Accepted Manuscript A lightweight protocol for consistent policy update on software-defined networking with multiple controllers Diogo Menezes Ferrazani Mattos, Otto Carlos Muniz Bandeira Duarte, Guy Pujolle PII: S1084-8045(18)30264-9 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2018.08.007 Reference: YJNCA 2191 To appear in: Journal of Network and Computer Applications Received Date: 20 January 2018 Revised Date: 25 July 2018 Accepted Date: 14 August 2018 Please cite this article as: Mattos, D.M.F., Duarte, O.C.M.B., Pujolle, G., A lightweight protocol for consistent policy update on software-defined networking with multiple controllers, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.jnca.2018.08.007. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.