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Software-Defined Networking (SDN) with OpenStack

By : Sreenivas Voruganti, Sriram Subramanian
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Software-Defined Networking (SDN) with OpenStack

By: Sreenivas Voruganti, Sriram Subramanian

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.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) with OpenStack
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Preface

Central Office Re-architected as Datacenter


Central Office Re-architected as Datacenter (CORD), available at http://opencord.org/, is a collaborative effort of AT&T and Open Networking Lab to model Telco Central Office as a data center for rapid service creation and monetization. It aims to leverage SDN and NFV innovations from the data center and commodity hardware to build agile, cost-effective networks deriving significant CAPEX and OPEX savings over an existing, disparate range of proprietary network devices.

CORD re-architects the Central Office as a data center by unifying SDN, NFV, and cloud technologies. The SDN approach of separating data and control planes with standard APIs enables the leveraging of commodity hardware based on merchant silicon driving down costs and making control planes programmable in supporting innovation. NFV makes the move to virtual machines from hardware appliances and cloud support scalable. Resilient network topologies thereby deriving cost savings...