Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (SDWFND)

This class will help you learn to use Cisco SD-WAN to:

• Establish transport-independent WAN for lower cost and higher diversity
• Meet SLAs for business-critical and real-time applications
• Provide end-to-end segmentation for protecting critical enterprise compute resources
• Extend seamlessly into the public cloud
• Optimize the user experience for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications

Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

• 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)

Course Objectives:

Upon completing this course, the learner should be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Identify the various components and architecture of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Deploy vEdge routers in a secure extensible network
• Create templates to aid in the deployment and operation of the secure extensible network
• Configure and verify overlay routing in the secure extensible network
• Create simple policies to control traffic flow in the secure extensible network

Course Outline:

• SD-WAN Evolution and Core Concepts 
• Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Components and Roles 
• Initial SD-WAN Deployment 
• Secure Data Plan and Segmentation 
• Configuration Management and Automation 
• Overlay Routing and Integration 
• Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policies 
• Direct Internet Access and Cloud Optimization

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

• Access and Monitor Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Components 
• Deploy and Verify Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Routers 
• Deploy Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Configuration 
• Implement Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Overlay Routing 
• Deploy Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policies