What is Software-Defined Networking (SDN)?

Want to learn more about SDN and OpenFlow?

TONEX SDN Open Flow Training covers all aspects of SDN, OpenFLow and NVF. A vendor neutral course that covers many SDN and OpenFlow topics including:

• SDN and OpenFlow History and Benefits
• SDN and OpenFlow Applications
• SDN and OpenFlow Archietcture and Building Blocks
• SDN and OpenFlow Operation
• SDN and OpenFlow Products
• SDN and OpenFlow Case Studies
• SDN and OpenFlow and 3GPP applications (PCRF, IMS Core, EPC, HSS and more) 
• SDN and OpenFlow in Enterprise and Datacenter networks

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is an emerging architecture that is dynamic, manageable, cost-effective, and adaptable used in high-bandwidth, dynamic nature of today’s applications. SDN architecture decouples the network control and forwarding functions enabling the network control to become directly programmable and the underlying infrastructure to be abstracted for applications and network services.

The OpenFlow™ protocol is a foundational element for building SDN solutions. OpenFlow is a communications protocol giving access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network.

SDN OpenFLow training also covers Network Functions Virtualization (NVF). NVF will eventually transform the way the network operators architect their networks. NFV will be evolved as a standard IT virtualization technology to consolidate many network equipment into high performance, high volume servers, switches and storage, which could be located in Data Centers, Network Nodes and in the end user premises.

OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking SDN separates data and control planes for packet and circuit networks. Example of SDN implementation are SDN and MPLS, OpenEPC, and OpenIMS.