Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this section, you should be able to

  1. explain the overall picture of s network control plane.
  2. explain routing principles.
  3. explain and comment on the details of various routing algorithms and protocols.
  4. show how these routing algorithms and protocols work.

Learning Tasks

Required

  1. Watch the slideshow for this section.
  2. Study Section 5.1. Introduction, in the textbook.

Terms and Topics

Section 1 – Introduction to the Network Control Plane

Network layer
Forwarding and routing
Routing algorithms
Forwarding table
Flow table

Per-router control
Logically centralized control
Routing table

Leading Questions

  1. What role does a forwarding table play in a router?
  2. What does a flow table play?
  3. How is a forwarding table in a router computed, maintained, and installed?
  4. How is flow table in a router computed, maintained, and installed?
  5. What is per-router control?
  6. What is logically centralized control? How can it be implemented?