Arista Networking - Campus Engineering (CAMPENG) - Course Topics
Arista Campus Architecture
- Arista Cognitive Campus Overview
- Traditional campus architecture overview
- Arista Universal cloud network architecture
- Campus fabric architecture
- Campus network design options
- Design 1 - L2LS with external gateway
- Design 2 - L2LS
- Design 3 - L2LS with VXLAN-EVPN
- Design 4 - L3LS
- Design 5 - L3LS with Border leafs
- Design 6 - L3LS with VXLAN-EVPN
- Design 7 - L3LS with VXLAN-EVPN and Border leafs
- Cognitive PoE
- Stateful Switchover (SSO)
- Smart System Upgrades (SSU)
- SWAG Overview
- SWAG Architecture
- MLAG vs SWAG
- SWAG Provisioning
Building a L2 Wired Campus Network
- VLAN Overview
- Configuring Access and Trunk Ports
- Introduction to Inter-VLAN Routing
- Configuring Sub Interfaces
- Configuring SVIs
- Troubleshooting VLANs
- Spanning Tree Overview
- STP Enhancements
- Configuring STP on an Arista Switch
- Troubleshooting STP on an Arista Switch
- LACP Overview
- Configuring LACP
- Troubleshooting LACP
- MLAG Overview
- Configuring MLAG
- Troubleshooting MLAG
- FHRP Overview
- Configuring VRRP
- Configuring VARP
- Configuring L2LS Campus with CLI
- L2LS Campus design and topology overview
- Configure L2LS campus with CVP configlets
- Onboarding devices to Studios
- Configure L2LS network using Studios
- Configure access interfaces
- Submit workspace and execute change control
- Configure L2LS Campus w/ext gateway using Studios
Building a L3 Wired Campus Network
- L2LS Design Review
- L2LS Example
- Introduction to L3LS Design
- VXLAN and EVPN Importance in L3LS Design
- Why BGP Underlay in L3LS Design
- Introduction to BGP and Routing
- BGP Functions and Facts
- BGP Operation
- BGP Route Advertisement
- L3LS eBGP underlay configuration
- eBGP load balancing configuration
- eBGP configuration enhancements
- BGP with MLAG
- Variations of BGP in L3LS
- Introduction to VXLAN
- VXLAN load balancing with ECMP
- ARP refresher
- VXLAN Multicast control plane
- VXLAN HER control plane
- Configuring VXLAN HER
- VXLAN VCS control plane
- VXLAN EVPN control plane
- Introduction to VXLAN with MLAG
- Configuring VXLAN with MLAG
- MTU and Jumbo frames
- DF Bit, VTEP, MLAG, and Timers
- Introduction to EVPN
- EVPN terminology
- VRF Operations
- MP-BGP control plane
- Configuring MP-eBGP for EVPN
- EVPN route type 2 (MAC-IP)
- EVPN route type 5 (IP Prefix)
- EVPN route type 3 (IMET)
- VLAN based service interface
- VLAN aware bundle service interface
- Introduction to IRB
- Symmetric IRB vs asymmetric IRB
- Symmetric IRB deep dive
- Configuring symmetric IRB
- Configuring asymmetric IRB
- iBGP between MLAG pairs and eBGP multihop command
- eBGP for underlay and overlay
- Configuring L3LS Campus with CVP Studios
- Configuring L3LS Campus with VXLAN and EVPN using Studios
Wireless
- Introduction to radio frequency waves and signals
- Radio frequency wave properties
- Radio frequency wave propagation
- Measuring signal strength
- Antennas
- Radiated power measurement
- Modulation
- DSSS vs OFDM
- OFDMA
- Radio frequency channels
- 802.11 standards
- 802.11 frames
- Wireless client association
- Wireless frame transmission
- Wireless client roaming
- 802.11i MAC security
- 802.11k Radio resource measurement
- 802.11r Fast BSS transition
- 802.11v Wireless network management
- 802.11w Protected management frames
- 802.11e QOS
Deploying Campus Wireless Networks
- Traditional Campus wireless architecture
- Arista Campus wireless architecture
- CV-CUE overview
- Deploying CV-CUE
- Navigating CV-CUE
- Using checkpoints in CV-CUE
- Onboarding access points to CV-CUE
- Assigning APs to locations and AP groups
- Configuring AP devices settings
- Connecting AP using LAG
- Configuring AP radio settings
- Configuring port profiles
- Configuring radius servers
- Configuring role profiles
- Configuring tunnel interfaces
- Understanding mandatory SSID settings
- Understanding types of SSID security
- Understanding SSID network types
- Configuring a WLAN with PSK/GPSK
- Configuring a WLAN with 802.1x
- Enabling access control for clients
- Optimizing RF settings
- Enabling traffic shaping & QOS
- WIPS overview
- Configuring WIPS settings
Securing the Campus Network
- Why Zero Trust security
- Zero Trust model
- Zero trust stages
- Challenges with Zero Trust implementation
- Arista Zero Trust solutions
- Security basics overview
- ACL overview
- IP Locking
- IP source guard
- Private VLANs
- AAA overview
- RADsec and RADsec proxy
- Encryption and PKI
- EAP overview