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The document outlines a course on Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), detailing objectives, units of study, practical exercises, and expected outcomes. Key topics include SDN architecture, data and control plane functions, applications of SDN, and NFV concepts. Upon completion, students will be able to design network applications, orchestrate services, and understand various use cases of SDN and NFV.

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The document outlines a course on Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), detailing objectives, units of study, practical exercises, and expected outcomes. Key topics include SDN architecture, data and control plane functions, applications of SDN, and NFV concepts. Upon completion, students will be able to design network applications, orchestrate services, and understand various use cases of SDN and NFV.

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CCS365 - SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS LTPC

2023
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the need for SDN and its data plane operations
 To understand the functions of control plane
 To comprehend the migration of networking functions to SDN environment
 To explore various techniques of network function virtualization
 To comprehend the concepts behind network virtualization
UNIT I SDN INTRODUCTION 6
Evolving Network Requirements – The SDN Approach – SDN architecture - SDN Data Plane , Control plane
and Application Plane
UNIT II SDN DATA PLANE AND CONTROL PLANE 6
Data Plane functions and protocols - OpenFLow Protocol - Flow Table - Control Plane Functions - Southbound
Interface, Northbound Interface – SDN Controllers - Ryu, OpenDaylight, ONOS - Distributed Controllers
UNIT III SDN APPLICATIONS 6
SDN Application Plane Architecture – Network Services Abstraction Layer – Traffic Engineering –
Measurement and Monitoring – Security – Data Center Networking
UNIT NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION 6
Network Virtualization - Virtual LANs – OpenFlow VLAN Support - NFV Concepts – Benefits and
Requirements – Reference Architecture
UNIT V NFV FUNCTIONALITY 6
NFV Infrastructure – Virtualized Network Functions – NFV Management and Orchestration – NFV Use cases –
SDN and NFV
30 PERIODS
PRACTICAL EXERCISES: 30 PERIODS
1) Setup your own virtual SDN lab
i) Virtualbox/Mininet Environment for SDN - http://mininet.org
ii) https://www.kathara.org
iii) GNS3
2) Create a simple mininet topology with SDN controller and use Wireshark to capture and visualize the
OpenFlow messages such as OpenFlow FLOW MOD, PACKET IN, PACKET OUT etc.
3) Create a SDN application that uses the Northbound API to program flow table rules on the switch for various
use cases like L2 learning switch, Traffic Engineering, Firewall etc.
4) Create a simple end-to-end network service with two VNFs using vim-emu
https://github.com/containernet/vim-emu
5) Install OSM and onboard and orchestrate network service

COURSE OUTCOMES:
After the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
CO1: Describe the motivation behind SDN
CO2: Identify the functions of the data plane and control plane
CO3: Design and develop network applications using SDN
CO4: Orchestrate network services using NFV
CO5: Explain various use cases of SDN and NFV

TEXTBOOKS:
1. William Stallings, “Foundations of Modern Networking: SDN, NFV, QoE, IoT and Cloud”, Pearson
Education, 1st Edition, 2015.
REFERENCES:
1. Ken Gray, Thomas D. Nadeau, “Network Function Virtualization”, Morgan Kauffman, 2016.
2. Thomas D Nadeau, Ken Gray, “SDN: Software Defined Networks”, O’Reilly Media, 2013.
3. Fei Hu, “Network Innovation through OpenFlow and SDN: Principles and Design”, 1st Edition, CRC Press,
2014.
4. Paul Goransson, Chuck Black Timothy Culver, “Software Defined Networks: A Comprehensive Approach”,
2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Press, 2016.
5. Oswald Coker, Siamak Azodolmolky, “Software-Defined Networking with OpenFlow”, 2nd Edition, O’Reilly
Media, 2017

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