Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 102

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Welcome to the Intel® Network Academy – a comprehensive training program on network transformation.  In this program, we will be covering the topic areas of software defined infrastructure (SDI) network functions virtualization (NFV), software-defined networking (SDN) and beyond.
Network Transformation 102 covers topics such as VNF Operations & Development, Cryptography, and Hyperscan technology, students will dive into the benefits of Intel hardware and software and explore how to accelerate compute-intensive operations with Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT). 
Students will also have a chance to learn more about open source standards including DPDK and FD.io.

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Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101

Approx. 10 hours to complete

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Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

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Beginner Level

Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101

Approx. 10 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

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Intel Network Academy

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

5 hours to complete

VNF Operations

5 hours to complete

28 videos (Total 124 min)

28 videos

VNF Operations - Introduction59s

Server Ingredients3m

Virtualization Concepts6m

Virtualization Concepts (Cont.)3m

Kernel Virtual Module (KVM*)3m

Cloud Models5m

OpenStack4m

Virtual Infrastructure Manager (VIM)3m

OpenStack as the Platform4m

Components and Scenarios4m

OpenStack Performance Options7m

Features5m

Network Service Example5m

A Drastic Change in Application Patterns5m

The Technology Behind the Scene5m

Intel® Clear Containers56s

Containers and Virtual Machines6m

Container Benefits3m

Introduction to Linux Containers1m

Container Core Elements and an Example6m

Container Cloud Environment and the Container Ecosystem4m

Public Cloud Container Infrastructure5m

Other Noteworthy Projects56s

DevOps and Microservices6m

Industry Standardization Efforts1m

Key Points2m

Containers Networking – Technology Overview7m

Other Container Challenges5m

6 practice exercises

Server Ingredients and Virtualization 10130m

Cloud 10130m

Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) on Openstack30m

Containers30m

Linux Container30m

NFV Features in Kubernetes30m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

VNF Development

3 hours to complete

19 videos (Total 52 min)

19 videos

VNF Development - Introduction50s

DPDK Fundamentals4m

DPDK Open Source1m

DPDK Vendor Support3m

What is FD.io?3m

FD.io: Scalable Network Stacks5m

FD.io: Open Benchmarking2m

FD.io: Adoption2m

Everyday Cryptography1m

History2m

Ciphers2m

Encryption2m

Hashing and Message Authentication1m

Public Key Cryptography3m

Impact2m

What is Hyperscan?3m

Why Hyperscan?3m

Operations4m

Summary55s

4 practice exercises

VNF Development30m

Fd.io30m

Cryptography Basics30m

Introduction to Hyperscan30m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Intel®Hardware and Software Benefits

2 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 56 min)

15 videos

Intel Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Hardware Ingredients - Introduction53s

Infrastructure Requirements7m

Intel Ingredients for Workload Optimization7m

Intel Solutions for Workload Optimization2m

Enhanced Platform Awareness5m

Summary3m

Networking in a Virtual Server Overview4m

Introduction to Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)3m

Under the Hood of SR-IOV on the Intel® Ethernet Controller XL7104m

Use Cases Examples2m

Summary2m

Overview4m

Intel QuickAssist Technology Solutions and Options3m

Intel QuickAssist Technology Key Protection technology (KPT)2m

Performance2m

3 practice exercises

Intel Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Hardware Ingredients30m

Introduction to Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)30m

Intel QuickAssist Technology

Week

Week 4

3 minutes to complete

Wrap Up

3 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 3 min)

2 videos

Course Conclusion1m

Thank You1m

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Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 102

Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 102