Segment routing principles and applications for SDN

Segment Routing is the source-routing paradigm addressing existing drawbacks of Multiprotocol Label Switching networks in terms of simplicity, scalability and manageability. By reusing and extending existing protocols, Segment Routing enables network providers to transport traffic using specific or custom routes, which is different from normal shortest path.This thesis work presents a research and analysis of Segment Routing principles and its application in Software Defined Networks. In the scope of this thesis three virtual networks were implemented for testing Segment Routing properties. In diverse network topologies Segment Routing was tested from different aspects. This work investigates Segment Routing performance capabilities, scalability properties and multidomain application