Cisco Courses

Ansible for Network Automation

33 ratings at Coursera

Build Ansible playbooks to configure network devices and pull operational state, using inventories, the ios_config module, Ansible Galaxy, Jinja2 templates, and YAML data structures.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

DevOps for Network Automation (NetDevOps)

34 ratings at Coursera

Apply DevOps practices to network operations: compare Waterfall and Agile methodologies, explore NetDevOps pipelines, and manage automation environments with Python virtual environments, Vagrant, and Docker.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Network Architecture Fundamentals

28 ratings at Coursera

Compare LANs, WANs, and cloud networks, map OSI and TCP/IP layers, contrast IPv4 with IPv6 and TCP with UDP, and explore VLANs, Wi-Fi 6E, and 5G.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introducing Model-Driven Programmability

15 ratings at Coursera

Learn how YANG data models standardize network device access: explore YANG structure and tooling, compare NETCONF and RESTCONF, and drive both from Python libraries.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Examining MPLS Operation

Differentiate MPLS devices and components, decode label fields and label stacks, trace LDP neighbor discovery and session negotiation, and compare MPLS services and applications.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Examining MPLS VPN Operation

Learn how MPLS VPNs work: compare overlay and peer-to-peer VPN models, then examine route distinguishers, route targets, virtual routing tables, MP-BGP propagation, and label forwarding.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing BGP in a Service Provider Network

Configure and troubleshoot a multihomed transit AS: IBGP and EBGP interaction, BGP-to-IGP coordination, recursive route lookup, and IBGP monitoring commands.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing Basic BGP

Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot BGP with Cisco IOS commands: path attributes, neighbor session establishment, route selection and propagation, and common session startup issues.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing Complex MPLS VPNs

Design complex MPLS VPNs: build overlapping and central services topologies with route targets and VRF import/export, limit routes, and integrate Internet access services.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing Frame-Mode MPLS

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot frame-mode MPLS on Cisco IOS: label distribution, PHP, LDP convergence, Cisco Express Forwarding, label-switching MTU, and IP TTL propagation.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing MPLS Traffic Engineering

Configure and monitor MPLS TE tunnels on Cisco IOS: tunnel attributes, link-state path discovery, RSVP signaling, constraint-based path computation, and assigning traffic to tunnels.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing MPLS VPNs

Configure and troubleshoot MPLS VPNs on Cisco IOS: build VRF tables, establish MP-BGP sessions between PE routers, and run OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, and BGP PE-CE routing.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to QoS and QoS Mechanisms

Plan and deploy QoS in converged networks: apply best-effort, IntServ and DiffServ models, classify and mark traffic, and configure Cisco Modular QoS CLI and AutoQoS.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Managing Network Traffic with QoS

Configure Cisco QoS tools to tame congestion: WFQ, CBWFQ and low latency queuing, RED/WRED/ECN avoidance, class-based policing and shaping, header compression and link fragmentation.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Modifying BGP Attributes

Influence BGP path selection across multiple providers: set weight, local preference, AS path prepending, MED, and communities with default settings and route maps in Cisco IOS.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course