AKTU Software Defined Networks (HTAC801) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Advance Communication Technology

Course Objectives

This course introduces software defined networking, an emerging paradigm in computer networking that allows a logically centralized software program to control the behavior of an entire network.

Course Outcomes

1. Able to acquire the knowledge about traditional networks and software defined networks.
2. Understand advanced and emerging networking technologies.
3. Acquire skills to do advanced networking research and programming.
4. Understand how to use software programs to perform varying and complex networking tasks.
5. Analyze the knowledge learned and apply it to solve real world problems

UNIT I INTRODUCING SDN

SDN Origins and Evolution – Introduction – Why SDN? - Centralized and Distributed Control and Data Planes - The Genesis of SDN

UNIT II SDN ABSTRACTIONS

How SDN Works - The Open flow Protocol - SDN Controllers: Introduction - General Concepts

• VMware - Nicira - VMware/Nicira – OpenFlow-Related - Mininet - NOX/POX - Trema - Ryu
• Big Switch Networks/Floodlight - Layer 3 Centric - Plexxi - Cisco OnePK

UNIT III PROGRAMMING SDN'S

Network Programmability - Network Function Virtualization - NetApp Development, Network Slicing.

UNIT IV SDN APPLICATIONS AND USE CASES

SDN in the Data Center - SDN in Other Environments - SDN Applications - SDN Use Cases - The Open Network Operating System.

UNIT V SDN'S FUTURE AND PERSPECTIVES

SDN Open Source - SDN Futures - Final Thoughts and Conclusions.

Text Books

1. Software Defined Networks: A Comprehensive Approach by Paul Goransson and Chuck Black, Morgan Kaufmann Publications, 2014
2. SDN - Software Defined Networks by Thomas D. Nadeau & Ken Gray, O'Reilly, 2013.

Reference Books

1. Software Defined Networking with OpenFlow By SiamakAzodolmolky, Packt Publishing, 2013 Note : It is highly recommended to have some hand on sessions on the above topics