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DISCIPLINA MINISTRADA EM INGLÊS

Prerequisite

The students are expected to have the foundation knowledge about computer networks, wireless communications, and mobile ad-hoc networks. A practical knowledge of computer programming and network simulation is a plus.

Course objectives

This course starts by covering the fundamentals of Software Defined Networking (SDN) by building an understanding of the basic design, potential applications, and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). Further, emerging applications of SDN in network management, traffic engineering, and software-defined exchanges will also be covered. Later on, the course will introduce the students with the emerging Software Defined Vehicular Networks (SDVN). The students will learn in-depth and advance knowledge about the applications, technologies, standards, and communication aspects of SDVN. The students will also learn the dynamic characteristics and design challenges of SDVN. Finally, this course will enable the students to learn, design, and perform simulation experiments in state-of-the-art simulators.

Course menu

Overview of Software Defined Networking (SDN)

SDN application, data and control planes

Working principles of SDN

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

Open flow

Cloud computing and big data aspects of SDN

Introduction to smart cities and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

Introduction to Software Defined Vehicular Networks (SDVN)

SDVN applications, communication types, protocols and standards

Security and privacy aspects in SDVN

Emerging trends in SDVN

State-of-art simulators to work with SDVN

Course contents

Introduction to Software Defined Networking (SDN), SDN data plane, SDN control plane, SDN application plane, OpenFlow, Big data meets SDN, How SDN works, Virtualization, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Quality of Service (QoS) in SDN, Security in SDN, Cloud computing and SDN, Implementation of SDN scenario in Mininet simulator.

Overview of smart cities, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANET), and Software Defined Vehicular Networks (SDVN), Characteristics and challenges of SDVN, Safety and non safety applications, services, and use cases of SDVN, On-board Units (OBUs), Road Side Units (RSUs), Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication, Data dissemination in SDVN, VANET protocol suite, Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC)\Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment (WAVE) architecture, MAC layer and multi channel operation, IEEE 802.11p, IEEE 1609.1, IEEE 1609.2, IEEE 1609.3, IEEE 1609.4, WAVE Short Message Protocol (WSMP), Security, privacy and trust management in SDVN, Emerging trends in SDVN, Modeling and simulations tools for SDVN, Simulation of SDVN scenarios in SUMO, OMNET++ & Veins.

Text books

1. ADVANCES in vehicular ad-hoc networks: developments and challenges. Hershey: Information Science Reference, c2010. xv, 367 p., il. Inclui bibliografia e índice. ISBN 9781615209132 .

2. VEHICULAR networks: from theory to practice. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2009. 1 v. (various pagings), ill., map, 25 cm. (Chapman & Hall/CRC computer and information science series). Inclui bibliografia e índice. ISBN 9781420085884 (hardback : alk. Paper).

3. WIRELESS technologies in vehicular ad hoc networks: present and future challenges. Hershey: Information Science Reference, c2012. xix, 362 p., il. Inclui bibliografia e índice. ISBN 9781466602090 (enc.).

Recommended reading

1. P. Goransson, C. Black, and T. Culver. Software Defined Networks: A Comprehensive Approach (2nd Edition), 2017, Morgan Kaufmann.

2. Meneguette, Rodolfo I., et al. Intelligent Transport System in Smart Cities : Aspects and Challenges of Vehicular Networks and Cloud. Springer, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93332-0

3. Claudia Campolo,. et al. Vehicular ad hoc Networks: Standards, Solutions, and Research (1st. ed.). Springer, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15497-8

4. ABOELELA, Emad. Network simulation experiments manual. 3rd ed. Amsterdam; Boston: Morgan Kaufman, c2012. xii, 192 p., ill., 28 cm. ISBN 9780123852106 (broch.).

5. Albattah W, Habib S, Alsharekh MF, Islam M, Albahli S, Dewi DA. An Overview of the Current Challenges, Trends, and Protocols in the Field of Vehicular Communication. Electronics. 2022; 11(21):3581. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213581

Important links

Sumo: https://eclipse.dev/sumo/ and https://sumo.dlr.de/docs/index.html

OMNET++: https://omnetpp.org/ and https://omnetpp.org/download-items/Veins.html

Veins: https://veins.car2x.org/

Mininet: http://mininet.org/