Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020), Articles
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)

Teaching SDN Security Using Hands-on Labs in CloudLab

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Published 2020-07-30
Xiaohong Yuan
North Carolina A&T State University
Zhipeng Liu
North Carolina A&T State University
Younghee Park
San Jose State University
Hongxin Hu
Clemson University
Hongda Li
Clemson University
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Keywords

Software-defined networking (SDN)
Network function virtualization (NFV)
CloudLab
Security
Teaching

Abstract

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) represents a major transition from traditional hardware-based networks to programmable software-based networks. While SDN brings visibility, elasticity, flexibility, and scalability, it also presents security challenges. This paper describes some of the hands-on labs we developed for teaching SDN security using the CloudLab platform. The hands-on labs have been used in a graduate level course on SDN/NFV related technologies. Our teaching experience of the hands-on labs is discussed. The hands-on labs can be adopted by other instructors to teach SDN security.

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