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SDN: Software Defined Networks

by Thomas D. Nadeau, Ken Gray

August 2013

Intermediate to advanced

384 pages

11h 56m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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AssumptionsWhat’s in This Book?Conventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments from Thomas NadeauAcknowledgments from Ken Gray
IntroductionEvolution versus RevolutionWhat Do They Do?The Control PlaneData PlaneMoving Information Between PlanesWhy Can Separation Be Important?Scale mattersEvolutionCostInnovationStabilityComplexity and its resulting fragilityDistributed Control PlanesIP and MPLSCreating the IP UnderlayConvergence TimeLoad BalancingHigh AvailabilityCreating the MPLS OverlayReplicationCentralized Control PlanesLogical Versus LiteralATM/LANERoute ServersConclusions
IntroductionWire ProtocolReplicationFAWG (Forwarding Abstraction Workgroup)Config and ExtensibilityArchitectureHybrid ApproachesShips in the NightDual Function SwitchesConclusions
IntroductionGeneral ConceptsVMwareNiciraRelationship to the idealized SDN frameworkVMware/NiciraOpenFlow-RelatedRelationship to the idealized SDN frameworkMininetNOX/POXTremaRyuBig Switch Networks/FloodlightRelationship to the idealized SDN frameworkLayer 3 CentricL3VPNRelationship to the idealized SDN frameworkPath Computation Element ServerRSVP-TE problem statementBin-packingDeadlockThe PCE SolutionRelationship to the idealized SDN frameworkPlexxiPlexxi AffinityCisco OnePKRelationship to the Idealized SDN FrameworkConclusions
IntroductionThe Management InterfaceThe Application-Network DivideThe Command-Line InterfaceNETCONF and NETMODBasic NETCONF OperationsCapabilitiesSNMPThe SNMP agentThe SNMP managerManager and agent relationshipThe MIB (management information base)Modern Programmatic InterfacesPublish and Subscribe InterfacesXMPPGoogle’s Protocol BuffersComment [tom3]: Patrick, do we want a reference/footnote on a title or later in the text?ThriftJSONI2RSModern OrchestrationOpenStackCloudStackPuppetConclusions

IntroductionThe Multitenant Data CenterThe Virtualized Multitenant Data CenterOrchestrationConnecting a Tenant to the Internet/VPNVirtual Machine Migration and ElasticityData Center Interconnect (DCI)Fallacies of Data Center Distributed ComputingData Center Distributed Computing Pitfalls to ConsiderDCI approachesVLANs for DCIVPLS for DCIEVPN for DCISummary comparison of VPLS and EVPN for DCISDN Solutions for the Data Center NetworkThe Network UnderlayVLANsEVPNLocator ID Split (LISP)VxLanNVGREOpenFlowNetwork OverlaysTunnels terminated at the vSwitchNetwork Overlay TypesLayer 2 overlaysLayer 3 overlaysHybrid overlay-underlay approachConclusions
IntroductionVirtualization and Data Plane I/OData Plane I/OI/O SummaryServices Engineered PathService Locations and ChainingMetadataAn Application Level ApproachScaleNFV at ETSINon-ETSI NFV WorkMiddlebox StudiesEmbrane/LineRatePlatform VirtualizationConclusions
IntroductionNetwork TopologyTraditional MethodsLLDPBGP-TE/LSBGP-LS with PCEALTOBGP-LS and PCE Interaction with ALTOI2RS TopologyConclusions
IntroductionBuild Code First; Ask Questions Later...The Juniper SDN FrameworkIETF SDN Framework(s)SDN(P)ABNOOpen Daylight Controller/FrameworkAPIHigh Availability and State StorageAnalyticsPolicyConclusions
IntroductionBandwidth CalendaringBase Topology and Fundamental ConceptsOpenFlow and PCE TopologiesExample ConfigurationOpenFlow Provisioned ExampleEnhancing the ControllerOverlay Example Using PCE ProvisioningExpanding Your Reach: Barbarians at the GateBig Data and Application Hyper-Virtualization for Instant CSPFExpanding TopologyConclusions
IntroductionData Center OrchestrationCreating Tenant and Virtual Machine StateForwarding StateData-Driven LearningControl-Plane SignalingScaling and Performance ConsiderationsPuppet (DevOps Solution)Network Function Virtualization (NFV)NFV in MobilityOptimized Big DataConclusions
IntroductionThe FirewallFirewalls as a ServiceNetwork Access Control ReplacementExtending the Use Case with a Virtual FirewallFeedback and OptimizationIntrusion Detection/Threat MitigationConclusions
What Is True About SDN?EconomicsSDN Is Really About Operations and ManagementMultiple Definitions of SDNAre We Making Progress Yet?