Low-rate flow table overflow attack defense system based on two-level threshold in software-defined networks

• Published in: Expert systems with applications Vol. 293; p. 128685
• Main Authors: Tang, Dan, Zuo, Chenguang, Li, Xinmeng, Tan, Pei, Zhang, Dongshuo, Qin, Zheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2025
• Subjects: Attack detection and mitigation; Flow table; Overflow attack; Software defined network; Two-level threshold; Overflow attack; Attack detection and mitigation; Flow table; Two-level threshold; Software defined network

Software-defined networks (SDN) separate traffic management and packet forwarding, allowing for network programmability. SDN has grown more vulnerable to network attacks as a result of its growing use in many facets of social production. Low-rate flow table overflow is a form of attack that targets...