Module 1: Introduction to Cisco’s Software Defined Access (SD-Access)

  • SD-Access Overview
  • SD-Access Benefits
  • SD-Access Key Concepts
  • SD-Access Main Components
    • Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Controller)
    • NDP (Analytics and Assurance)

Module 2: SD-Access Campus Fabric

  • SD-Access Campus Fabric Overview
  • Key Components
    • Control Plane Based on LISP
    • Data Plane Based on VXLAN
    • Policy Plane Based on CTS
  • Cisco SD-Access Platform Support
    • Fabric Edge Node
    • Fabric Control Plane
    • Fabric Border Node
    • Fabric Extended Node
  • Fabric-Enabled WLAN
  • Cisco SD-Access Scaling Considerations

Module 3: Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) and Workflow for SD-Access

  • Cisco Catalyst/DNA Center Automation Overview
  • Workflow for SD-Access in Catalyst Center
  • Integration with Cisco ISE for Policy Enforcement
  • Integration with Cisco NDP for Analytics and Assurance

Module 4: Catalyst/DNA Center Workflow First Step – Design

  • Catalyst / DNA Center Workflow Design Overview
  • Creating Enterprise and Sites Hierarchy
  • Discuss and Demonstrate General Network Settings
  • Loading Maps into the GUI
  • IP Address Administration
  • Administering Software Images
  • Network Device Profiles
  • Underlay Automation
  • Network Planning
  • Underlay Network Design

Module 5: Catalyst/DNA Center Workflow Second Step – Policy

  • Cisco Catalyst/DNA Center Policy Overview
  • 2-Level Hierarchy
    • Macro Level: Virtual Network (VN)
    • Micro Level: Scalable Group (SG)
  • Policy Types
    • Access Policy
    • Access Control Policy
    • Traffic Copy Policy
    • Access Controls Based on Group-Based Policies
  • ISE Integration with Catalyst/DNA Center
  • Cross Domain Policies

Module 6: Catalyst/DNA Center Workflow Third Step – Provision

  • Catalyst/ DNA Center Provision Overview
  • Device Onboarding
  • Underlay Network Provisioning
  • Fabric Domains
  • Adding Nodes

Module 7: DNA Center Workflow Fourth Step – Assurance

  • Introduction to Analytics
  • NDP Fundamentals
  • Overview of Catalyst/ DNA Assurance
  • Assurance within SD-Access
  • Assurance Use Cases
  • DNA Center Assurance Dashboard
  • Understand Assurance Health Scores

Module 8: Implementing WLAN in SD-Access Solution

  • WLAN Integration Strategies in SD-Access Fabric
  • SD-Access Wireless Architecture
  • Sample Design for SD-Access Wireless
    • Guest Design Options

Module 9: Campus Fabric External Connectivity for SD-Access

  • Enterprise Sample Topology for SD-Access
  • Cisco SD-Access Border
    • SD-Access Border
    • SD-Access Default Border
  • Single Border vs. Multiple Border Designs
  • Collocated vs. Distributed Border and Control Plane Nodes
    • Use Case 1: Border with Collocated Control Plane Node
    • Use Case 2: Border with Distributed Control Plane Node
  • Cisco SD-Access Distributed Campus

Labs

  • Lab 1: Integrate Cisco ISE with Cisco Catalyst/DNA Center
  • Lab 2: Navigate Cisco Catalyst/DNA Center
  • Lab ３: Discover the SD-Access Underlay
  • Lab 4: Cisco Catalyst/DNA Center Design
  • Lab 5: Catalyst/DNA Center Policies
  • Lab 6: Catalyst/DNA Center Provisioning and Onboarding