Software-Defined Networking
Software-defined networks make data networks programmable, using software controllers to direct traffic instead of fixed-function routers and switches: router architecture, OpenFlow, SDN controllers, Mininet, consistent network updates, P4 data plane programming, and SDN's role in 5G through network function virtualization.
Johns Hopkins · EN.601.413 · Spring 2025
Introduction and Networking Review
Routers, Switching Fabrics and the Origins of SDN
Mininet and OpenFlow
SDN Controllers and Consistent Updates
Mininet Walkthrough and SDN Controllers
5G and Network Function Virtualization
Data Plane Programming with P4
Review
- Network Layer · Routing · SDN