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Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800208094

Length 764 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Cisco

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Network Security

Author (1):

Glen D. Singh

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Network Fundamentals

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Networking FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started with Cisco IOS Devices

4. Chapter 3: IP Addressing and Subnetting

5. Chapter 4: Detecting Physical Issues, Wireless Architectures, and Virtualization

6. Section 2: Network Access

7. Chapter 5: Implementing VLANs, Layer 2 Discovery Protocols, and EtherChannels

8. Chapter 6: Understanding and Configuring Spanning-Tree

9. Section 3: IP Connectivity

10. Chapter 7: Interpreting Routing Components

11. Chapter 8: Understanding First Hop Redundancy, Static and Dynamic Routing

12. Section 4: IP Services

13. Chapter 9: Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT)

14. Chapter 10: Implementing Network Services and IP Operations

15. Section 5: Security Fundamentals

16. Chapter 11: Exploring Network Security

17. Chapter 12: Configuring Device Access Control and VPNs

18. Chapter 13: Implementing Access Control Lists

19. Chapter 14: Implementing Layer 2 and Wireless Security

20. Section 6: Automation and Programmability

21. Chapter 15: Network Automation and Programmability Techniques

22. Chapter 16: Mock Exam 1

23. Chapter 17: Mock Exam 2

24. Assessments

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Chapter 15: Network Automation and Programmability Techniques

In 2019, Cisco made a huge announcement related to their certification tracks and examination structure. One notable update is the inclusion of automation and programmability within the CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE certification tracks. You're probably wondering, what does this mean for current and new network engineers? To put it simply, automation and programmability are being integrated into network engineering, thus creating a new type of network professionals, referred to as network developers.

During the course of this chapter, you will learn how programmability and automation are being integrated into network engineering. Furthermore, you will gain knowledge to help you understand the various data formats of programming languages such as JSON, YAML, and XML.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics: