Who should attend
- System Engineers
- Technical Support Personnel
- Channel Partners
- Resellers
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this training are:
- Routing protocol configuration experience with BGP, Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switching and related protocols, including MPLS configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco routers in a large network environment
These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:
Course Objectives
- Get an overview of Cisco Network Function Infrastructure, Cisco Network Infrastructure Manager, Cisco Virtualized Infrastructure Manager (VIM), and Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) Virtualized Infrastructure Manager
- Understand the concept of networking and deployment operation in OpenStack platform
- Get an overview the security features available in Cisco Network Functions Virtualization (NFVI) solution
- Describe the application hosting architecture on a Cisco IOS XR router
- Introduce containers and describe container architecture
- Describe Kubernetes concepts, such as Kubernetes objects, and how nodes, pods, and clusters fit into them
- Describe cloud computing, cloud deployment models, cloud service models, and Carrier-Neutral Facilities (CNFs)
- Implement and configure Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Segment Routing (SR), and SRv6
- Describe the operation and data flow of the Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) control plane
- Configure Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) security and optimization options
- Describe Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) control plane security mechanisms
- Configure unicast reverse path forwarding, Media Access Control Security (MACsec), and remote-triggered black-hole filtering
- Get an overview of high-availability technologies and multi-homing scenarios in the service provider network
- Describe the benefits, enablement, implementation, and configuration of Segment Routing Traffic Engineering (SR-TE)
- Describe Quality of Service (QoS) options for public cloud connectivity
- Discuss high availability mechanisms used in routing (anycast) and services Domain Name System (DNS)
- Implement On-Demand Next Hop
- Comprehend and implement model-driven telemetry and use Cisco ThousandEyes for enhanced network visibility and management
- Describe the basic concepts, history, and purpose of telemetry, including the telemetry push model and telemetry collectors
- Discuss the efficiency and ease of use of various encoding methods, including Google Protocol Buffers (GPB), Compact GPB, and Key-value GPB, as well as JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and transport protocols
- Describe gNMI subscription modes, gRPC outputs, performance with different encodings, and key ideas related to gRPC
- Describe features, the architecture, and components of Cisco Crosswork Network Controller (CNC)
Detailed Course Outline
- Cisco NFV Infrastructure
- Service Provider Model-Driven Programmability
- Network Orchestration using NSO
- Container Orchestration
- Cloud Computing
- MPLS and Segment Routing
- Cloud Interconnect Solutions
- Data Center Interconnect Solutions
- Service Provider Control Plane Security
- Service Provider Data Plane Security
- Service Provider High Availability
- Service Provider Core Optimization
- Service Provider Performance Monitoring
- Cisco Crosswork Network Controller