1. CIS5930 Software Defined Networking
Instructor: Xin Yuan, 259 Love,
Office hour: 1:00pm-3:00pm Monday and Wednesday, or by appointment
Course website: blackboard and
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2. 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
Explain OpenFlow, challenges in SDN, and recent development in SDN.
Use and program Mininet and write basic SDN applications using some open-sourced SDN controller.
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3. 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
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4. Textbook and course materials
Required: none
Course materials will be linked in the course website.
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5. Prerequisite
You must have CNT5505 Data and Computer Communication or equivalent (graduate or undergraduate level).
CIS5930 Software Defined Networking Florida State University

6. 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.
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7. Course policies Attendance: required.
Late assignments: not accepted without a valid excuse.
Missed exam: following the university rules.
Let me know ASAP when you need to miss an exam.
Incomplete grade:
Miss the final project with an accepted excuse
Due to extraordinary circumstances with appropriate documentation.
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8. Academic Integrity Violation No copying from anywhere
Don’t ask others for solutions and don’t give solutions to others.
Violation
The university requires all violations to be reported.
First violation with level 1 agreement:
0 for the particular assignment/exam and the lowering of one letter (A->B) for course final grade.
Second violation: resolved through the office of the Dean and the Faculties
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9. Accommodation for Disabilities
Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC).
Bring a letter to me from the SDRC `indicating you need academic accomodations. This should be done within the first week of class
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