Part 1: Foundations for Network Automation

The first part is dedicated to refreshing you on some of the network fundamentals and jargon, as well as discussing some important aspects of network automation that should be used as the foundation of your work. Additional bases for network automation, such as the methods and protocols used to access the network and how we should use the network configuration and definitions, are also discussed in this part.

This part has the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Network Basics for Development
• Chapter 2, Programmable Networks
• Chapter 3, Accessing the Network
• Chapter 4, Working with Network Configurations and Definitions