Introduction to Software Defined Networking (SDN)

• Origins of SDN
• Three Features that Define SDN
• What = Why We need SDN?
• Software Defined Anything (SDx)
• Centralized vs. Distributed
• What SDN is Not?
• Four Confusions About SDN
• Separation vs. Centralization
• Current SDN Debate: What vs. How?
• Flavors of SDN
• Floodlight
• ONOS
• OpenDaylight: Multi-Protocol SDN
• OpenDaylight SDN Controller Platform (OSCP)
• Examples Alternative APIs
• Path Computation Element (PCE)
• Application Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO)
• ALTO Extension
• XMPP
• XMPP in Data Centers
• OpenDaylight Tools
• Open Network Linux
• Bare Metal Switches
• Open Source Forwarding Agents
• Open Network Install Environment (ONIE)
• Mininet
• RESTful APIs
• OSGi Framework
• References
• Style Guide
• SDN Related Organizations and Projects
• SDN Web Sites

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