Syllabus — Next Generation Network Technologies
Program: M.Sc. in Network and Cybersecurity (MSNCS) Year/Part: I / I Credits: 4
Chapter 1 — Introduction to Latest Networking Technologies (6 hrs)
1.1 Latest networking technology evolution 1.2 Drivers of latest networking technologies 1.3 OSI and TCP/IP reference model 1.4 Network and Internet Governing bodies: IETF, IANA, ITU, ICANN
Chapter 2 — IPv6 Addressing (10 hrs)
2.1 IPv4 addressing overview, challenges, and issues 2.2 Introduction to IPv6 networking 2.3 Features of IPv6 2.4 IPv6 addressing types: unicast, anycast and multicast 2.5 IPv6 address auto-generation, SLAAC 2.6 IPv4 and IPv6 header comparison 2.7 IPv6 extension headers 2.8 NDP, ICMPv6
Chapter 3 — Security and Routing in IPv6 (10 hrs)
3.1 Security Issues with Legacy Network 3.2 Types of Threats and Vulnerabilities 3.3 Security Techniques 3.4 Tunnel and transport mode of authentication and encryption 3.5 IPSEC Framework 3.6 Introduction to IPv6 Routing 3.7 Unicast Routing in IPv6, RIP and OSPF 3.8 Multicast Routing in IPv6, PIM-SM
Chapter 4 — Software-Defined Networking (12 hrs)
4.1 Importance and Application 4.2 SDN architecture and components 4.3 SDN Protocol Standards (OpenFlow) 4.4 SDN APIs (North, South, East and West bound) 4.5 Data and Control Plane overview (NOX, POX, Beacon, FloodLight...) 4.6 SDN in the Telecom/ISP Domain 4.7 SDN Programming (P4, Frenetic) 4.8 Network Function Virtualization concepts and principles 4.9 NFV orchestration and management 4.10 Future smart networking with SDN and IPv6 4.11 Research trends in SDN, NFV and IPv6
Chapter 5 — 5G Network Technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) (12 hrs)
5.1 Definition, Overview, Applications, Potential & Challenges 5.2 5G Evolution & Applications 5.3 5G building blocks and Architecture 5.4 5G network slicing 5.5 IoT vision, paradigm, technologies: RFID, WSN 5.6 IoT networking challenges 5.7 Edge computing for IoT applications 5.8 Overview of Industrial IoT 5.9 Cyber physical systems
Chapter 6 — Emerging Trends and Challenges in Networking (10 hrs)
6.1 IPv6, SDN, and 5G network migration approaches and challenges 6.2 Security challenges over latest networking environment 6.3 Threats and vulnerabilities in latest networking 6.4 Introduction to Named Data Networking (NDN) 6.5 Introduction to Intent Based Networking (IBN) 6.6 Introduction to Quantum Networking (QNet) 6.7 Research trends on latest networking 6.8 AI and ML applications in networking
References
- IPv6 Essentials, O'Reilly — Silvia Hagen
- Software-Defined Networking: Anatomy of OpenFlow — David M. Eastlake et al.
- Software Networks: Virtualization, SDN, 5G and Security — Guy Pujolle, Wiley
- Getting Started with IoT (1st ed.) — Cuno Pfister, O'Reilly
- Executive Guide to SDN (e-book)