Introduction to SDN Tutorial

Dates: 26 May 2022
Location: 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 tutorial will look at key elements/technologies in the SDN framework, and its impact on the networking field for years to come.

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 Basics: 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/
• Virtual lab for MPLS LDP and MPLS Layer3 VPN (Cisco IOS) - https://academy.apnic.net/en/virtual-labs/?labId=83872

Workshop topics

• Control and data plane separation
• Architectural frameworks

Workshop Items

• Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
• Trainers: Warren Finch (APNIC)