Cisco SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (SDWFND) v1.0

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.

Course Objectives

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

Target Audience

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

Course 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)

Associated Certification: None

Associated Exam: None