on quota", "which application is using my bandwidth", "how is using the bandwidth".

Use SDN to centralise control
- controller outside the home, monitoring the home router
- build GUIs on to of the controller

Example
- based on resonance
- tracks usage caps by device, shift hungry devices from normal to capped state

Eg 1: Home network management
- outsource home mgnt
- key problem is usage control
- users don't understand how different devices use the cap
- UCAP -- users can see how different devices contribute. Users can the control and cap devices' use. All implemented by resonance.

Eg 2: Slicing home netowrk
- allow SPs (phone, video, etc) direct access to home infrastructure
- use flowspace concept to allocate network resources.