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Duration 21 hours
Course Outline
Overview of Open-Source Enterprise Networking
- Reasons organizations opt for a self-managed network strategy
- Typical open-source solutions for routing, Wi-Fi, IP address management, monitoring, and automation
- Advantages, trade-offs, hardware compatibility, and operational factors
Network Requirements and Architecture
- Collection of business and technical specifications
- Architectural design for campus, branch, and small multi-site environments
- Strategies for segmentation, resilience, and future scalability
Platform and Component Selection
- Selecting platforms for routers, switches, wireless access points, and management utilities
- Aligning open-source software with specific network roles
- Evaluating hardware compatibility and deployment methodologies
Addressing, VLANs, and Core Network Services
- IP address planning and subnet architecture
- VLAN design and fundamentals of inter-VLAN communication
- Considerations for DHCP, DNS, NTP, and management networks
Routing Design and Implementation
- Designing static routes and default gateways
- Practical application of OSPF and basic BGP for edge connectivity
- Concepts of redundancy, route filtering, and failover mechanisms
Switching Design and Implementation
- The role of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching in enterprise networks
- Uplink architecture, VLAN implementation, and trunking
- Fundamentals of loop prevention and link resilience
Enterprise Wi-Fi Planning and Deployment
- Planning for coverage, capacity, and SSID management
- Network design for employees, guests, and devices
- Access point adoption, controller options, and basic wireless security
Security and Access Control
- Network segmentation, firewalling, and policy enforcement
- Securing administrative access and management workflows
- Patch management, backups, logging, and configuration safeguarding
Documentation and Source of Truth
- Utilizing inventory and IP address management tools such as NetBox
- Documenting topology, addressing schemes, and service dependencies
- Change control processes and configuration standards
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Establishing visibility through metrics, logs, alerts, and dashboards
- Monitoring device health, interfaces, wireless performance, and client connectivity
- Diagnosing common issues related to routing, switching, Wi-Fi, and services
Automation and Repeatable Operations
- Identifying areas where automation provides the highest value
- Employing templates and scripts for consistent configuration management
- Facilitating change management through repeatable workflows
Deployment, Migration, and Operations Planning
- Validating designs in a lab environment and planning pilot rollouts
- Migrating from existing environments with rollback plans and risk controls
- Creating runbooks, support processes, and a roadmap for production adoption
Requirements
- Familiarity with fundamental IP networking, switching, VLANs, and Wi-Fi concepts
- Background in network administration, Linux system administration, or IT infrastructure support
- Competence in using the command line and editing configuration files
Target Audience
- Network engineers and administrators
- Infrastructure and systems engineers
- IT managers and technical leads assessing or planning the implementation of an open-source network stack
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