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Course Outline
Overview of Open-Source Enterprise Networking
- Rationale behind adopting a self-managed network approach
- Prevalent open-source alternatives for routing, Wi-Fi, IP address management, monitoring, and automation
- Key benefits, trade-offs, hardware compatibility, and operational factors
Network Requirements and Architectural Design
- Capturing business and technical needs
- Architecting solutions for campus, branch, and small multi-site setups
- Planning for segmentation, resilience, and future scalability
Platform and Component Selection
- Selecting appropriate platforms for routers, switches, wireless access points, and management interfaces
- Aligning open-source software with specific network roles
- Evaluating hardware compatibility and deployment strategies
Addressing, VLANs, and Core Network Services
- IP address planning and subnet structuring
- VLAN architecture and basics of inter-VLAN communication
- Considerations for DHCP, DNS, NTP, and management networks
Routing Design and Implementation
- Designing static routing and default gateways
- Practical application of OSPF and basic BGP for edge connectivity
- Concepts of redundancy, route filtering, and failover
Switching Design and Implementation
- The roles of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching in enterprise environments
- Uplink design, VLAN execution, and trunking configuration
- Fundamentals of loop prevention and link resilience
Enterprise Wi-Fi Planning and Deployment
- Planning for coverage, capacity, and SSID structure
- Designing networks for employees, guests, and devices
- Access point rollout, controller options, and essential wireless security
Security and Access Control
- Implementing network segmentation, firewalling, and policy enforcement
- Protecting management access and administrative workflows
- Managing patches, backups, logging, and configuration integrity
Documentation and Source of Truth
- Leveraging inventory and IP address management tools like NetBox
- Documenting topology, addressing schemes, and service dependencies
- Establishing change control and configuration standards
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Creating visibility through metrics, logs, alerts, and dashboards
- Monitoring device health, interfaces, wireless performance, and client connections
- Diagnosing common issues in routing, switching, Wi-Fi, and services
Automation and Repeatable Operations
- Identifying areas where automation yields the highest value
- Utilizing templates and scripts to ensure configuration consistency
- Enabling change management through repeatable workflows
Deployment, Migration, and Operational Planning
- Validating designs in a lab environment and planning pilot rollouts
- Migrating from existing environments with rollback and risk mitigation strategies
- Creating runbooks, support processes, and a roadmap for production adoption
Requirements
- Familiarity with fundamental IP networking, switching, VLAN, and Wi-Fi principles
- Professional experience in network administration, Linux system management, or IT infrastructure support
- Proficiency with command-line interfaces and editing configuration files
Intended Audience
- Network engineers and administrators
- Infrastructure and systems engineers
- IT managers and technical leaders assessing or planning an open-source network architecture
21 Hours
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