Operating and Implementing Cisco WAN Automation Engine

This course is designed for:

• System installers
• System integrators
• System administrators
• Network administrators
• Solutions designers

Before enrolling in 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

These are the recommended Cisco offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v2.0
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR)
• Implementing Segment Routing on Cisco IOS XR (SEGRTE201)

This course will help you:

• Learn to install Cisco WAN Automation Engine
• Gain confidence with Cisco WAE configuration and basic troubleshooting
• Practice designing and managing bandwidth and traffic engineering

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