Practice Key Ideas of SDN: Pillars of a Programmable Network - 2.1 | Week 2: Network Virtualization and Geo-distributed Clouds | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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2.1 - Key Ideas of SDN: Pillars of a Programmable Network

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the primary function of the Control Plane?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about the 'brains' of the network.

Question 2

Easy

Name one benefit of centralized control in SDN.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider how this may reduce the number of places you have to configure settings.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does SDN primarily focus on?

  • Improving physical hardware
  • Centralizing network control
  • Eliminating networks

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about the role of control in networking.

Question 2

True or False: The data plane performs packet forwarding only based on its pre-defined rules from the control plane.

  • True
  • False

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Remember what each plane does.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Consider a network with multiple vendorsโ€™ switches. Explain how SDN's abstraction benefits this environment.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about how switching between different brands would complicate management without a common interface.

Question 2

In a scenario where the centralized controller fails, what strategies could be implemented to mitigate impact?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider redundancy options available in system architectures.

Challenge and get performance evaluation