Course Overview
This course introduces software defined networking (SDN), an emerging paradigm in computer networking that allows a logically centralized software program to control the behavior of an entire network.
Separating a network’s control logic from the underlying physical routers and switches that forward traffic allows network operators to write high-level control programs that specify the behavior of an entire network, in contrast to conventional networks, whereby network operators must codify functionality in terms of low-level device configuration.
Who should attend?
The seminar is built for technical, marketing and business development individuals from Telecom Service Providers as well as Manufacturers of Networking hardware and software products.Prerequisite:
Delegates must have a fair knowledge of IP, Routing principles and LAN concepts, including basic Ethernet
Course Outline:
1. SDN – Introduction
• SDN history
• Why we need SDN?
• SDN definition
2. Introduction to OpenFlow
• Planes of Networking
• OpenFlow Operation
• H/W & S/W OpenFlow Switches including Open vSwitch
• OpenFlow Evolution
• Current Limitations and Issues
3. OpenFlow controllers and tools
• OpenFlow Controllers
• Software Routing Platform
• OpenFlow Related Tools
4. Mininet (Hands-on)
• Creating SDN Networks
5. SDN Applications
• Network Optimizer
• Security
• The main threats to SDN
• The road to a secure SDN8. Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• What is NFV?
• NFV and SDN relationship
• NFV concepts
• NFV architecture
9. NFV Use cases
• NFV Proof of Concepts
• NFV Summary
10. Vendors and products
11. Final thoughts and conclusions
12. Glossary
13. Summary