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INET 2102 - Software Defined Networking

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to Software Defined Networking (SDN), an emerging network technology that has disrupted the networking industry.  Topics covered include SDN concepts, traffic management utilizing controllers to direct traffic among routers and switches across an enterprise network.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): INET 1201  and INET 1202  with grades of C of higher or instructor consent.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Traditional network architecture
  2. Traditional network design
  3. SDN components
  4. SDN architecture
  5. SDN design
  6. Implementing SDN across an organization

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. compare SDN to traditional hardware-based networking solutions.
  2. describe the components and functions of SDN architecture.
  3. design an SDN network with switches and a controller.
  4. implement an SDN network with switches and a controller.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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