Introduction to OpenFlow

Dates: 25 May 2021
Location: eTutorial
Venue: online

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 workshop will provide an understanding of the key technology elements of OpenFlow via a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises.

Target Audience

• Anyone currently operating an IP and/or MPLS network who is interesting in understanding the impact of SDN with a view to implementing elements of it in the near future.

Pre-requisites

• This workshop is not an introduction.
• It is assumed that the workshop participants have working knowledge of IP routing, MPLS protocols and traffic-engineering, along with know how to use a router command line interface.

We recommend the following Academy courses be completed before the start of the tutorial:

• Routing Fundamentals: https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/routing-fundamentals-course/
• Introduction to Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) - https://academy.apnic.net/en/webinar-courses/introduction-to-mpls-and-mpls-layer3-vpn/
• Linux Basics virtual lab: https://academy.apnic.net/en/virtual-labs/

Workshop topics

• History
• Motivation for control and data plane separation
• Architectural frameworks
• OpenFlow
• Topology discovery and management
• OpenDayLight

Other requirements Other requirements

• Participants are advised to bring their own laptop computers with high-speed Wi-Fi (802.11a/g/n/ac) and administrative access to system. It is also recommended that laptops have Intel i5 or i7 processor, >=8GB of RAM and 30GB of free hard disk space.
• Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client, VirtualBox/VMware
• Confirm Secure SHell (SSH) is allowed from the office or home network to access the lab infrastructure? Test ssh connectivity, try to connect to route-views.routeviews.org. For example from the CLI type: ssh rviews@route-views.routeviews.org

Workshop Items

• Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
• Instructors: Muhammad Yasir Shamim (APNIC), Warren Finch (APNIC), Muhammad Fahad Khan (APNIC Community Trainer)