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SDN Tutorial
Date: 03 October 2019
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Conference Website:LKNOG
Synopsis
- The emergence of SDN is having a disruptive influence on the world of data networking and is leading to a fundamental re-think of how networks are architected.
- This tutorial will provide an understanding of the key technology elements of SDN via a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises.
Target Audience
- Anyone currently operating an IP network who is interested in understanding the impact of SDN with a view to implementing elements of it in the near future.
Pre-requisites
- Intermediate-level knowledge of IP routing, routing protocols, management protocols, MPLS protocols, traffic-engineering.
Topics
- History
- Motivation for control and data plane separation
- Architectural frameworks
- OpenFlow
- Topology discovery and management
- OpenDayLight controller
- OpenFlow Manager
Other requirements
- Hardware: It is highly recommended that participants bring their own laptop computers with Wifi (b/g/n) and administrative access to system to practice the lessons learned during the workshops. It is also recommended that participants have a pre-installed desktop virtualization tool like virtual box or vmware on their machines.
- Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client, VirtualBox/VMware
Workshop Items
- Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
- Instructors: Tashi Phuntsho (APNIC)