Table 3 Performance analysis of policy enforcement.

From: SecuNet 4D a comprehensive framework for distributed SDN security and resilience

Metric

Load/category

Existing policy

Proposed policy

Latency (ms)

Low load (0–20% utilization)

110

65

Medium load (21–60% utilization)

130

75

High load (61–80% utilization)

150

90

Very high load (81–100% utilization)

200

100

Resource utilization (%)

Under-utilized resources

20

5

Optimal resources

50

80

Over-utilized resources

30

15

Adaptation speed

Consistent latency

Rapid reduction after deployment