Overview
The Cisco Certified DevNet Professional certification equips you with advanced skills to develop, automate, and secure applications on networking infrastructure platforms, especially for NetDevOps roles. This certification combines software development and infrastructure automation, setting you up for key roles in network engineering and automation.
Objectives
By the end of this course, leaner will be able to:
- Develop and maintain scalable, resilient applications on network infrastructure platforms.
- Optimize and use REST APIs for network and application functions, including error handling.
- Automate deployment processes and design workflows for efficient configuration management.
- Apply best practices in data security, including encryption, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and privacy principles.
- Troubleshoot and improve software performance using logs and diagnostics.
Prerequisites
- Three to five years of experience in app development or network infrastructure automation.
- Familiarity with programming, especially in Python.
- Knowledge of networking concepts, protocols, and infrastructure.
- Understanding of basic application lifecycle management.
- Interest in expanding DevOps and NetDevOps skills within the Cisco ecosystem.
Course Outline
- Overview of networking fundamentals, including essential terms and definitions.
- Understanding how devices and data interact within a network.
- Identify common networking devices: routers, switches, access points, etc.
- Overview of networking media types: cables, fiber optics, wireless media, and their characteristics.
- Learn about foundational network protocols (e.g., IP, TCP, UDP) and how they enable data communication.
- Basics of protocol layers and their functions in the OSI and TCP/IP models.
- Explore common network topologies (e.g., star, mesh, ring) and their applications.
- Introduction to network configuration basics and practical setup examples.
- Techniques for diagnosing and resolving basic network issues.
- Tools and commands for troubleshooting, such as ping, tracert, and basic diagnostic software.