Automation and Programmability (10%)

Notes on network automation and SDN concepts: controller-based architectures, REST APIs, configuration management tools, and JSON.

Topics

• How automation impacts network management
• Traditional networks vs controller-based networking
• Controller-based and software-defined architectures (overlay/underlay/fabric, control/data plane separation, north/southbound APIs)
• Traditional campus device management vs Cisco DNA Center-enabled management
• Characteristics of REST-based APIs
• Configuration management mechanisms (Puppet, Chef, Ansible)
• Interpreting JSON-encoded data

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