Practical Software-Defined Networking: 1 SDN and OpenFlow Quick Start

2h 44mBeginner2018-06-27

Authors

David Bombal

Creating content and courses for networking professionals worldwide

Course details

Get a quick introduction to software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow, the SDN communications protocol. This quick-start guide was created for cloud administrators that don't have a lot of time, but who want to leverage an SDN to centralize and automate network provisioning and maintenance. Instructor David Bombal introduces SDN terms and definitions, and reviews core related technologies such as Docker, Open vSwitch (OVS), and OpenDaylight (ODL). David also walks you through a number of hands-on examples: using OpenFlow controllers as programmable patch panels, incorporating an HP Enterprise VAN SDN controller and OVS, working with Linux and Docker containers, and managing OpenFlow packet capture with Wireshark.

Note: This course uses GNS3 for all demonstrations.

Learning objectives
What is SND?
What is OpenFlow?
White-box switching
Docker
OpenFlow vSwitch (OVS)
SDN and OpenFlow examples
SDN tools: OpenDaylight, Wireshark, and more

Skills covered

UbuntuDockerPythonNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationOpen SourceOne-Off

Concepts

1. Software-Defined Network Terms and Definitions

01 - What are software-defined networks, OpenFlow, and automation
02 - What are the NBI, SBI, abstraction, and PCEP
03 - What is NFV
04 - What is CORD
05 - Which controller should I learn
06 - White-box switching, part 1
07 - White-box switching, part 2
08 - What is SD-WAN
09 - GNS3 talks - Why learn Open vSwitch
10 - NETCONF theory and is SNMP bad

2. GNS3, Docker, OVS, and ODL

11 - What is Docker
12 - OpenFlow vSwitch (OVS) in GNS3
13 - OpenDaylight, Cisco OpenFlow app, and OVS

3. OpenFlow Patch Panel

14 - OpenFlow patch panel example, part 1
15 - OpenFlow patch panel example, part 2

4. HPE SDN Controller, OVS, and SDN App

16 - HPE SDN Controller, OVS switch, and app 1
17 - HPE SDN Controller, OVS switch, and app 2

5. Ubuntu Docker Containers

18 - Ubuntu, Docker container, and GNS3, part 1
19 - Ubuntu, Docker container, and GNS3, part 2

6. ODL Install

20 - OpenDaylight install, part 1
21 - OpenDaylight install, part 2

7. Python Ubuntu Docker Container

22 - Python on Ubuntu containers

8. OpenFlow Wireshark Captures

23 - OpenFlow captures using Wireshark, part 1
24 - OpenFlow captures using Wireshark, part 2