This chapter highlighted the architecture and components of traditional networks. With the increasing adoption of scalable and dynamic applications, the control plane, and management plane design of traditional networks faced challenges. SDN is a new approach where most of the control plane software is centralized into an SDN controller. This also helps provide better management which was already centralized. Finally, we looked at how the benefits of SDN can be easily realized in OpenStack-based cloud deployment. In the next two chapters, we will look into the control plane and the data plane aspects of SDN with specific focus on Open vSwitch-based networking.
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Overview of this book
Networking is one the pillars of OpenStack and OpenStack Networking are designed to support programmability and Software-Defined Networks. OpenStack Networking has been evolving from simple APIs and functionality in Quantum to more complex capabilities in Neutron.
Armed with the basic knowledge, this book will help the readers to explore popular SDN technologies, namely, OpenDaylight (ODL), OpenContrail, Open Network Operating System (ONOS) and Open Virtual Network (OVN).
The first couple of chapters will provide an overview of OpenStack Networking and SDN in general. Thereafter a set of chapters are devoted to OpenDaylight (ODL), OpenContrail and their integration with OpenStack Networking. The book then introduces you to Open Network Operating System (ONOS) which is fast becoming a carrier grade SDN platform. We will conclude the book with overview of upcoming SDN projects within OpenStack namely OVN and Dragonflow.
By the end of the book, the readers will be familiar with SDN technologies and know how they can be leveraged in an OpenStack based cloud.
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) with OpenStack
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
OpenStack Networking in a Nutshell
Introduction to Software-Defined Networking
SDN Protocols
SDN Networking with Open vSwitch
Getting Started with OpenDaylight
Using OpenDaylight with OpenStack
Getting Started with OpenContrail
OpenContrail Networking with OpenStack
Open Network Operating System (ONOS)
Customer Reviews