Course Description

This graduate level course will introduce students to Software Defined Networking (SDN). In addition to covering the basic concepts related to SDN, the course particularlly focuses on series of hands-on experiments to help student learn how to develop, debug and deploy software for SDN capable switches. The course has a fast-pace as students are expected to quickly become familiar with new concepts, techniques and tools, and apply them in the specified experiments and mini-projects.

• Class Schedule
• Some Exercises
• Project

Resrouces

• mininet, a realistic network simulator for prototyping virtual software-defined networking systems, related Hotnet 2010paper
• Open vSwitch and related hotnet'09 paper
• STS (SDN Troubleshooting Simulator) simulates devices of a network to generate test cases of usage for interactive debugging. Related paper
• ns3, related paper
• Cbench and OFlops, Testing tools for benchmarking an OpenFlow switch, and testing a controller. Related PAM'12 paper
• Controllers: Beacon, NOX, POX Floodlight.
• Information about the testbed: access, topology, etc
• Open daylight
• A collection of related papers and reports.

Grading Policy (tentative)

Grade is assessed based on the following breakdown:

• Contributing into sharing new tools: 20%
• Exercises: 30%
• Project: 30%
• Final Exam: 20%

The student conduct code allows an instructor to impose an appropriate sanction for a student found guilty of academic dishonesty, up to and including an N or an F. I will impose an N or an F for any such offenses in this course.

For more information on academic honesty, please talk to the instructor or see the following references: the Student Conduct web page and the Student Conduct Code.