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    This course provides an in-depth overview of software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and other emerging network technologies. Students will gain hands-on experience through labs using common SDN software and tools used in industry. Key topics include OpenFlow, SDN controllers, SDN security, and virtualizing network functions. The goal is for students to understand how SDN is transforming network design and to prepare for industry certification exams. Assessment includes labs, assignments, a midterm exam, final project, and final exam.

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    This course provides an in-depth overview of software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and other emerging network technologies. Students will gain hands-on experience through labs using common SDN software and tools used in industry. Key topics include OpenFlow, SDN controllers, SDN security, and virtualizing network functions. The goal is for students to understand how SDN is transforming network design and to prepare for industry certification exams. Assessment includes labs, assignments, a midterm exam, final project, and final exam.

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    This course provides an in-depth overview of software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and other emerging network technologies. Students will gain hands-on experience through labs using common SDN software and tools used in industry. Key topics include OpenFlow, SDN controllers, SDN security, and virtualizing network functions. The goal is for students to understand how SDN is transforming network design and to prepare for industry certification exams. Assessment includes labs, assignments, a midterm exam, final project, and final exam.

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    Course Syllabus

    TLEN 5830: Next Generation Networks


    Fall 2016 (9:30 – 12:15 p.m., Thurs., Rm. ECEE 283, 3 Credits)

    Course Description and Objectives


    This course provides an in-depth immersion into the foundational theories and technologies of
    Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and emerging
    technologies for computer networks. Students will gain direct experience with real-world lab
    experiments and demonstrations, which will give them an advantage in the job market for this in-
    demand, constantly changing subject. Popular software and technologies in industry, such as
    Open vSwitch, OpenFlow, OpenDaylight, OpenStack, Floodlight, Ryu, ONOS, POX, Mininet,
    etc., will be used throughout the course to facilitate the understanding of how high-level software
    programs can control the behavior of the entire physical network. This course is essential in
    preparing students to apply their fundamental networking knowledge to the real world they will
    enter upon graduation.
    In this class students learn the fundamentals of next generation network technologies, services,
    and tools used in industry to design, deploy, and troubleshoot next generation networks through
    the following key objectives:

     Understand the core technologies, theories, and dilemmas that face next generation
    network engineers in this field.
     Understand best practices about how to design, deploy, and troubleshoot next generation
    networks.
     Utilize multivendor, vendor neutral (bare metal), and commercial equipment (such as
    Arista, Brocade, Dell, HP, Pica8, and Raspberry Pi) to prepare for real-world scenarios in
    industry.

    TLEN 5838 covers these topics and achieves these objectives through hands-on lab exercises
    built around real-world applications and theories presented in the lectures. The course is split
    into the following units of study:

     Introduction to SDN
     Control Plane and Data Plane
     OpenFlow Fundamentals
     SDN in Business and Key Players
     Cloud and Data Center Architecture
     Security
     Network Functions Virtualization

    Students successfully completing this course should gain a much greater appreciation of the
    technologies and procedures required in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting next
    generation networks. The complex interactions among these aspects are shaping the future of
    this critical sector of network engineering. The resulting understanding should enhance
    employment or promotion opportunities in the network engineering sector and enhance the
    student’s ability to participate in the public discourse regarding the future of the next generation
    networks.

    Upon successfully completing this course, the students will be able to expand upon the
    knowledge learned and apply it to SDN/NFV specific industry certifications, such as the ONF-
    Certified SDN Associate/Engineer. In the competitive job market, understanding the future of
    networking is necessary. The knowledge and skills gained from this course, when combined
    with the core ITP courses, will provide a well-rounded, highly desirable network engineer.

    Instructor
    Dr. Levi Perigo
    Scholar in Residence | Professor of Network Engineering, Interdisciplinary Telecom Program
    levi.perigo@colorado.edu
    303-735-5131

    Office Hours
    Time: Monday and Wednesday 10:00 – 10:45 a.m., as well as by appointment.
    Location: ECOT 312

    Teaching Assistants - tlen_5830-006@lists.colorado.edu


    Dewang Gedia: dege7805@colorado.edu
    Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., DLC Lobby
    Vamsi Viswanadha: Vamsi.Viswanadha@Colorado.edu
    Office Hours: Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., DLC Lobby
    Sanjana Annapureddy: Sanjana.Annapureddy@Colorado.edu

    Course Prerequisites
    A thorough understanding of data internetworking, Linux, and programming, subject to
    instructor approval, is required.

    Grading
    Pop Quizzes and Class Participation 10%
    Homework Labs and Assignments 55%
    Midterm 15%
    Final (15%) & Final Project (5%) 20%

    To do well in this course, you will need to be prepared for each class by being ready to discuss
    and engage in critical thinking on issues covered in the readings. Be forewarned: pop quizzes
    will often be given at the start of class on the assigned reading material for the class.

    All labs, assignments, and homework are due based on the due date on the syllabus. No
    exceptions to deadlines for course work will be made. Classroom absence may be permitted
    either for an emergency or prior notification to the professor stating the date and reason for the
    classroom absence two weeks in advance.

    2
    Grading Scale
    100 – 93% A
    92 – 90% A-
    89 – 87% B+
    86 – 83% B
    82 – 80% B-
    79 – 77% C+
    76 – 71% C
    70 – 0% C-

    Class Readings
    There is not a required textbook for the course; however, students will be expected to have read
    the class readings noted in the course syllabus before attending the class.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    Many of the readings will be posted on the Desire2Learn web site. To access Desire2Learn, go
    to: https://learn.colorado.edu/. You can login using your IdentiKey username and password.
    Once you login, click on the course name to go into the course 1 .

    Course Syllabus (Subject to Change)


    Date Topic, Reading, and/or Work Assignment
    8/25/2016 Lecture: Introduction to Course
    Homework:
     Lab 0.0
     Lab 0.1
     Assignment 1

    9/1/2016 Lecture: SDN Fundamentals


    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Lab 1

    9/8/2016 Lecture: OpenFlow Fundamentals: Part 1


    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Assignment 2
     Lab 2

    1Please visit http://oit.colorado.edu/d2l/students to watch videos and learn more about using D2L. If you run into
    any problems using Desire2Learn, contact the help desk at: help@colorado.edu or at (303) 735-HELP.

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    9/15/2016 Lecture: OpenFlow Fundamentals: Part 2
    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Lab 3

    9/22/2016 Lecture: Mininet and Controllers: Floodlight, ODL, ONOS, Ryu, POX
    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Lab 4
    9/29/2016 In Class Lab

    10/6/2016 Lecture: Midterm Review


    Homework:
     Assignment 3
     Midterm Challenge Lab - (In-class)

    10/13/2016 Midterm Exam

    10/20/2016 Lecture: Real World SDN and Key Players


    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Lab 5

    10/27/2016 Lecture: SDN Security


    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Assignment 4
     Lab 6
    11/3/2016 Lecture: SDN in the Cloud and Data Center
    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Lab 7

    11/10/2016 Lecture: Alternatives to SDN & Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)


    Required Reading:
    Homework:
     Lab 8 (Due 11/30)

    11/17/2016 Final Project Presentations (in class)


    Homework:
     Final Project Report

    11/24/2016 No class – Fall break

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    12/1/2016 Lecture: Final Review
    Homework:
     Challenge Lab – (In Class)

    12/8/2016 Final Exam

    12/12/2016 Homework:
    (Finals  Final Lab Report Due (12:00 p.m. Noon)
    Week) Extra Credit Due (12:00 p.m. Noon)

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