Software-Defined Networking Courses and Certifications

Asia Open RAN Academy

Software Defined Networking - Principles, Architecture, and Industry Impact

Discover how Software Defined Networking revolutionizes network architecture by separating control logic from hardware, enhancing flexibility and management capabilities in modern networks.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Conf42

Empowering IoT and 5G with Software-Defined Networking

Explore how Software-Defined Networking transforms IoT and 5G ecosystems, comparing traditional networking with SDN, examining real-world applications, addressing deployment challenges, and envisioning the future of connected intelligence.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Software Defined Networking - SDN

Explore software-defined networking, SDN controllers, network device planes, imperative and declarative models, and underlay, overlay, and fabric architectures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Software Defined Networking - SDN

An introduction to SDN architecture that compares traditional networks and sets up a Mininet testbed in VirtualBox.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Intel

Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101

497 ratings at Coursera

Learn how carrier networks are being rebuilt: software defined infrastructure, network functions virtualization, SDN, and the telco cloud behind NFV deployments.

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

Introduction to SDN and OpenFlow

5997 ratings at Udemy

What is SDN, OpenFlow and NFV? Is this actually real? Do you want to see real world, practical examples of SDN?

• Udemy
• 3 hours 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Software-Defined (SD) Branch

Learn the fundamentals of Software-Defined Branch: its architecture, key components including SDN, SD-WAN and SD-LAN, and how it compares with traditional branch networks.

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

Career Certificate

Secure SD Branch

Design, secure, and manage software-defined branch networks: SD-Branch concepts, infrastructure design, and ongoing management and optimization of remote branch deployments.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Designing Software-Defined Branch Infrastructures

Plan and design SD-Branch networks: define requirements and topology, address security risks and best practices, and integrate multi-cloud connectivity, analytics, IoT and edge computing.

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

Arista Essentials

550 ratings at Udemy

Learn Data Center Networking, Software Defined Networking (SDN), Linux, Python Programmability, Automation

• Udemy
• 12 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Stanford Seminar - Security and the Software Defined Network

3 ratings

Explores securing software-defined networks through policy arbitration, centralized management, application mediation, and automated threat response.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Open Source Networking Technologies

8 ratings at edX

Learn technical fundamentals needed to adopt SDN, NFV, disaggregation, orchestration, network automation, and modern networking. Discover use cases and technical options for open networking. Plus: lea

• edX
• 14 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Understanding Cisco Software Defined Access (SD-Access) introduces you to the core concepts and architecture of modern intent-based networking. This course covers Cisco’s core SD-Access architecture a

• INE
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

This comprehensive course is designed for network engineers and administrators looking for a hands-on approach to deepen their practical understanding of Cisco's Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) so

• INE
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to SD-Access

An introduction to SD-Access and its place within software-defined networking.

• INE
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course