Software Defined Networking

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Why Software Defined Networking

SDN is an approach to network management that enables fast, programmatically efficient networks beyond conventional firmware or hardware. For communication service providers (CSPs) such as Telstra, the need to transform their network infrastructure has seen a rise in SDN technology and the deployment of network functions in a digital network functions virtualisation (NFV) form.

As the benefits of SDN NFV are being realised globally, there is a huge demand and skill shortage for SDN NFV engineers in the Australian market. SDN NFV will also enable emerging technologies such as 5G, meaning that now is the perfect time to upskill and thrive in this booming market.

Skills learned

Explain networking fundamentals and make informed routing and switching protocol decisions, including IP networking protocols
Employ foundational knowledge of SDN and apply this to a business use case
Comprehend organisational benefits of SDN NFV technology, how they interact, and apply this to a business use case
Apply cloud infrastructure to orchestrate workflows and understand the usage of OpenStack
Explore various service models and cloud service providers to determine best-fit cloud architecture and design web applications
Understand common networking languages and define service modelling for various networks
Evaluate applications for containerisation, CI/CD, and continuous optimisation for programmable networks
Communicate ideas to drive effective outcomes for diverse business environments and stakeholders

How it works

This course provides the skills required to future-proof your career in SDN and meet widespread industry change. Ideal for students from traditional network engineering, programming, or related IT roles, you'll participate in a lab environment and complete module tasks on the cloud and open source tools. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills to transition from physical to digital networks.

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Course Structure

Understand networking fundamentals

Explore routing and switching protocols

Examine advanced protocols such as MPLS

Project
Identify and compare various networks

An introduction to SDN networking

Evaluate SDN network setups

Comprehend SDN technology

Project
Explore SDN benefits and make API calls

Identify virtualisation and network functions virtualisation

Examine various use cases for virtualisation and NFV technology

Project
Create a virtualised network function (VNF) and containerise a web service

Understand cloud architecture

Analyse workload orchestration and apply it to your project

Explore OpenStack and understand its requirements

Project
Develop a heat orchestration template and deploy on OpenStack

Review orchestration fundamentals

Develop service modelling requirements

Comprehend orchestrators for your project

Project
Develop orchestration for a cloud compute offload product

Develop your network solution

Create a container for your project

Review and provide recommendations for continuous optimisation

Project
Deploy your containerised solution on the cloud

Learn with Industry Experts

Get ready to meet some of the biggest names in the business

RMIT Online has built our courses in partnership with industry, providing you with the latest industry insights and best practices from the real world of work. Our subject matter experts on this course include people like Jeff Young. Jeff has over 20 years’ experience in IT and CSP industries, and currently is the Head of Operations of SDN at Telstra. Prior to this, Jeff worked in various roles including CTO, VP/Head of Engineering, VP of Architecture, and as a Senior Analyst at companies such as Juniper, Telstra, Burton Group (now Gartner), Alcatel, Cable & Wireless, and MCI.

RMIT Online has built our courses in partnership with industry, providing you with the latest industry insights and best practices from the real world of work. Our subject matter experts on this course include people like Saeed Tasbih. Saeed is a CTO with over 20 years’ experience in technology and has proven success developing innovative strategies that empower technology enabled business transformation and growth.

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