  This paper proposes XML-Defined Network policies (XDNP), a new high-level
language based on XML notation, to describe network control rules in Software
Defined Network environments. We rely on existing OpenFlow controllers
specifically Floodlight but the novelty of this project is to separate
complicated language- and framework-specific APIs from policy descriptions.
This separation makes it possible to extend the current work as a northbound
higher level abstraction that can support a wide range of controllers who are
based on different programming languages. By this approach, we believe that
network administrators can develop and deploy network control policies easier
and faster.
