Course objectives
      •   Introduce software defined networking: the background, the 
          development, and the challenges
      •   Give hands-on experience with SDN using Mininet
      •   At the end of the course, the students should be able to
           o Explain OpenFlow, challenges in SDN, and recent development in 
              SDN.
           o Use and program Mininet and write basic SDN applications using 
              some open-sourced SDN controller.
  CIS5930 Software Defined Networking                                                                                          Florida State University
                                   Topics covered
          •   The history of SDN
          •   SDN API: OpenFlow
          •   Mininet: A simulation environment for SDN
          •   SDN (OpenFlow) controllers and network operating systems
          •   SDN applications (traffic engineering, network virtualization, software 
              defined storage, etc)
          •   SDN network updates
          •   SDN scalability
          •   Programming SDN networks
          •   SDN network correctness verification
          •   Network function virtualization (NFV)
          •   SDN security
  CIS5930 Software Defined Networking                                                                                             Florida State University
        Textbook and course materials
      • Required: none
      • Course materials will be linked in the course website.
  CIS5930 Software Defined Networking                                                                                     Florida State University
                     Prerequisite
     • You must have CNT5505 Data and 
       Computer Communication or equivalent 
       (graduate or undergraduate level).
  CIS5930 Software Defined Networking                                                                                     Florida State University
                            Grading
      • Always groups of 2 students for everything except 
         midterm unless you prefer to do it by yourself
          – 10 % - homework, critics
          – 20%  - programming assignment (2 assignments)
          – 20%  - midterm
          – 20% - classroom participation
             • Read the papers before coming to class.
          – 30% - Term project including a presentation and a final 
            project report. 
  CIS5930 Software Defined Networking                                                                                 Florida State University