The Linux Foundation

Introduction to Open Source Networking Technologies (Linux Foundation)

Offered by Linux Foundation,

Learn technical fundamentals needed to adopt SDN, NFV, disaggregation, orchestration, network automation, and modern networking. Discover use cases and technical options for open networking. Plus: learn more about The Linux Foundation networking projects. Explore open source networking projects, from The Linux Foundation and beyond, that are shaping the future of networking and telecoms.

Designed for open source enthusiasts, university students, network architects and engineers, security architects and engineers, and systems engineers, this course offers a great introduction to open source networking.
This course covers the open networking stack from top to bottom; starting from networking hardware disaggregation and modern 100G and 400G switches, through network operating systems, network controllers, virtualization, and orchestration.
Develop an understanding of the use cases and technical options for modern open networking in enterprises, service providers, and cloud providers. Become familiar with the following open source networking projects and their use cases:
Open Compute Project, ONIE, Akraino
FD.io, OVS, IO Visor, DPDK, Open Dataplane, P4
OpenSwitch , Open Network Linux , FRR, DANOS, SONIC, FBOSS
OpenDayLight, Tungsten Fabric (OpenContrail) , ONOS, CORD, Open Security Controller
ONAP, OPNFV
PNDA, SNAS
Some chapters of the course include a special “Knowledge Bridge” section to map the techniques of traditional networking people to the new topics being covered in the chapter.

What you’ll learn:

The software-defined and open source networking landscape
How networking hardware is being disaggregated
Open network operating systems (NOS) and how they run on different networking hardware
Ways to automate networking tasks
How software-defined network (SDN) controllers manage underlay networks
Network function virtualization and how it can help reduce the complexity of today’s data center environments
Orchestration tools that can build a bridge between applications and networking

Course Syllabus:

Welcome and Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction to Open Source Networking
Chapter 2. The Open Source and Software Defined Networking Landscape
Chapter 3. Disaggregated Hardware
Chapter 4. IO Abstraction and Data Path
Chapter 5. Network Operating systems
Chapter 6. Network Control
Chapter 7. Cloud and Virtual Management
Chapter 8. Network Virtualization
Chapter 9. Network Function Virtualization
Chapter 10. Orchestration, Management, Policy
Chapter 11. Network Automation
Chapter 12. Network Data Analytics
Chapter 13. Summary
Final Exam

Note: This course is currently not available.

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