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软体定义网路市场-2026-2031年预测

Software-Defined Networking Market - Forecast from 2026 to 2031

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软体定义网路 (SDN) 市场预计将从 2025 年的 307.73 亿美元成长到 2031 年的 945.55 亿美元,复合年增长率为 20.57%。

软体定义网路 (SDN) 市场代表网路管理和营运架构的根本性转变,它将控制逻辑从独立的专用硬体设备转移到集中式的软体控制器。这种模式将网路的控制平面和传输平面分离,并透过开放的 API 实现网路资源的动态、程式化管理。市场成长的驱动力来自于应对日益复杂的网路、可扩展的云端和资料中心基础设施的扩展,以及主要技术供应商将 SDN 原则融入其整体数位化转型策略的策略性倡议。

推动软体定义网路 (SDN) 普及的关键因素是现代网路流量日益增长的复杂性和动态性。传统的基于设备间管理和手动配置的网路架构,在云端运算、物联网 (IoT) 的普及以及混合办公模式等环境中难以高效扩充性。 SDN 透过提供集中式管理和统一的网路视图来应对这项挑战,使管理员能够从单一入口定义策略,并自动配置整个网路架构中的资源。这种可程式设计对于需要敏捷部署新服务、最佳化流量以及即时回应安全威胁的企业和服务供应商至关重要,从而降低营运成本并提高资源利用率。

资料中心,尤其是超大规模云端和大型企业设施的快速扩张和演进,是推动软体定义网路 (SDN) 普及的主要动力。在这些环境中,对可扩展、自动化和灵活的网路基础设施的需求至关重要。 SDN 对于实现网路虚拟化、多租户以及跨实体伺服器的无缝工作负载迁移至关重要。它使资料中心营运商能够将网路视为可程式分配和重新配置的共用资源,从而使网路配置与虚拟化运算和储存的速度和敏捷性相匹配。这种能力对于支援云端原生应用、DevOps 实践以及高效的资料中心互连 (DCI) 至关重要。

主要网路和软体供应商的策略性倡议和产品演进正在加速市场成熟和普及。产业领导企业正将SDN功能嵌入其核心平台,开发全面的管理和编配套件,并推广开放标准和API以促进生态系统发展。透过收购、伙伴关係和内部研发,这些公司正在将SDN的应用范围从资料中心扩展到广域网路(SD-WAN)、园区网路和电信基础设施(通常以网路功能虚拟化(NFV)的形式实现)等领域。这种由供应商主导的创新正在扩大市场覆盖范围,并验证具体的应用案例。

从区域来看,北美继续主导市场。这一主导地位归功于云端服务的早期广泛应用、超大规模资料中心营运商和技术公司的高度集中、对网路现代化的巨额投资,以及大多数主要SDN解决方案供应商在该地区的存在。该地区成熟的IT生态系统和对营运效率的重视,正推动对SDN等网路自动化技术的持续投资。

儘管成长要素强劲,但SDN市场在互通性和整合方面仍面临诸多挑战。 SDN领域融合了开放原始码框架、厂商特定实现和不断发展的标准。这种异质性在部署多厂商解决方案以及将SDN控制与传统网路基础架构和现有管理工具整合时,会造成复杂的整合难题。互通性问题、技能差距以及从传统营运模式向软体定义营运模式的转变,都可能限制市场发展,尤其是在保守或复杂的企业环境中。

竞争格局主要由以下三方组成:已将SDN软体和控制器整合到产品组合中的传统网路设备供应商、专注于软体和虚拟化的公司,以及开放原始码社群。成功的关键在于提供强大、可扩展且安全的控制平面软体、全面的管理和分析工具,并展现清晰的营运和业务效益。能够在统一的策略框架下跨资料中心、园区和广域网路交付解决方案的能力正成为关键的差异化优势。

