Description

 

 This course we will introduce you to the world of Software-defined Networking, you'll learn the basics of how software-defined networking works, its components and architecture, the problems that it solves, and the benefits it provides.

 

After you explore the limitations and inefficiencies of traditional distributed network components and their deployments, you will discover the characteristics and components of software-defined networking and discover how it provides extended functionality to network devices.

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When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of software-defined networking technology needed to administer and support an SDN solutions.

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Learning Objectives

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The Objectives At the end of the class you will Know and understand

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• Understand the fundamental building blocks and technology.

• Investigate the standards ecosystem, and how it is relevant to your or your customers

• Consider Opensource projects such as Contrail, OpenStack.

• Explore current uses such as SD-LAN, uCPE, vEPC, BGP Routing, virtualized Firewalls.

• Compare and contrast differing vendor solutions from Cisco, Juniper , Nokia and more.

• Get detailed information on REST, NETCONF and YANG modelling.

• Review in detail the OpenFlow SDN approach.

• Understand hypervisors and the various virtualization approaches in the market such as Virtual Machines vs Containers like Kubernetes.

• Consider how use cases will change on roadmap towards full-blown SDN

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Intended Audience

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• Linux system administrators

• IT leaders, administrators, engineers, and architects

• Carrier operation staff who are responsible for planning

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Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of system and Networks fundamentals.