Journal of Nanjing University(Natural Sciences), Volume. 61, Issue 4, 599(2025)

Primary and backup controller deployment strategy for programmability recovery in software⁃defined WAN

Wang Kun1、*, Chen Liangyin2, Lü3, and Xu Lin1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
  • 2College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
  • 3Guanghong
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    Paper Information

    Received: Jan. 7, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Wang Kun (wangkun@swpu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.13232/j.cnki.jnju.2025.04.006

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