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.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• 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

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

Lab outline

• Manage and Monitor SD-WAN Components
• Deploy and Verify SD-WAN vEdge Routers
• Deploy SD-WAN Templates
• SD-WAN Overlay Routing
• Smart Policies

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

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)