ESSENTIAL SD-WAN TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION
SD-WAN is rapidly growing in use. This vendor neutral course starts with an
introduction to what SD-WAN is and when it is useful. Each main area of SD-WAN
is then studied in more detail to enable delegates to recognise the technologies
used in SD-WAN and then use this information to evaluate SD-WAN products.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* Describe what SD-WAN is (and isn't).
* Explain how SD-WAN works.
* Evaluate SD-WAN products.
* Compare and contrast SD-WAN with other technologies such as MPLS, Ethernet,
SDN, NFV and WAN optimisation.
ESSENTIAL SD-WAN TRAINING COURSE DETAILS
* Who will benefit:
Anyone wishing to learn about SD-WAN.
* Prerequisites:
Network fundamentals.
* Duration
1 day
ESSENTIAL SD-WAN TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS
* What is SD-WAN?
What is SD and SDN? What is WAN? Branch/ Office. MPLS, MPLS vs Internet,
Ethernet, Broadband, LTE/4G, Cable, Satellite. The impact of the cloud.
Single console, Dynamic path selection, automation. Why SD-WAN?
* Single console
Network management, orchestration, administration. Example GUI interfaces.
Northbound and southbound APIs.
* Dynamic path selection
SD-WAN transports, Overlay networks, security. VPNs, IPsec. QoS and
prioritization. Policies, traffic path rules. Application specific routing,
bonding, optimisation.
* Automation
Time saving, removing errors. Zero touch, ZOOM, ZTP. The role of the
orchestrator. Real time monitoring of the network. APIs.
* Architecture and products
Hardware solutions, software solutions, virtual appliances. Clouds. SD-WAN
edge devices, SDWAN controllers, Orchestrators. HA and SD-WAN. Riverbed,
Cisco, Juniper, others.
* Summary
SD-WAN doesn't replace MPLS, virtualisation and SD-WAN. Relationship with SDN
and NFV. SDWAN versus WAN optimisation.