Cisco SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (SDWFND)

The Cisco SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (SDWFND) v1.0 course provides an overview of the Cisco® Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution and SD-WAN components. You will learn how to create, manage, and operate a secure extensible network using Cisco SD-WAN products. The course covers how to configure, operate, and monitor overlay routing in a secure extensible network. In addition, you will learn about policies and Quality of Service (QoS) in the SD-WAN overlay network. The Cisco SD-WAN solution is a cloud-delivered overlay WAN architecture that facilitates digital and cloud transformation for enterprises. Cisco SD-WAN significantly reduces WAN costs and time to deploy new services. With Cisco SD-WAN, you can build a robust security architecture that’s crucial for hybrid networks and provides a strong policy framework.


Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

  • Strong understanding of enterprise WAN design
  • Strong understanding of routing protocol operation, interior and exterior
  • Familiarity with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and IP Security (IPsec)


Who Should Attend?

  • Enterprise network system installers
  • System integrators
  • System administrators
  • Network administrators
  • Solutions designers


Course Outline

  • SD-WAN Solution Components
  • SD-WAN Solution Overview
  • SD-WAN Components
  • Managing SD-WAN Components Secure Extensible Network Deployment
  • Secure Control Plane Operation
  • Secure Control Plane Deployment
  • Secure Data Plane Operation
  • Cloud Deployments and Redundancy SD-WAN Template Deployment
  • Templates Overview
  • Feature Templates
  • Device Templates
  • Attaching Devices to Templates SD-WAN Overlay Routing
  • sOverlay Routing Overview
  • OMP Route Advertisements
  • OMP Route Redistribution and Network Segmentation
  • Configuring and Verifying Overlay Routing SD-WAN Policies and QoS
  • Policy Overview and Framework
  • vSmart Policy Operation and Construction
  • Forwarding and QoS Overview
  • Configuring and Monitoring QoS Forwarding