TCP/IP foundation for engineers

Essential SDN
A 2 day training course

Description Key outcomes

Software Defined Networking (SDN) has become one By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
of the industries most talked technologies. This training
 Explain how SDN works.
course cuts through the hype and looks at the
technology, architecture and products available for  Describe the architecture of SDN.
SDN along with looking at the impact it may have on
 Explain the relationship between SDN and Open-
your network.
Flow.

 Recognise the impact SDN will have on existing

networks.

Training approach Details

This structured course uses Instructor Led Training to Who will benefit?
provide the best possible learning experience. Small Anyone wishing to know more about SDN.
class sizes ensure students benefit from our engaging
Prerequisites
and interactive style of teaching with delegates
None.
encouraged to ask questions throughout the course.
Quizzes follow each major section allowing checking of Duration: 2 days
learning.

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specific courses covering often we have less than sessions to reinforce does not just consist of customised to meet your
the complete picture of this. This ensures optimal the theory. slides and our slides are specific requirements.
all relevant devices interactivity between diagrams not bullet point Have the course your
including the protocols delegates and instructor. text. way.
“on the wire”.
“Friendly environment “Excellent course. The “Not many courses “Comprehensive “I was very impressed by
with expert teaching that small class size was a have practice added to materials that made the the combination of
teaches the why before great benefit...” it. Normally just the course easy to follow practical and theory.
the how.” M.B. IBM theoretical stuff is and will be used as a Very informative.
G.C. Fasthosts covered.” reference point.” Friendly approachable
J.W. Vodafone V.B. Rockwell Collins environment, lots of
hands on.”
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 Essential SDN

Course content

Introduction SDN and open source

What is SDN? What is OpenFlow? SDN benefits. OpenDaylight, OpenVSwitch, Open Networking
The SDN stack and architecture. Forum, Open Network Operating System.
OpenStack Neutron.

SDN architecture
SDN applications, SDN switches, SDN controllers,
Network Operating Systems. Control plane, data
plane. Control to Data Plane Interface (CDPI),
Northbound interfaces. SDN components, control
and data plane abstractions.
SDN implications
Separation of control and data plane, NOS running
on servers, Emphasis on edge complexity, core
simplicity, OpenvSwitch, Incremental migration,
importance of software. SDN vs NVF.

Network Operating Systems

Finding the topology, Global view, control program,
configuration based on views, graph algorithm.

OpenFlow
Just one part of SDN. Open Networking
Foundation, OpenFlow ports, Flow tables,
OpenFlow Channels. The OpenFlow protocol,
OpenFlow header, OpenFlow operations.
OpenFlow versus OpFlex.

Step back Step forward

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