WAE200, Operating and Implementing Cisco WAN Automation Engine v3.0 is a 5-day course that gives you the basic knowledge necessary to plan, deploy, configure, and maintain the Cisco® WAN Automation Engine (WAE) solution. Extensive hands-on labs help you gain the necessary skills to install and maintain Cisco WAE systems.
This course will help you:
- Learn to install Cisco WAN Automation Engine
- Gain confidence with WAE configuration and basic troubleshooting
- Practice designing and managing bandwidth and traffic engineering
Prerequisites:
The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
- Knowledge of general networking and routing concepts
- Basic knowledge of routing protocols: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- 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
Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- 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
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
Lab Outline:
Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:
- Virtual Learning Lab – Getting Started
- WAE Server Setup and Configuration
- Bandwidth on Demand Application
- Bandwidth Optimization Application
- Getting Started with WAE Design
- Describing Traffic with Demands
- Failures and Simulation Analysis
- Engineering Traffic Using Metrics
- Engineering Traffic Using RSVP-TE and SR-TE
- WAE Design API
- Configuring WAE Live
- WAE Live Features
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- System installers
- System integrators
- System administrators
- Network administrators
- Solutions designers