Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra (SPPU), Computer Engineering Semester 8, Software Defined Networks (Elective-IV) Syllabus

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410253(A): Software Defined Networks

Unit I Introduction to Software Defined Networking (SDN) 08 Hours
Challenges of traditional networks, Traditional Switch Architecture - Control, Data and
management Planes, Introduction to SDN, Need of SDN, History of SDN, Fundamental
characteristics of SDN (Plane Separation, Simplified Device and Centralized control, Network
Automation and Virtualization, and Openness), SDN Operation/Architecture, SDN API‟s
(Northbound API‟s, Southbound API‟s, East/West API‟s), ONF, SDN Devices and SDN
Applications.
Unit II Open Flow 08 Hours
OpenFlow Overview, The OpenFlow Switch, The OpenFlow Controller, ,OpenFlow Ports, Message
Types, Pipeline Processing, Flow Tables, Matching, Instructions, Action Set and List, OpenFlow
Protocol, Proactive and Reactive Flow, Timers, OpenFlow Limitations, OpenFlow Advantages and
Disadvantages, Open v Switch Features
Unit III SDN Controllers 08 Hours
SDN OpenFlow Controllers: Open Source Controllers - NOX, POX, Beacon, Maestro, Floodlight,
Ryu and Open Daylight, Applicability of OpenFlow protocol in SDN Controllers, Mininet, and
implementing software-defined network (SDN) based firewall.
Unit IV SDN in Data Centre 08 Hours
Data Center Definition, Data Center Demands (Adding, Moving, Deleting Resources, Failure
Recovery, Multitenancy, Traffic Engineering and Path Efficiency), Tunneling Technologies for the
Data Center, SDN Use Cases in the Data Center, Comparison of Open SDN, Overlays, and APIs,
Real-World Data Center Implementations.
Unit V Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) 08 Hours
Definition of NFV, SDN Vs NFV, In-line network functions, Benefits of Network Functions
Virtualization, Challenges for Network Functions Virtualization, Leading NFV Vendors,
Comparison of NFV and NV.
Unit VI SDN Use Cases 08 Hours
Wide Area Networks, Service Provider and Carrier Networks, Campus Networks, Hospitality
Networks, Mobile Networks, Optical Networks, SDN vs P2P/Overlay Networks.
Books:
Text:
1. Paul Goransson and Chuck Black, “Software Defined Networks: A Comprehensive
Approach”, Morgan Kaufmann, 2014, ISBN: 9780124166752, 9780124166844.
2. Siamak Azodolmolky, “Software Defined Networking with Open Flow, Packt Publishing,
2013, ISBN: 9781849698726
3. Thomas D. Nadeau, Ken Gray, “SDN: Software Defined Networks, An Authoritative
Review of Network Programmability Technologies”, 2013, ISBN : 10:1-4493-4230-2, 978-
1-4493-4230-2
References:
1. Vivek Tiwari, “SDN and OpenFlow for Beginners”, Digital Services, 2013, ISBN: 10: 1-
940686-00-8, 13: 978-1-940686-00-4
2. Fei Hu, “Network Innovation through OpenFlow and SDN: Principles and Design”, CRC
Press, 2014, ISBN: 10: 1466572094
3. Open Networking Foundation (ONF) Documents, https://www.opennetworking.org, 2015

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