总之,SDN市场正从颠覆性概念演变为现代网路架构的基础要素。其成长受市场趋势驱动:数位转型、云端采用以及在日益复杂的网路环境中对简化运维的需求。未来市场发展将受到SDN与人工智慧在意图式网路和自动化故障排除方面的深度融合、其在5G核心网路中的扩展以及为解决互通性挑战而开展的产业合作的影响。随着网路变得更加关键和动态,SDN提供的可程式设计和集中式管理对于建立敏捷、安全、高效的数位基础设施至关重要。

本报告的主要优势:

  • 深入分析:提供对主要和新兴地区的深入市场洞察,重点关注客户群、政府政策和社会经济因素、消费者偏好、垂直行业和其他细分市场。
  • 竞争格局:了解全球主要企业的策略倡议,并了解透过正确的策略实现市场渗透的潜力。
  • 市场驱动因素与未来趋势:探讨影响市场的动态因素和关键趋势及其对未来市场发展的影响。
  • 可操作的建议:利用这些见解,在动态环境中製定策略决策,发展新的业务流和收入来源。
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本报告的使用范例

产业与市场分析、机会评估、产品需求预测、打入市场策略、地理扩张、资本投资决策、法规结构及影响、新产品开发、竞争情报

报告范围:

  • 2021年至2025年的历史数据和2026年至2031年的预测数据
  • 成长机会、挑战、供应链前景、法规结构与趋势分析
  • 竞争定位、策略和市场占有率分析
  • 按业务板块和地区(包括国家)分類的收入和预测评估
  • 公司概况(策略、产品、财务资讯、关键发展等)

目录

第一章执行摘要

第二章 市场概览

  • 市场概览
  • 市场定义
  • 调查范围
  • 市场区隔

第三章 商业情境

  • 市场驱动因素
  • 市场限制
  • 市场机会
  • 波特五力分析
  • 产业价值链分析
  • 政策与法规
  • 策略建议

第四章 技术展望

5. 软体定义网路市场(依类型划分)

  • 介绍
  • 开放软体定义网络
  • API SDN
  • 云端SDN
  • 混合模式SDN

6. 软体定义网路市场(依组件划分)

  • 介绍
  • 网路装置
  • 控制器
  • 应用程式介面
    • 北向 API
    • 南向 API

7. 依公司规模分類的软体定义网路市场

  • 介绍
  • 小规模
  • 中号
  • 大规模

8. 依最终使用者分類的软体定义网路市场

  • 介绍
  • BFSI
  • 政府
  • IT/通讯
  • 媒体与娱乐
  • 零售
  • 其他的

9. 按地区分類的软体定义网路市场

  • 介绍
  • 北美洲
    • 美国
    • 加拿大
    • 墨西哥
  • 南美洲
    • 巴西
    • 阿根廷
    • 其他的
  • 欧洲
    • 德国
    • 法国
    • 英国
    • 西班牙
    • 其他的
  • 中东和非洲
    • 沙乌地阿拉伯
    • 阿拉伯聯合大公国
    • 其他的
  • 亚太地区
    • 中国
    • 印度
    • 日本
    • 韩国
    • 印尼
    • 泰国
    • 其他的

第十章 竞争格局与分析

  • 主要企业和策略分析
  • 市占率分析
  • 合併、收购、协议和合作
  • 竞争对手仪錶板

第十一章:公司简介

  • Cisco
  • VMWare Inc.
  • Juniper Networks, Inc
  • Arista Network Inc.
  • Extreme Network Inc.
  • Dell Inc.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise(HP)
  • NEC Corporation

第十二章附录

  • 货币
  • 先决条件
  • 基准年和预测年时间表
  • 相关人员的主要收益
  • 调查方法
  • 简称
简介目录
Product Code: KSI061615884

Software-Defined Networking Market is expected to grow at a 20.57% CAGR, achieving USD 94.555 billion in 2031 from USD 30.773 billion in 2025.

The Software-Defined Networking (SDN) market represents a fundamental architectural shift in network management and operations, moving control logic from individual, proprietary hardware devices to centralized software-based controllers. This paradigm decouples the network control plane from the forwarding plane, enabling dynamic, programmatic management of network resources through open APIs. The market's growth is driven by the imperative to manage escalating network complexity, the expansion of scalable cloud and data center infrastructures, and the strategic initiatives of leading technology providers to embed SDN principles into broader digital transformation strategies.

