Understand software-defined networking, work Linux Primer for Network Engineers.

• Understanding Python with Strings, loops and functions. Writing Python scripts and troubleshooting them.
• Working on NX-OS Programmability.
• Cisco IOS XE APIs.
• YANG Data Modelling and tools.
• Introduction to controller networking.
• Configuration Management and Automation tools.

Module 1: Introduction to network programmability

• Understand software-defined networking
• Traditional versus software-defined networks
• Current industry trends
• Network programmability and automation
• Introduction to APIs

Module 2: Linux Primer for Network Engineers

• Why learn Linux ?
• Navigating the Linux file system
• Linux distributions and package managers
• Working with files and directories
• Linux processes
• Using the Linux Command line

Module 3: Linux networking

• Basic linux networking commands
• Persistent Linux Networking Commands

Module 4: Python Foundation for Network Engineers

• Understanding Python
• Data type : Strings
• Data type : Numbers
• Data type : Booleans
• Conditionals
• Lists
• Dictionaries
• Loops
• Function
• Working with files

Module 5: Writing and troubleshooting python scripts

• Writing scripts
• Executing scripts
• Analyzing Code
• Error Handling

Module 6: Python libraries

• Python module
• Python package
• Custom python libraries

Module 7: Introduction to Network APIs and Protocols

• Evolution of Device Management and programmability
• Data encoding formats
• JSON
• Working with JSON objects in python
• XML
• Using XML in Python
• Data models
• Model-driven Programmability stack
• REST
• NETCONF
• NETCONF Capabilities exchange
• RESTCONF
• gRPC

Module 8: NX-OS Programmability

• Nexus Programmability Overview
• NX-API CLI
• NETCONF
• NX-API REST
• Python on the Nexus Switch

Module 9: Cisco IOS XE APIs

• IOS XE APIs Overview
• IOS XE RESTCONF API

Module 10: YANG Data Modelling

• YANG Overview
• YANG Module
• YANG Module Header
• YANG Leaf Statement
• YANG Leaf-List Statement
• YANG List Statement
• YANG Types
• YANG Typedef Statement
• YANG Choice Statement
• YANG Grouping Statement
• YANG Miscellanious Statements
• YANG RPC Statement
• YANG Imports and Includes
• YANG Modules and Submodules
• YANG Model examples

Module 11: YANG Tools

• YANG Validator
• Pyang
• Writing a custom YANG Model
• YDK-Py API Structure
• Generate Python Bindings with ydk-gen
• YANG Explorer

Module 12: Introduction to Controller Networking

• Openflow
• Openflow Deployment Models
• OpenDaylight
• Cisco APIC-EM
• Cisco ACI

Module 13: Software Development Methodologies

• Software is Everywhere
• Waterfall
• Lean
• Agile

Module 14: Introduction to Devops

Module 15: Version Control

• Overview of Git
• Git commands
• Git workflow
• Git Branches
• Using Git
• Collaborating with GitHub
• GitHub Pull Request : Fork and Pull

Module 16: Automated testing

Module 17: Continuous Integration

• Travis CI

Module 18: Configuration Management and Automation Tools

• Configuration Management
• Ansible Overview
• Ansible Base Modules
• Compliance Checks with Ansible
• Tenant Provisioning with Ansible
• Puppet Node and Agent
• Puppet Agent Setup