Outline
Part 1: Software-Defined Networking Principles and Design
- Introduction to SDN (Week 1)
- SDN Data, Control Planes, and APIs (Week 2)
- Network Virtualization (Week 3)
Part 2: Cloud Computing, Network Function Virtualization and Orchestration
- Introduction to Cloud Computing (Week 4)
- Programmable Networks (Week 5)
- Network Function Virtualization (Week 6)
- IoT, Smart Cities, and 5G Use Cases (Week 7)
Part 3: 5G Networks
- 5G Network Architecture (Week 8)
- 5G Fronthaul requirements (Week 9)
Part 4: Sustainable Management of Clouds and Networks
- Data Analytics (Week 10)
- Energy efficient and sustainable management (Week 11)
Part 5: Software-Defined Optical WAN and Radio Access
- Trends in multicarrier optical physical layer (Week 12)