Software-defined networking

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Software-defined networking

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Software-defined networking - technology that allows network administrators to programmatically initialize, control, change, and manage network behavior dynamically via open interfaces. Article “Software-defined networking” in English Wikipedia has 56.5 points for quality (as of July 1, 2026). The article contains 87 references and 17 sections. The article also contains templates indicating quality issues, therefore its score was reduced by 14.14 points.

In this language version of Wikipedia the article has the best quality. Also, this article is the most popular in that (English) language version.

In June 2026 the article “Software-defined networking” was edited by 1 authors in English Wikipedia and written by 1 authors in all languages.

Since the creation of article “Software-defined networking”, its content was written by 231 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 470 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 147 times in English Wikipedia and cited 427 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (English): #6909 in November 2016
  • Global: #22585 in June 2013

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (English): #4143 in July 2013
  • Global: #12005 in July 2013

There are 18 language versions for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).

The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2026 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).

The table below shows the language versions of the article with the highest quality.

Languages with the highest quality

#LanguageQuality gradeQuality score
1English (en)
Software-defined networking
56.5417
2Spanish (es)
Redes definidas por software
38.9099
3Japanese (ja)
ソフトウェア定義ネットワーク
37.7505
4German (de)
Software-defined Networking
35.7366
5Italian (it)
Software-defined networking
28.87
6Korean (ko)
소프트웨어 정의 네트워킹
26.6858
7Galician (gl)
Redes definidas por software
25.4521
8Hebrew (he)
רשת מונחית תוכנה
24.2423
9Finnish (fi)
Ohjelmallisesti määritetty verkko
22.2297
10Chinese (zh)
軟體定義網路
18.9792
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The following table shows the most popular language versions of the article.

Most popular in all the time

The most popular language versions of the article "Software-defined networking" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Software-defined networking
3 861 897
2Chinese (zh)
軟體定義網路
241 796
3French (fr)
Software-defined networking
235 120
4German (de)
Software-defined Networking
216 008
5Russian (ru)
Программно-определяемая сеть
214 741
6Spanish (es)
Redes definidas por software
200 494
7Japanese (ja)
ソフトウェア定義ネットワーク
72 990
8Italian (it)
Software-defined networking
53 046
9Korean (ko)
소프트웨어 정의 네트워킹
43 806
10Polish (pl)
Programowalna sieć komputerowa
29 338
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest popularity in the last month.

Most popular in June 2026

The most popular language versions of the article "Software-defined networking" in June 2026
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Software-defined networking
3 496
2German (de)
Software-defined Networking
535
3Russian (ru)
Программно-определяемая сеть
261
4French (fr)
Software-defined networking
239
5Chinese (zh)
軟體定義網路
209
6Spanish (es)
Redes definidas por software
161
7Italian (it)
Software-defined networking
100
8Polish (pl)
Programowalna sieć komputerowa
74
9Japanese (ja)
ソフトウェア定義ネットワーク
58
10Korean (ko)
소프트웨어 정의 네트워킹
47
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest.

The highest AI

Language versions of the article "Software-defined networking" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Software-defined networking
231
2German (de)
Software-defined Networking
73
3French (fr)
Software-defined networking
29
4Japanese (ja)
ソフトウェア定義ネットワーク
20
5Spanish (es)
Redes definidas por software
15
6Italian (it)
Software-defined networking
14
7Russian (ru)
Программно-определяемая сеть
13
8Chinese (zh)
軟體定義網路
13
9Arabic (ar)
شبكات معرفة بالبرمجيات
12
10Persian (fa)
شبکه نرم‌افزارمحور
12
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest in the last month.

The highest AI in June 2026

Language versions of the article "Software-defined networking" with the highest AI in June 2026
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Software-defined networking
1
2Arabic (ar)
شبكات معرفة بالبرمجيات
0
3German (de)
Software-defined Networking
0
4Spanish (es)
Redes definidas por software
0
5Persian (fa)
شبکه نرم‌افزارمحور
0
6Finnish (fi)
Ohjelmallisesti määritetty verkko
0
7French (fr)
Software-defined networking
0
8Galician (gl)
Redes definidas por software
0
9Hebrew (he)
רשת מונחית תוכנה
0
10Indonesian (id)
Software-defined networking
0
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest number of citations.

The highest CI

Language versions of the article "Software-defined networking" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1English (en)
Software-defined networking
147
2Italian (it)
Software-defined networking
48
3Russian (ru)
Программно-определяемая сеть
40
4Japanese (ja)
ソフトウェア定義ネットワーク
32
5German (de)
Software-defined Networking
29
6French (fr)
Software-defined networking
29
7Korean (ko)
소프트웨어 정의 네트워킹
21
8Chinese (zh)
軟體定義網路
19
9Spanish (es)
Redes definidas por software
15
10Persian (fa)
شبکه نرم‌افزارمحور
9
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Scores

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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
arArabic
شبكات معرفة بالبرمجيات
deGerman
Software-defined Networking
enEnglish
Software-defined networking
esSpanish
Redes definidas por software
faPersian
شبکه نرم‌افزارمحور
fiFinnish
Ohjelmallisesti määritetty verkko
frFrench
Software-defined networking
glGalician
Redes definidas por software
heHebrew
רשת מונחית תוכנה
idIndonesian
Software-defined networking
itItalian
Software-defined networking
jaJapanese
ソフトウェア定義ネットワーク
koKorean
소프트웨어 정의 네트워킹
plPolish
Programowalna sieć komputerowa
ptPortuguese
Software defined networking
ruRussian
Программно-определяемая сеть
ukUkrainian
Програмно-конфігурована мережа
zhChinese
軟體定義網路

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank English:
#4143
07.2013
Global:
#12005
07.2013

AI rank trends

Best Rank English:
#6909
11.2016
Global:
#22585
06.2013

Local popularity rank history

Local AI rank history

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2025 – June 2026)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on Software-defined networking from Wikipedia articles about SD-WAN, SDN, Tailscale Inc., Arista Networks and Hyperscale computing. Whereas reading the article about Software-defined networking people most often go to Wikipedia articles on OpenFlow, SD-WAN, Routing control plane, List of SDN controller software and Forwarding plane.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

List of Wikipedia articles in different languages (starting with the most popular):

News from 1 July 2026

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