Prerequisites

It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:

  • Strong understanding of enterprise wide area network design
  • Strong understanding of routing protocol operation, including both interior and exterior routing protocol operation
  • Familiarity with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and IP Security (IPSec)
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Delegates will learn how to

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the various components and architecture of the Cisco SD-WAN solution.
  • Deploy vEdge routers in a secure extensible network.
  • Create templates to aide in the deployment and operation of the secure extensible network.
  • Configure and verify overlay routing in the secure extensible network.
  • Create simple policies to control traffic flow in the secure extensible network.
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Outline

Module 1: SD-WAN Solution Components

  • Lesson 1: SD-WAN Solution Overview
  • Lesson 2: SD-WAN Components
  • Lesson 3: Managing SD-WAN Components

Module 2: Secure Extensible Network Deployment

  • Lesson 1: Secure Control Plane Operation
  • Lesson 2: Secure Control Plane Deployment
  • Lesson 3: Secure Data Plane Operation
  • Lesson 4: Cloud Deployments and Redundancy

Module 3: SD-WAN Template Deployment

  • Lesson 1: Templates Overview
  • Lesson 2: Feature Templates
  • Lesson 3: Device Templates
  • Lesson 4: Attaching Devices to Templates

Module 4: SD-WAN Overlay Routing

  • Lesson 1: Overlay Routing Overview
  • Lesson 2: OMP Route Advertisements
  • Lesson 3: OMP Route Redistribution and Network Segmentation
  • Lesson 4: Configuring and Verifying Overlay Routing

Module 5: SD-WAN Policies and QoS

  • Lesson 1: Policy Overview and Framework
  • Lesson 2: vSmart Policy Operation and Construction
  • Lesson 3: Forwarding and QoS Overview
  • Lesson 4: Configuring and Monitoring QoS Forwarding

Lab Outline

  • Lab 1: Manage and Monitor SD-WAN Components
  • Lab 2: Deploy and Verify SD-WAN vEdge Routers
  • Lab 3: Deploy SD-WAN Templates
  • Lab 4: SD-WAN Overlay Routing
  • Lab 5: SD-WAN Policies
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Why choose QA

Special Notices

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