Network Automation in the WAN (NA-WAN) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Day 1
1 Course Introduction
2 WAN Automation
  • The WAN Network
  • Juniper Network WAN Automation Overview
Northstar Controller Architecture
  • PCE Communication Protocol
  • LSP Signaling and the CSPF Algorithm
  • NorthStar Virtual Machines
  • Initial Setup
  • NorthStar Controller High Availability

LAB 1: Initial Setup

4 Topology Discovery
  • Topology Discovery Overview
  • IGP Topology Discovery
  • BGP-LS Topology Discovery

LAB 2: Topology Discovery

Day 2
5 Using the NorthStar Controller
  • Operator User Interface Overview
  • User Options
  • More Options
  • View
  • Planner User Interface Overview

LAB 3: Using the NorthStar Controller

6 Basic LSP Management
  • LSP Control Review
  • Configuring PCC Controlled LSPs
  • Configuring PCE Delegated LSPs
  • Configuring PCE Initiated LSPs
  • Verifying LSP Status

LAB 4: Basic LSP Management

7 Advanced LSP Management
  • Secondary and Standby LSPs
  • Symmetric Pairs of LSPs
  • Diversity Groups
  • Junos MPLS LSP Templates
  • LSP Calendaring
  • Inter-AS LSPs
  • Provisioning Multiple LSPs
  • LSP Optimization

LAB 5: Advanced LSP Management

8 Segment Routing
  • Segment Routing Overview
  • Configuring a PCC to Support SR
  • Managing SR LSPs

LAB 6: Segment Routing

Day 3
9 P2MP LSPs
  • P2MP LSP Overview
  • NorthStar P2MP Configuration and Management
10 Maintenance Scheduling and NETCONF Provisioning
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • NETCONF Provisioning

Lab 7: Scheduling Maintenance and NETCONF Provisioning

12 NorthStar Controller Troubleshooting
  • Process Troubleshooting
  • Log File Analysis
  • Network Topology Troubleshooting

Lab 9: NorthStar Controller Troubleshooting

13 REST API
  • NorthStar Controller REST API Concepts
  • REST API Examples
11 Data Collection and Analytics
  • Telemetry Architecture
  • JTI Router Configuration
  • LSP Routing Behavior

Lab 8: Data Collection and Analytics

12 NorthStar Controller Troubleshooting
  • Process Troubleshooting
  • Log File Analysis
  • Network Topology Troubleshooting

Lab 9: NorthStar Controller Troubleshooting

13 REST API
  • NorthStar Controller REST API Concepts
  • REST API Examples
14 NorthStar Planner
  • Launching NorthStar Planner
  • NorthStar Planner Interface

Lab 10: NorthStar Planner Interface

15 NorthStar Planner Path Analysis and Design
  • Optimize LSP Routing
  • Diverse LSP Design
  • Adding Network Demands, Links, Nodes Lab 11: NorthStar Planner Path Analysis and Design
16 Network Demand Placement and Outage Simulation
  • Network Demand Placement
  • Failure Simulation

Lab 12: Demand Placement and Failure Simulation