Identifying configuration inconsistency in edge-based software defined networks (sdn)

A method of identifying state inconsistency in edge-based software defined networks, comprising:

• receiving by a verification server, controller network configuration data from a controller of an edge-based software defined network (SDN);
• receiving by the verification server, end-host network configuration data from at least one end-host of the SDN;
• parsing by the verification server, the controller network configuration data into a network state representation;
• parsing by the verification server, the end-host network configuration data into the network state representation;
• comparing the network state representation of the controller network configuration data and the end-host network configuration data to identify state inconsistency in the SDN;
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• responsive to identifying the state inconsistency, generating and transmitting an alert signal to an administrator user interface.