SDN Overview Training

 

Certificate: None Duration: 1 Day Course Delivery: Classroom, Virtual Classroom

Accreditor: None Language: English

Course Description:

This is a 1-day class that gives a background on SDN architecture, definitions, and where the industry is heading. This class has been designed to serve a variety of audiences including sales, project managers, network engineers and anyone interested in learning the current SDN landscape.

 

Audience:

This course is aimed at sales personnel, network engineers and architects, decision makers, and anyone interested in understanding SDN.

 

Learning Objectives:

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

• The issues that SDN aims to address.
• Describing the different components that make up the SDN framework.
• Identify the major vendor solutions in the SDN arena.

Different use cases of real-world SDN implementations

Prerequisites:

Participants should have a basic understanding of networking and be able to identify the shortcomings of legacy networking infrastructure.

Examination:

There is no exam for this course.

 

Agenda:

 

Day 1

Introduction

Definitions and Standards

Open SDN

SDN via APIs

SDN via Overlays

Case Studies

Openstack vs Opendaylight

 

 

Course Outline:

 

Module 1: Introduction

• Company introduction
• Attendee introductions
• Logistics

 

Module 2: Definitions and standards

• Problems in Networking (that SDN can help solve)
• Making the case for SDN
• SDN Flavors
• What is OpenFlow
• WAN
• Transport Networks
• JOIN/VMWare
• Cloudwatt/Contrail

 

Module 7: Openstack vs OpenHow does OpenFlow work

• Friends of SDN
• SDN Definers

 

Module 3: Open SDN

• Pica8
  • Overview
  • L2/L3
  • OVS/OpenFlow
  • Data Center Orchestration

 

• Big Switch
  • Company Info
  • Products
  • Evolution of SDN Architecture
  • SDN in the Data Center
  • Big Cloud Fabric Overview

 

• Brocade
  • Overview
  • Features
  • Packaging and Prerequisites
  • Use cases and Added Value
  • Application portability and IP Protection
  • Support Options

 

Module 4: SDN via APIs

• Cisco
  • Overview
  • APIC-EM
  • DevNet Learning Labs

 

Module 5: SDN via Overlays

• Juniper Contrail
  • Overview
  • Architecture
  • Business Use Case
  • Pros
  • Cons

 

Module 6: Case Studies

• SDN Environments
• Data Center

daylight

• Orchestrator vs Controller
• OpenStack Overview
• OpenDayLight Overview
• OpenDayLight integration with OpenStack