| CPC H04L 45/566 (2013.01) [H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/645 (2022.05); H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |

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1. A method performed by a software defined network (SDN) controller in a wireless communication system, comprising:
transmitting, to a network node connected to a first host device, setting information for configuring the network node as a first virtual extend local area network (VXLAN) tunnel end point (VTEP);
transmitting, to a switch connected to a second host device, command information for configuring the switch as a second VTEP,
wherein a tunnel using a virtual network identifier (VNID) for VXLAN is generated between the first VTEP and the second VTEP,
wherein the network node is configured to add a header to a data packet received from the first host device and transmit a processed data packet including the header through the tunnel, and
wherein the switch is configured to
receive the processed data packet through the tunnel and remove the header to
transmit the data packet to the second host device.
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