Who should attend
This course is designed for:
- System installers
- System integrators
- System administrators
- Network administrators
- Solutions designers
Prerequisites
Before enrolling in this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Knowledge of general networking and routing concepts
- Basic knowledge of routing protocols: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Understanding of Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE) technologies
- Understanding of Segment Routing Traffic Engineering (SR-TE) technologies
- Basic knowledge of Linux server operation and Linux tools
- Basic understanding of network automation and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) concepts
These are the recommended Cisco offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites:
Course Objectives
This course will help you:
- Learn to install Cisco WAN Automation Engine
- Gain confidence with Cisco WAE configuration and basic troubleshooting
- Practice designing and managing bandwidth and traffic engineering
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Explain WAE basics, the purpose of WAE, and its capabilities
- Understand the Cisco WAE solution implementation
- Describe the network module configuration process
- Describe WAE Design software tools, demands creation, BGP modeling, and Failure and Simulation analysis
- Describe Cisco WAE Design traffic engineering and QoS modeling
- Explain how to use API with WAE Design and WAE Server
- Describe the function, components, and processes of Cisco WAE Live
Detailed Course Outline
- WAE Solution and Architecture Overview
- Implementing a Cisco WAE Solution
- Network Model Configuration
- WAE Design Fundamentals
- Cisco WAE Design Traffic Engineering and Optimization
- Introducing Cisco WAE API
- Cisco WAE Live Deployment