SDN Foundations Training 

Certificate: NA Duration: 3 Days Course Delivery: Classroom, Virtual Classroom

Accreditor: None Language: English

Course Description:

SDN Foundations is a 3-day class with 50% lecture and 50% lab that covers the most recent developments in the SDN arena. This unique offering showcases several vendor solutions in the practical component of the class, and allows attendees to gain valuable insight into how the industry is progressing, learn about OpenFlow, as well as gain experience with python to build a simple APP for OpenDayLight.

Audience:

• Network Engineers

Learning Objectives:

Individuals certified at this level will have demonstrated their understanding of:

• SDN Definitions and Standards.
• OpenFlow, how OpenFlow works, and connection setup between OpenFlow Switch and SDN controller.
• Pica8, Brocade, Big Switch Networks, Cisco, Juniper Contrail, and Plumgrid ONS.
• OpenStack and Opendaylight
• Network automation, tools for network programmers and SDN Programming 101.

Prerequisites:

Participants should have a basic understanding of networking.

Follow-on Courses:

• SDN Engineer

Examination:

There is no exam for this course.

 

Agenda:

 

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Introduction	SDN via Overlays	Openstack vs Opendaylight
Definitions and Standards	Case studies	SDN Programming 101
Open SDN
SDN via APIs

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction

 

Module 2: Definitions and Standards

Lab 1: NEC PFC and Mininet

Module 3: Open SDN

Lab 2a: Pica8

Lab 2b: Big Switch Big Cloud Fabric

Lab2c: Brocade Vyatta Controller

Module 4: SDN via APIs

Lab 3: Cisco APIC-EM

Module 5: SDN via Overlays

Lab 4: Juniper Contrail

Module 6: Case Studies

Module 7: Openstack vs Opendaylight

Module 8: SDN Programming 101

Lab 5: Building an APP