This course will help you:
- Deploy the CNC with associated component and applications
- Describe the advantages of CNC for service lifecycle functions
- Prepare to enable CNC to interface with other systems
- Understand the Cisco CNC as an IP transport network controller platform
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Explain the advantages of CNC for service lifecycle functions
- Describe the architecture of the Cisco Crosswork Network Controller and its components
- Describe the main operations features and capabilities of CNC
- Perform the installation and initial configuration of the Cisco Crosswork Network Controller
- Onboard network devices in CNC
- Enable data collection in CNC using Crosswork Data Gateway
- Provision traffic engineering policies to be used by network services
- Explore network topology and inventory details by using the available visualizing tools
- Optimize a network service instance for bandwidth utilization during the lifetime of service instances
- Bind newly provisioned Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN service instances to traffic engineering policies
- Develop custom Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN service definitions
- Configure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor the health of devices
- Develop plays and playbooks for closed loop automation
- Automate network operations and maintenance tasks
- Explore closed loop workflows
- Use northbound application programing interfaces to integrate other systems with CNC
- Send alerts to northbound systems
- Configure the collection and exporting of data to external endpoints
- Manage the Crosswork cluster
- Deploy CNC for optimal availability, scalability, and performance
- Troubleshoot CNC issues
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Basic management of network components (routers, switches, etc.)
- Knowledge of segment routing and MPLS
- Working knowledge of traffic engineering
- Basic knowledge of the Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI)
- Basic knowledge of programming (Python or any scripting language)
- Basic knowledge of the NETCONF communication protocol and Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) data modeling
- Basic knowledge of XML, YAML, or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data structures and schemas
These are the recommended Cisco offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites:
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®) v1.0
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR) v1.0
- Implementing Cisco Service Provider VPN Services (SPVI) v1.0
- Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions (SPAUI) v1.0
- Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions (SPRI) v1.0