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Advanced SDN and NFV for Network Professionals

4 Day Course
Code PWL401

This course has been replaced by the SDN & NFV Fundamentals, Engineering and Hands On Workshop course.

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Evolution of Software Defined Networks (20 topics)

  • The building blocks of modern networks
  • Data Plane Functions
  • Control Plane Functions
  • Distributed Control Planes
  • Centralized Control Plane
  • Management Plane Functions
  • Issues with current network architectures
  • Protocols and Applications
  • Southbound Interfaces (SBI)
  • CORBA
  • SNMP
  • CMIP
  • MTOSI
  • Netconf
  • Northbound Interfaces (NBI)
  • CORBA
  • SNMP
  • CMIP
  • MTOSI
  • Netconf/YANG

SDN and NFV Definitions (3 topics)

  • The Ethane Project
  • SDN Definitions
  • NFV Definitions

Introduction to SDN and NFV (2 topics)

  • Market Drivers for SDN
  • Market Drivers for NFV

Why SDN (5 topics)

  • SDN Concepts
  • SDN Architecture
  • Pre-SDN Solutions (e.g., PCE)
  • Management Plane Challenges
  • Network Topology Challenges

SDN Controller Environment (21 topics)

  • Event Driven Programming Model
  • SDN Southbound Interfaces
  • Southbound Interface Technologies
  • OpenFlow
  • OpenFlow History
  • OpenFlow Version Basic Architecture
  • OpenFlow Version Content Evolution
  • OF-Config
  • Issues with OpenFlow
  • I2RS
  • ForCES
  • LISP
  • XMPP
  • BGP-LS
  • SDN Computing Platforms (e.g., Open Daylight, POX, OS HEAT, OnePK)
  • SDN Northbound Interfaces (REST, SOAP)
  • Controllers Scalability and Redundancy
  • Security considerations
  • Northbound Interfaces
  • Southbound Interfaces
  • SDN Controllers

Virtualization, Network Virtualizations and NFV (16 topics)

  • Why Use Virtualization?
  • Hypervisors
  • Hypervisor Models
  • Example Hypervisors
  • QEMU/KVM
  • ZEN
  • LXC (Linux Containers) and OpenVZ (Open Virtuozzo)
  • VMware ESX(i)
  • Virtual Switches and Routers
  • Example Virtual Switches: Open vSwitch
  • Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
  • NFV Concepts
  • NFV Architecture
  • Example network virtualization functions
  • Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
  • Service Function Chaining

Applying SDN to Cloud Computing (24 topics)

  • Architecture of Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Service Models
  • Multi-tier Applications
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Computing Definitions
  • Cloud Computing Model (Compute, Store, Networking)
  • Virtual Servers and Switches in Cloud Environment
  • Virtual Servers
  • Example Virtual Server: Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Server
  • Virtual Switches
  • Cloud Computing Platforms
  • OpenStack Aechitecture
  • OpenStack: Compute
  • OpenStack: Storage
  • OpenStack: Networking
  • Cloud Network Infrastructure and Protocols
  • Native L2 vs L3 Overlay Models
  • SPB /TRILL
  • IEEE 802.1 Qbg
  • VXLAN
  • NVGRE
  • SDN Deployment Models
  • Cloud Networking Deployment Models
  • SDN Deployment Models

Applying SDN and NFV to Carrier Ethernet Services (3 topics)

  • Key Functions of Carrier Ethernet
  • Carrier Ethernet for Cloud Computing
  • Migration Path from MEF CE 2.0 to MEF SDN/NFV Vision

Evaluation and Review (1 topic)

  • Synergies between SDN and NFV

Prerequisites

Some knowledge of carrier Cloud architecture and technology is helpful but not essential. Also some knowledge of a programming language such as Python, Java or C++ is also helpful but not essential.

Additional Learning

The courses below may help you meet the knowledge level required to take this course. If you are unsure please ask a training advisor .

Software Defined Networks (SDN)

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