Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review the most important topics in this chapter, denoted with a Key Topic icon in the outer margin of the page. Table 11-7 lists a reference of these key topics and the page number on which each is found.
Table 11-7 Key Topics for Chapter 11
Key Topic Element |
Description |
Page Number |
List |
Network programmability tools |
372 |
Table 11-2 |
Network planes |
375 |
List |
OpenDaylight objectives |
378 |
Lists |
Problems not addressed by SDN |
383 |
Table 11-3 |
ACI components |
384 |
Table 11-4 |
ACI logical constructs |
386 |
List |
APIC access methods |
392 |
Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory
Print a copy of Appendix B, “Memory Tables” (found on the CD), or at least the section for this chapter, and complete the tables and lists from memory. Appendix C, “Answers to Memory Tables,” also on the CD, includes completed tables and lists so that you can check your work.
Define Key Terms
Define the following key terms from this chapter, and check your answers in the glossary:
Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
network programmability
network automation
network controller
control plane
data plane
southbound protocol
northbound protocol
OpenFlow
OpenDaylight
overlay
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
tenant
context
bridge domain
subnet
endpoint
endpoint group (EPG)
contract
application profile
service graph
sharding
OpFlex
Application Virtual Switch (AVS)
Neutron
Modular Layer 2 (ML2)
Group-Based Policy (GBP)