# NeuRoute: Predictive Dynamic Routing for Software-Defined Networks

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.06002 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1709.06002/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 18 Sep 2017.

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- [NetDiff: Graph Diffusion with Improved Global Capabilities to Generate and Update Mobile Network Topologies](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2410.08238/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper introduces NeuRoute, a dynamic routing framework for Software Defined Networks (SDN) entirely based on machine learning, specifically, Neural Networks. Current SDN/OpenFlow controllers use a default routing based on Dijkstra algorithm for shortest paths, and provide APIs to develop custom routing applications. NeuRoute is a controller-agnostic dynamic routing framework that (i) predicts traffic matrix in real time, (ii) uses a neural network to learn traffic characteristics and (iii) generates forwarding rules accordingly to optimize the network throughput. NeuRoute achieves the same results as the most efficient dynamic routing heuristic but in much less execution time.