{"id":13767,"date":"2020-04-27T06:19:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T06:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.apnic.net\/?page_id=13767"},"modified":"2026-02-19T05:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:39:10","slug":"introduction-to-sdn-3days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.apnic.net\/mn\/catalog\/introduction-to-sdn-3days","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to SDN (Software Defined Network) (3 days)"},"content":{"rendered":"            <div class=\"section-banner py-3 px-4 bg-light mb-3 d-flex flex-wrap align-content-center\">\n                <div class=\"bg-white rounded-circle shadow mr-4 text-center\" style=\"height: 100px; width: 100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/awf-wp-academy\/dist\/images\/icon-book.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mt-3\">\n                    <h5 class=\"text-primary mb-2\">Course Outline<\/h5>\n                    <p><strong>Access over 50+ self-paced, online and face-to-face training courses.<\/strong><br>For\n                        more courses, please visit the <a href=\"..\/\">Course Catalogue.<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div> \n\n\n\n<div style=\"\n    background-color: #e8f3f9;\n    color: #1a1a1a;\n    padding: 10px;\n    text-align: center;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    margin-bottom: 2rem;\n\">\n    Update: To align with the announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.apnic.net\/2025\/09\/08\/apnic-begins-transition-to-refocused-development-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; text-decoration: underline;\"> \u201cAPNIC begins transition to refocused Development activities\u201d<\/a>, this course will transition out of the curriculum and be retired at the end of 2026.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">[OPTIONAL] Introduction to SDN (Software Defined Network) (3 days)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The emergence of SDN is having a disruptive influence on the world of data networking and is leading to a fundamental re-think of how networks are architected. This workshop will provide an in-depth understanding of the key technology elements of SDN through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Target audience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical staff who are involved in Internet technology standards, local and national network infrastructure planning &amp; deployment, and day-to-day network operations, who are interested in knowing the impact of SDN with a view to implement elements of it in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It is assumed that the workshop participants have a working knowledge of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IP Routing and MPLS,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>basic linux commands, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>know how to use a router command line interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is not an introduction. The lab exercises use Cisco XRv configuration syntax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Academy resources to be completed <strong>before start of workshop<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Routing Fundamentals:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.apnic.net\/en\/course\/routing-fundamentals-course\/\">https:\/\/academy.apnic.net\/en\/course\/routing-fundamentals-course\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.apnic.net\/en\/webinar-courses\/introduction-to-mpls-and-mpls-layer3-vpn\/\">https:\/\/academy.apnic.net\/en\/webinar-courses\/introduction-to-mpls-and-mpls-layer3-vpn\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span>: Those that have already completed the MPLS course in Fiji are exempt from completing the pre-requisite courses listed above (i.e. 1, 2 &amp; 3). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course outline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SDN Use cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The SDN Architectural framework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OpenFlow and OpenDayLight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Segment Routing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BGP Link State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants are advised to bring their own laptop computers with&nbsp;high-speed Wi-Fi (802.11a\/g\/n\/ac)&nbsp;and administrative access to system. It is also recommended that laptops have Intel i5 or i7 processor,&nbsp;&gt;=8GB of RAM and&nbsp;30GB of free hard disk space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maximum number of attendees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>36 participants per workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please note<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Certificate of participation is provided upon successful completion of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"51\" data-id=\"15036\" src=\"https:\/\/academy-wp-media-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09234352\/dfat-ausaid-sponsors.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academy-wp-media-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09234352\/dfat-ausaid-sponsors.png 250w, https:\/\/academy-wp-media-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09234352\/dfat-ausaid-sponsors-200x41.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The Pacific Technical Training Project is supported by the Australian Government and implemented by the APNIC Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: To align with the announcement \u201cAPNIC begins transition to refocused Development activities\u201d, this course will transition out of the curriculum and be retired at the end of 2026. 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