Basics of Software Defined Networking (SDN) – Spring 2016

This course has been cancelled!

Dates:
Saturday, April 23 – 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Saturday, April 30 – 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Monday, May 2 – 6:00PM – 9:00PM (This day is optional)

Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for this Courses is Thursday, April 14, 2016

Payment received by April 11
Members: $235
Non-members: $255

Payment received after April 11
IEEE Members: $255
Non-members: $275

Speaker: Dr. Bhumip Khasnabish, ZTE (TX) Inc.

This is an introductory level course on Software Defined Networking (SDN). Motivations for SDN and architectures of SDN will be discussed. Network migration and transformation for supporting SDNized organic and over the top (OTT) services will be also covered. We’ll use IEEE and other journal/magazine publications and published standards specifications as reference materials for this course. Hands-on assignments will help the students initiate and complete exercises using open source platforms and test beds. We’ll also discuss novel techniques for solving the emerging real-life/-operator challenges related to (i) cost-effective network infrastructure development, and (ii) networked services and security management.

Outline of Topics to be covered:

• What is SDN and Why do we need SDN?
• SDN Architecture Overview
• Review of Open Source SDN and related Projects
• North- and South-bound Interfaces of SDN Controller
• East- and West-bound Interfaces of SDN Controller
• Review of Open Source SDN Tools and (Virtual) Labs
• Migration to SDN and Integration with Legacy Networks
• Hands-on works/assignments suggestions using open source test beds

Target Audience: The course is designed for network and network software/system designers who are considering to gain introductory knowledge about SDN.

Benefits of Attending the Course: This is an introductory level course on Software Defined Networking (SDN). The students will learn about motivations for and architectures of SDN as applicable to the mobile and multimedia networks for both organic and over the top (OTT) services. The assignments will help the students initiate and complete exercises using open source platforms and test beds.

Materials included in the course: A summary of the slides, and a list of useful web resources including a few white papers.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Bhumip Khasnabish works in the Strategy Planning and Standards Development division of ZTE (TX) Inc., USA. Previously, he worked at Verizon/GTE Laboratories (Waltham, MA, USA) and at Bell-Northern Research (BNR) Ltd. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). His research interests include network and system virtualization, network coding, open networks and systems, and software-defined networking and services. Bhumip initiated cloud and data center activities in the IETF, co-chaired the ATIS IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF), and founded and chaired both the ATIS NG-CI task force and the MSF Services WG. In addition, he is a member of the DMTF and ONF leadership teams. As an ONF member, Bhumip contributed to the development of: Migration Use Cases and Methods, Migration Tools and Metrics, and SDN Migration Considerations.