Software-Defined Networks (SDN) are transforming the Internet by replacing bundled, proprietary hardware and control software. SDN is being embraced by cloud providers, telcos, and enterprises, as it enables a new era of innovation in networking. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to SDN from the perspective of those who are developing and leveraging the technology.
Book Features:
- Describes a complete SDN stack, illustrated with example open source software.
- Emphasizes underlying concepts, abstractions, and design rationale.
- Describes both fixed-function and programmable switching chips.
- Describes the P4-based toolchain for programming and controlling switches.
- Describes a range of SDN use cases: enterprises, datacenters, access networks.
- Includes hands-on programming exercises, downloadable from Git Hub.
विषयसूची
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1.1 Market Landscape
- 1.2 Technical Landscape
- 1.3 SDN: A Definition
- Chapter 2: Use Cases
- 2.1 Network Virtualization
- 2.2 Switching Fabrics
- 2.3 Traffic Engineering for WANs
- 2.4 Software-Defined WANs
- 2.5 Access Networks
- 2.6 Network Telemetry
- Chapter 3: Basic Architecture
- 3.1 Software Stack
- 3.2 Bare-Metal Switch
- 3.3 Switch OS
- 3.4 Network OS
- 3.5 Leaf-Spine Fabric
- Chapter 4: Bare-Metal Switches
- 4.1 Switch-Level Schematic
- 4.2 Forwarding Pipeline
- 4.3 Abstracting the Pipeline
- 4.4 P4 Programs
- 4.5 Fixed-Function Pipelines
- 4.6 Comparison
- Chapter 5: Switch OS
- 5.1 Thin Switch OS
- 5.2 P4Runtime
- 5.3 g NMI and g NOI
- 5.4 SONi C
- Chapter 6: Network OS
- 6.1 ONOS Architecture
- 6.2 Distributed Core
- 6.3 Northbound Interface
- 6.4 Southbound Interface
- 6.5 Scalable Performance
- Chapter 7: Leaf-Spine Fabric
- 7.1 Feature Set
- 7.2 Segment Routing
- 7.3 Routes and Multicast
- 7.4 Customized Forwarding
- Chapter 8: Future of SDN
- 8.1 Verifiable Networks
- 8.2 SD-RAN
- Hands-on Programming
- Environment
- Exercises
लेखक के बारे में
Carmelo Cascone is a Member of the Technical Staff at the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), where he currently leads technical activities around the adoption of programmable switches, P4, and P4Runtime in ONF projects such as ONOS, CORD, and Aether. Cascone received a Ph.D. from Politecnico di Milano in 2017, in a joint program with École Polytechnique de Montréal. He is broadly interested in computer networks and systems, with a focus on data plane programmability and Software-Defined Networking (SDN).