Operating and Implementing Cisco WAN Automation Engine

Individuals involved in the deployment and maintenance of a Cisco WAN Automation Engine solution.

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Describe the system architecture of Cisco WAN Automation Engine and Cisco WAE network abstraction
• Plan and deploy Cisco WAE Planning components, including Collector, WAE Design, and WAE Live
• Plan and deploy Cisco WAE Automation and explain the basics of Cisco WAE APIs
• Explain how to deploy changes to the network using Cisco WAE and XR Traffic Controller (XTC)
• Explain how to use the Cisco WAE Design application to solve problems and achieve business goals

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Knowledge of general networking and routing concepts - ICND1 and ICND2 recommended
• Basic knowledge of routing protocols: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) - ROUTE recommended
• Understanding of Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE) technologies
• Basic knowledge of Linux server operation and Linux tools
• Knowledge of accessing, configuring, and managing network devices
• Basic understanding of network automation and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) concepts

WAE Solution and Architecture Overview

• Examining WAE
• Examining WAE Architecture and Design
• Examining WAE Applications and Use Cases

WAE Solution Implementation

• Planning a WAE Deployment
• Deploying WAE
• Describing WAE Integration Options

Network Model Configuration

• Describing the Collection Process
• Describing Network Interface Modules
• Creating Network Models
• Configuring WAE Modeling Daemon

WAE Automation Bandwidth Applications

• Deploying Bandwidth on Demand Application
• Deploying Bandwidth Optimization Application

WAE Design Fundamentals

• Getting Started with WAE Design
• Describing Demands and Traffic Tools
• Modeling Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) and BGP
• Describing Failures and Simulation Analysis

WAE Design Traffic Engineering and Optimization

• Engineering Traffic by Using Metrics
• Engineering Traffic by Using Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
• Engineering Traffic by Using Segment Routing-Traffic Engineering (SR-TE)
• Engineering Traffic by Using Latency Constraints
• Modeling Quality of Service (QoS)

Introduction to WAE API

• Introducing WAE Design Remote Procedure Call (RPC) API
• Introducing WAE Optimization and Prediction Module (OPM) API
• Introducing WAE Server Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF) and Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) APIs
• WAE Live Deployment
  • Describing the Components of WAE Live
  • Configuring WAE Live
  • Explaining WAE Live Features

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Maintaining WAE
• Troubleshooting WAE

Labs

• Lab 1: Virtual Learning Lab – Getting Started
• Lab 2:  WAE Server Setup and Configuration
• Lab 3: Bandwidth on Demand Application
• Lab 4: Bandwidth Optimization Application
• Lab 5: Getting Started with WAE Design
• Lab 6: Describing Traffic with Demands
• Lab 7: Failures and Simulation Analysis
• Lab 8: Engineering Traffic Using Metrics
• Lab 9: Engineering Traffic Using RSVP-TE and SR-TE
• Lab 10: WAE Design API
• Lab 11: Configuring WAE Live
• Lab 12: WAE Live Features