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Syllabus For SDN

This document outlines a course on Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization. The course objectives are to understand SDN concepts like the data and control planes, network virtualization techniques, and use cases for SDN and NFV. The course contains 5 units covering SDN introduction, data/control planes, applications, network function virtualization, and NFV functionality. Practical exercises include setting up an SDN lab and creating network services.

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Syllabus For SDN

This document outlines a course on Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization. The course objectives are to understand SDN concepts like the data and control planes, network virtualization techniques, and use cases for SDN and NFV. The course contains 5 units covering SDN introduction, data/control planes, applications, network function virtualization, and NFV functionality. Practical exercises include setting up an SDN lab and creating network services.

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CCS365 SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS LTPC

2023
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the need for SDN and its data plane operations
 To understand the functions of control plane
 To comprehend the migration of networking functions to SDN environment
 To explore various techniques of network function virtualization
 To comprehend the concepts behind network virtualization

UNIT I SDN: INTRODUCTION


6
Evolving Network Requirements – The SDN Approach – SDN architecture - SDN Data Plane ,
Control plane and Application Plane
UNIT II SDN DATA PLANE AND CONTROL PLANE
6
Data Plane functions and protocols - OpenFLow Protocol - Flow Table - Control Plane Functions
- Southbound Interface, Northbound Interface – SDN Controllers - Ryu, OpenDaylight, ONOS -
Distributed Controllers
UNIT III SDN APPLICATIONS
6
SDN Application Plane Architecture – Network Services Abstraction Layer – Traffic
Engineering – Measurement and Monitoring – Security – Data Center Networking
UNIT IV NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION
6
Network Virtualization - Virtual LANs – OpenFlow VLAN Support - NFV Concepts – Benefits
and Requirements – Reference Architecture
UNIT V NFV FUNCTIONALITY
6
NFV Infrastructure – Virtualized Network Functions – NFV Management and Orchestration –
NFV Use cases – SDN and NFV

30 PERIODS
PRACTICAL EXERCISES: 30 PERIODS
1) Setup your own virtual SDN lab
i) Virtualbox/Mininet Environment for SDN - http://mininet.org ii) https://www.kathara.org iii)
GNS3
2) Create a simple mininet topology with SDN controller and use Wireshark to capture and
visualize the OpenFlow messages such as OpenFlow FLOW MOD, PACKET IN, PACKET
OUT etc.
3) Create a SDN application that uses the Northbound API to program flow table rules on the
switch for various use cases like L2 learning switch, Traffic Engineering, Firewall etc.
4) Create a simple end-to-end network service with two VNFs using vim-emu
https://github.com/containernet/vim-emu
5) Install OSM and onboard and orchestrate network service.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
After the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
CO1: Describe the motivation behind SDN
CO2: Identify the functions of the data plane and control plane
CO3: Design and develop network applications using SDN
CO4: Orchestrate network services using NFV
CO5: Explain various use cases of SDN and NFV
TOTAL :60 PERIODS
TEXTBOOKS:
1. William Stallings, “Foundations of Modern Networking: SDN, NFV, QoE, IoT and Cloud”,
Pearson Education, 1st Edition, 2015.

REFERENCES:
1. Ken Gray, Thomas D. Nadeau, “Network Function Virtualization”, Morgan Kauffman, 2016.
2. Thomas D Nadeau, Ken Gray, “SDN: Software Defined Networks”, O’Reilly Media, 2013.
3. Fei Hu, “Network Innovation through OpenFlow and SDN: Principles and Design”, 1st
Edition, CRC Press, 2014.
4. Paul Goransson, Chuck Black Timothy Culver, “Software Defined Networks: A
Comprehensive Approach”, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Press, 2016.
5. Oswald Coker, Siamak Azodolmolky, “Software-Defined Networking with OpenFlow”, 2nd
Edition, O’Reilly Media, 2017.

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