1. Introduction
  - Background and Motivation
  - Objectives and Scope
2. Literature Review
  - Overview of Software-Defined Networking
  - SDN Architectures and Components
  - SDN Applications and Use Cases
3. System Design
  - SDN Controller Design and Architecture
  - Network Virtualization and Abstraction
  - Traffic Engineering and Quality of Service
4. Implementation
  - SDN Controller Development
  - Network Virtualization Implementation
  - Traffic Engineering Algorithms
5. Evaluation and Testing
  - Performance Metrics and Evaluation Criteria
  - Testbed Setup and Experimentation
  - Results and Analysis