Course
SDN Fundamentals («SNDF1»)
Networks are facing the biggest upheaval of the last 20 to 30 years! Trends such as cloud computing, software as a service offering or the mobility requirements of virtual machines and smartphones are turning the familiar TCP model on its head.
Duration
2 days
Price
1'890.–
Please note:
This is a reseller course and as such excluded from any discounts (excluding promo codes).
Course documents
Course material in English
Course facts
Key Learnings
- Gaining insight into the SDN hype
- Understanding the architectural differences between today's TCP/IP world and SDN
- Gaining knowledge of the most important technical basics and standards
Content
1 Introduction and analysis of SDN (Software Defined Networking)
- Motivation
- Drivers (IETF, ONF, OpenDaylight, OpenStack etc.)
- Target groups
2 Added value
- Dynamic network orchestration
- Mobility
- Virtualisation
- Cross-layer/domain intelligence, etc.
3 First examples of successful implementations
- Google, Amazon, Deutsche Telekom, etc.
4 Impact on the established network industry
5 Technical implementation
- Separation of data and control plane
- Hybrid models
- Hardware vs. software
- Interfaces (APIs)
6 Overview of the new standards
- Openflow
- RFCs
- Virtualisation protocols: TRILL, OTV, VXLAN etc.
7 Vendor initiatives
- Cisco ONE
- HP Software Defined Datacenter
- BigSwitch
- Nicira etc.
8 The importance of open source solutions in the SDN environment
9 The network architecture of the future
10 Requirements for the new, «virtualised» network engineer
11 Lab exercises
- Cisco OnePK
- Openflow
Target audience
IT Professionals, Project Managers
Requirements
Basic knowledge of telecommunications is required. We recommend the following course or equivalent expertise:
Additional information
This course is held at the INS Institute for Networked Solutions at the University of Applied Sciences in Rapperswil.
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