Planning Project Work Special Topic: Software Defined Networks Rudra Dutta Computer Science, NCSU

Project Objectives Propose and develop a solution/tool for some specific purpose System oriented Disseminate information about realization of the solution in the form of website, reports and demo Implementation/realization is the key part of the project Learn by doing Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

Project Resources Environments VCL Netlabs, ExoGENI Student-owned computing (virtual machines) VCL Various existing websites/documents for information No special documentation developed to support this project No special help available from TAs Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

Project Modalities Submit project proposal as a group Identify team members Optionally, name your project Identify environment(s) Identify area(s) of work Brief description of functionality of system Preliminary function level design Demo script / walkthrough Task/timeline/point person decomposition [Interact with instructor to] receive approval Submit one interim report Final demo / report / code Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

Project Structure First, identify some desired network functionality/capability/characteristic Must be network-level (demonstrable in small networks, but ideally scalable) Must be unattainable by IPv4/OSPF/BGP networks Next, create TWO alternate designs to attain functionality Ideally, one with more “traditional” technology, and one with more recent “SDN” approach Design, implement, study metrics Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

Project Website Examples Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

Project Proposal Examples Remember; Components: Identify team members Optionally, name your project Identify environment(s) Identify area(s) of work Brief description of functionality of system Preliminary function level design Demo script / walkthrough Task/timeline/point person decomposition [Interact with instructor to] receive approval Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

DO Make Proposal Clear Specific Brief If you are naming a technology, name it If you have an algorithmic approach in mind, draw a flowchart or write pseudocode Be grammatical, correct language Specific If you have multiple pieces, specify things (e.g. platform) separately for each Brief Specific to your proposed project Include things that increase comprehension of YOUR project Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

DO Include Big picture (literally) Overall project objective statement Quite indispensable Architectural What are main functional entities? Where do they reside? Who codes/coded them? Indicate information flows, sequence Challenge: capture as much of architecture in one big diagram as possible Overall project objective statement Brief “We will implement a firewall” Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

DON’T Include Cut-and-paste Anything, whatsoever Whether credited or not Re-draw pictures, credit Motivation, justification, flowery background Alternative design or approach that you are NOT using Non-specific information Flowchart (algorithm) can only execute in one place Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU

Project Planning Don’t let anything in the project proposal be a surprise to instructor Planning meetings beforehand 15 minutes – come prepared Big picture, overall description of functionality goal Idea of demonstration Timeslots will be announced soon after team assignments See “Schedule” page Very likely will need iteration Plan accordingly Copyright Fall 2017, Rudra Dutta, NCSU