A primary driver of SDN adoption is the increasing complexity and dynamic nature of modern network traffic. Traditional network architectures, built on manually configured, device-by-device management, struggle to scale efficiently in environments characterized by cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) proliferation, and hybrid work models. SDN addresses this by providing a centralized, holistic view of the network, allowing administrators to define policies and automate provisioning across the entire fabric from a single point. This programmability is essential for businesses and service providers needing agility to deploy new services, optimize traffic flows, and respond to security threats in real-time, thereby reducing operational overhead and improving resource utilization.

The rapid expansion and evolution of data centers, particularly hyperscale cloud and large enterprise facilities, are a major catalyst for SDN deployment. In these environments, the need for scalable, automated, and flexible network infrastructure is non-negotiable. SDN is integral to enabling network virtualization, multi-tenancy, and seamless workload mobility across physical servers. It allows data center operators to treat the network as a pooled resource that can be programmatically allocated and reconfigured on demand, aligning network provisioning with the speed and agility of virtualized compute and storage. This capability is critical for supporting cloud-native applications, DevOps practices, and efficient data center interconnect (DCI).

Strategic initiatives and product evolution by major networking and software vendors are accelerating market maturity and adoption. Industry leaders are embedding SDN capabilities into their core platforms, developing comprehensive management and orchestration suites, and promoting open standards and APIs to foster ecosystem development. Through acquisitions, partnerships, and organic R&D, these companies are expanding SDN's applicability beyond data centers into areas such as wide-area networking (SD-WAN), campus networks, and telecommunications infrastructure (often realized as network functions virtualization or NFV). This vendor-driven innovation broadens the market's reach and demonstrates tangible use cases.

Geographically, North America maintains a dominant market position. This leadership is attributed to the early and extensive adoption of cloud services, a high concentration of hyperscale data center operators and technology enterprises, substantial investments in network modernization, and the presence of most leading SDN solution vendors. The region's mature IT ecosystem and focus on operational efficiency drive continuous investment in network automation technologies like SDN.

Despite strong growth drivers, the market faces significant challenges related to interoperability and integration. The SDN landscape encompasses a mix of open-source frameworks, proprietary vendor implementations, and evolving standards. This heterogeneity can create integration complexities when deploying multi-vendor solutions or integrating SDN control with legacy network infrastructure and existing management tools. Concerns about interoperability, skills gaps, and the operational transition from traditional to software-defined models can act as restraints, particularly for more conservative or complex enterprise environments.

The competitive landscape is characterized by established networking hardware vendors that have evolved their portfolios to include SDN software and controllers, pure-play software and virtualization companies, and open-source communities. Success depends on providing robust, scalable, and secure control plane software, comprehensive management and analytics tools, and demonstrating clear operational and business benefits. The ability to offer solutions that span data center, campus, and wide-area networks under a unified policy framework is becoming a key differentiator.

In conclusion, the SDN market is evolving from a disruptive concept into a foundational element of modern network architecture. Its growth is propelled by the unstoppable trends of digital transformation, cloud adoption, and the need for operational simplicity in increasingly complex network environments. Future market development will be shaped by the deeper convergence of SDN with artificial intelligence for intent-based networking and automated troubleshooting, its expansion into 5G core networks, and the resolution of interoperability challenges through industry collaboration. As networks become more critical and dynamic, the programmability and centralization offered by SDN will be essential for building agile, secure, and efficient digital infrastructure.

