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MEF-SNCP: MEF Software Defined Networks/Network Functions Virtualization (SDN/NFV)

Course Information

Delivery Formats

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Course Overview

Software Defined Networking Carrier Grade is a two-day instructional course introducing students to Software Defined Networking, controller platforms, governing protocols, and applications. SDN leverages the available standard APIs to fundamentally shift the way traditional networks have been managed.

This course was developed with a focus on the service provider technician as a way to quickly understand what SDN is, what the components of different working SDN solutions are, and where in the market these solutions apply. The focus of this course is vendor neutral.

Class Schedule

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Define what SDN is fundamentally
  • Explain how SDN has evolved into its current applications
  • Recognize the emerging SDN protocols and their governing bodies
  • Compare SDN and controller based switching to traditional forwarding models
  • Focus on ODL as an open source solution
  • Compare other vendor products from VMware, Cisco, Juniper, and HPE
  • Dive in to the ODL history, architecture, and feature support
  • Explain the Southbound OpenFlow protocol and use case
  • Cover Northbound REST APIs access through YANG models and RESTCONF
  • Demonstrate practical SDN concepts through hands-on portable virtual labs
  • Service Chaining as examples of carrier NFV
  • MEF SD-WAN design and review