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Operating and Implementing Cisco WAN Automation Engine (SPWAE)

Length 3 days
Version 1.0

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Why study this course

The Operating and Implementing Cisco WAN Automation Engine (SPWAE) course teaches you, through a combination of lectures and labs, how to install the Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE), builds your confidence with Cisco WAE configuration and basic troubleshooting, and enables you to practice designing and managing bandwidth and traffic engineering.

Additionally, you’ll learn the basic knowledge necessary to plan, deploy, configure, and maintain the Cisco WAN Automation Engine solutions.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

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What you’ll learn

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Explain WAE basics, the purpose of WAE, and its capabilities
Understand the Cisco WAE solution implementation
Describe the network module configuration process
Describe WAE Design software tools, demands creation, BGP modeling, and Failure and Simulation analysis
Describe Cisco WAE Design traffic engineering and QoS modeling
Explain how to use API with WAE Design and WAE Server
Describe the function, components, and processes of Cisco WAE Live

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Who is the course for?

This course is designed for:

System installers
System integrators
System administrators
Network administrators
Solutions designers

Course subjects

WAE Solution and Architecture Overview
Implementing a Cisco WAE Solution
Network Model Configuration
WAE Design Fundamentals
Cisco WAE Design Traffic Engineering and Optimisation
Introducing Cisco WAE API
Cisco WAE Live Deployment

Lab outline

Start with Cisco WAE
Cisco WAE Server Setup and Collector Configuration
Get Started with Cisco WAE Design
Describe Traffic with Demands
Failures and Simulation Analysis
Engineer Traffic Using Metrics and SR-TE
Cisco WAE Design Remote Procedure Call (RPC) API
Configure Cisco WAE Live

Prerequisites

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

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
Understanding of Segment Routing Traffic Engineering (SR-TE) technologies
Basic knowledge of Linux server operation and Linux tools
Basic understanding of network automation and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) concepts

The following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR)
Implementing Segment Routing on Cisco IOS XR (SEGRTE201)

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