Software Defined Networking

Section 1: Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

 The Need for Modern Network Architecture

 Limitations of Current Networking Technologies

 Principals behind Network Transformation

 Introducing Software-Defined Networking

 SDN technical and business drivers

 SDN business and technical objectives

 SDN What and Why

 Analyzing the key Drivers of SDN

 Cloud Computing, Big Data, Video, and Multimedia and Mobile

 Converging the management of network and application services

 Centralized, extensible orchestration platforms

 Provisioning and configuration automation of the entire infrastructure

 Common centralized IT policies

 Creating new applications and services

 Software-Defined Networking (SDN) as an emerging architecture

 Creating stronger security and faster time to service

 Reduced operational overhead, and faster IT innovation

 Software-Defined Networking for service providers

 SDN Related Technologies

 Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

 Openstack and overlays

Section 2: Software-Defined Network Architecture

 SDN architecture and framework

 Business applications and network intelligence

 Network devices and services

 Control Data-Plane interface

 Software-based SDN controllers

 Decoupling of the network control and forwarding functions

 Programmable network control

 Underlying infrastructure abstractions for applications and network services

 SDN controllers

 SDN layers

 Application Layer

 Control Layer

 Infrastructure Layer

 SDN Control Software (e.g., OpenFlow)

 OpenFlow-Based Software-Defined Networks

 OpenFlow protocol as a fundamental element for SDN solutions

Section 3: Implementing Software-Defined Network

 SDN deployment options

 Separation of control plane and data plane

 Controller architecture and building blocks

 Orchestration (e.g. BigSwitch, NEC)

 Comparison of Orchestrator vs. Controller

 Virtualization in SDN

 Key SDN protocols

 SDN Operation

 SDN Programming

 SDN REST API

 Cloud connection

 Orchestration

 Open APIs and advanced orchestration capabilities

 SDN Programming

 Programmability in Controllers

 Full Programmability with OpenFlow

 Ryu, OpenDayLight

 ODL and OpenStack

 Overview of OpenStack

 Overview of OpenDaylight

Section 4: Open SDN Products and Solutions

 SDN Case Studies

 SDN use cases

 Datacenter Case Study

 SDN device implementation

 SDN controller implementation

 SDN management Application

 SDN Software and Hardware Products

 SDN enabled Hardware

 L4-L7 network appliances

 Routers and Switches

 SDN and NFV platforms

 Software SDKs and Libraries

 Virtual Network Functions and Appliances

 Application Acceleration

 Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

 Load Balancers

 Policy Managers

 Virtual Switches and Routers

Section 5: SDN Vendors

 VMware

 Cisco

 Juniper

 HP

 NEC

 ALU

 MRV

 Redhat

 Pica8

 BigSwitch

Section 6: Real-time project

 Software Defined Networking project environment setup

 Real-time Software Defined Networking project

 Project demonstration

 Expert evaluation and feedback

Section 7: You made it!!

 Spark Databox Software Defined Networking certification

 Interview preparation

 Mock interviews

 Resume preparation

 Knowledge sharing with industry experts

 Counselling to guide you to a right path in Software Defined Networking career