Key Benefits of this Report:

  • Insightful Analysis: Gain detailed market insights covering major as well as emerging geographical regions, focusing on customer segments, government policies and socio-economic factors, consumer preferences, industry verticals, and other sub-segments.
  • Competitive Landscape: Understand the strategic maneuvers employed by key players globally to understand possible market penetration with the correct strategy.
  • Market Drivers & Future Trends: Explore the dynamic factors and pivotal market trends and how they will shape future market developments.
  • Actionable Recommendations: Utilize the insights to exercise strategic decisions to uncover new business streams and revenues in a dynamic environment.
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Industry and Market Insights, Opportunity Assessment, Product Demand Forecasting, Market Entry Strategy, Geographical Expansion, Capital Investment Decisions, Regulatory Framework & Implications, New Product Development, Competitive Intelligence

Report Coverage:

  • Historical data from 2021 to 2025 & forecast data from 2026 to 2031
  • Growth Opportunities, Challenges, Supply Chain Outlook, Regulatory Framework, and Trend Analysis
  • Competitive Positioning, Strategies, and Market Share Analysis
  • Revenue Growth and Forecast Assessment of segments and regions including countries
  • Company Profiling (Strategies, Products, Financial Information), and Key Developments among others.

Software-Defined Networking Market Segmentation

  • By Type
  • Open SDN
  • API SDN
  • Cloud SDN
  • Hybrid Model SDN
  • By Component
  • Network Device
  • Controllers
  • Application Program Interface
  • Northbound API
  • Southbound API
  • By Enterprise Size
  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
  • By End-User
  • BFSI
  • Government
  • IT & Telecommunications
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail
  • Others
  • By Geography
  • North America
  • USA
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • South America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Others
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Others
  • Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Others

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. MARKET SNAPSHOT

  • 2.1. Market Overview
  • 2.2. Market Definition
  • 2.3. Scope of the Study
  • 2.4. Market Segmentation

3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE

  • 3.1. Market Drivers
  • 3.2. Market Restraints
  • 3.3. Market Opportunities
  • 3.4. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis
  • 3.6. Policies and Regulations
  • 3.7. Strategic Recommendations

4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK

5. SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING MARKET BY TYPE

  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Open SDN
  • 5.3. API SDN
  • 5.4. Cloud SDN
  • 5.5. Hybrid Model SDN

6. SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING MARKET BY COMPONENT

  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Network Device
  • 6.3. Controllers
  • 6.4. Application Program Interface
    • 6.4.1. Northbound API
    • 6.4.2. Southbound API

7. SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING MARKET BY ENTERPRISE SIZE

  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Small
  • 7.3. Medium
  • 7.4. Large

8. SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING MARKET BY END-USER

  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. BFSI
  • 8.3. Government
  • 8.4. IT & Telecommunications
  • 8.5. Media & Entertainment
  • 8.6. Retail
  • 8.7. Others

9. SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

  • 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. North America
    • 9.2.1. USA
    • 9.2.2. Canada
    • 9.2.3. Mexico
  • 9.3. South America
    • 9.3.1. Brazil
    • 9.3.2. Argentina
    • 9.3.3. Others
  • 9.4. Europe
    • 9.4.1. Germany
    • 9.4.2. France
    • 9.4.3. United Kingdom
    • 9.4.4. Spain
    • 9.4.5. Others
  • 9.5. Middle East and Africa
    • 9.5.1. Saudi Arabia
    • 9.5.2. UAE
    • 9.5.3. Others
  • 9.6. Asia Pacific
    • 9.6.1. China
    • 9.6.2. India
    • 9.6.3. Japan
    • 9.6.4. South Korea
    • 9.6.5. Indonesia
    • 9.6.6. Thailand
    • 9.6.7. Others

10. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS

  • 10.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis
  • 10.2. Market Share Analysis
  • 10.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations
  • 10.4. Competitive Dashboard

11. COMPANY PROFILES

  • 11.1. Cisco
  • 11.2. VMWare Inc.
  • 11.3. Juniper Networks, Inc
  • 11.4. Arista Network Inc.
  • 11.5. Extreme Network Inc.
  • 11.6. Dell Inc.
  • 11.7. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HP)
  • 11.8. NEC Corporation

12. APPENDIX

  • 12.1. Currency
  • 12.2. Assumptions
  • 12.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline
  • 12.4. Key Benefits for the Stakeholders
  • 12.5. Research Methodology
  • 12.6. Abbreviations