Course Overview
The Cisco SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (SDWFND) v1.0 course provides an overview of the Cisco® Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution and SD-WAN components. You will learn how to create, manage, and operate a secure extensible network using Cisco SD-WAN products. The course covers how to configure, operate, and monitor overlay routing in a secure extensible network. In addition, you will learn about policies and Quality of Service (QoS) in the SD-WAN overlay network.
The Cisco SD-WAN solution is a cloud-delivered overlay WAN architecture that facilitates digital and cloud transformation for enterprises. Cisco SD-WAN significantly reduces WAN costs and time to deploy new services. With Cisco SD-WAN, you can build a robust security architecture that’s crucial for hybrid networks and provides a strong policy framework.
This class will help you learn to use Cisco SD-WAN to:
- Establish transport-independent WAN for lower cost and higher diversity
- Meet SLAs for business-critical and real-time applications
- Provide end-to-end segmentation for protecting critical enterprise compute resources
- Extend seamlessly into the public cloud
- Optimize the user experience for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications
What You'll Learn
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Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Strong understanding of enterprise WAN design
- Strong understanding of routing protocol operation, interior and exterior
- Familiarity with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and IP Security (IPsec)
These Cisco learning offerings can help you meet these prerequisites:
- Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
- Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
- Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions (SENSS)
Prerequisites
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- Enterprise network system installers
- System integrators
- System administrators
- Network administrators
- Solutions designers
Who Should Attend
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