Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions (SPAUI)

In this Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions course provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to modern network programmability and automation using Cisco platforms, protocols, and orchestration tools. It focuses on model-driven approaches that replace traditional CLI-based configuration with structured data models, APIs, and automated workflows, enabling scalable, consistent, and repeatable network operations across enterprise and service provider environments.

Students begin by implementing network device programmability interfaces using NETCONF and RESTCONF, learning how structured APIs interact with Cisco IOS XE devices. The course then builds into model-driven programmability with YANG, covering data models, tooling, and the YANG Development Kit to define, validate, and deploy configurations programmatically. Model-driven telemetry modules introduce streaming telemetry using gRPC and gNMI, enabling real-time visibility and analytics beyond traditional polling-based monitoring.

The course expands into advanced automation and orchestration use cases, including traffic engineering automation with Cisco XTC, device automation using Python Netmiko and Ansible, and full lifecycle service orchestration with Cisco NSO. Virtualized resource management using Cisco Elastic Services Controller and WAN optimization and analytics with Cisco WAE are also explored. Extensive hands-on labs reinforce each concept, allowing students to configure devices, build services, consume APIs, and automate network workflows using industry-standard tools and Cisco automation platforms, preparing learners for real-world network automation roles and the SPAUTO certification.

How you’ll benefit
This course will help you:

• Use network programmability to scale and streamline Service Provider network infrastructure
• Gain hands-on experience in using modern data models to manage Service Provider network infrastructure
• This course prepares you for the 300-535 Automating and Programming Cisco® Service Provider Solutions (SPAUTO) exam.

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Use NETCONF and RESTCONF programmability protocols on Cisco devices
• Describe and use tools to validate YANG data models on Cisco devices
• Describe and configure model-driven telemetry on Cisco devices
• Describe and configure network traffic automation with Cisco XTC
• Describe and use network automation tools that utilize SSH
• Automate service provider network configuration with Cisco NSO
• Describe how to automate virtualized resources with Cisco ESC
• Describe how to automate service provider WAN with Cisco WAE

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Network Engineer
• Network Administrator
• Network Manager
• Network Designer
• Network Architect
• Network Supervisors
• Network Operations Center (NOC) Personnel

Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• CCNP equivalent level of knowledge for Routing and Switching (R&S)
• Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS XE) and Cisco IOS XR working experience
• SP Operations experience with routing, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Solutions
• Network Programmability Basics (Network Programming Foundations, APIs and Protocols, Network Model Driven APIs and Protocols, Configuration Management with Ansible, Service Provider Network Automation workflows)

The following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:

• Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR)
• Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions (SPRI)
• Implementing Cisco Service Provider VPN Services (SPVI)

Module 1: Implementing Network Device Programmability Interfaces with NETCONF and RESTCONF

• Implement NETCONF Protocol
• Implement RESTCONF Protocol

Module 2: Implementing Model-Driven Programmability with YANG

• YANG Data Models
• YANG Tools
• YANG Development Kit

Module 3: Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry

• Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry with gRPC
• Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry with gNMI

Module 4: Automating Service Provider Network Traffic with Cisco XTC

• Cisco XTC Fundamentals
• Configure Cisco XTC

Module 5: Automating Networks with Tools That Utilize SSH

• Implement Device Configurations with Python Netmiko Library
• Implement Device Configurations with Ansible Playbooks

Module 6: Orchestrating Network Services with Cisco NSO

• Cisco NSO Fundamentals
• Cisco NSO Device Manager
• Cisco NSO Service
• Implement Device Configurations with Python

Module 7: Automating Virtualized Resources with Cisco Elastic Services Controller

• Cisco ESC Architecture
• Cisco ESC Resource Management

Module 8: Automating the WAN with Cisco WAE

• Describe the Cisco WAE Components

 LAB OUTLINE

• Explore NETCONF Protocol in Cisco Devices
• Configure Cisco IOS XE Devices with RESTCONF
• Explore Cisco and OpenConfig YANG Data Models with YANG Tools
• Use ncclient and Python to Configure Cisco Devices
• Use YANG Development Kit (YDK) to Configure Cisco Devices
• Configure Model-Driven Telemetry with gRPC
• Configure Model-Driven Telemetry with gNMI
• Configure Path Disjointness with Cisco XTC
• Use Python Netmiko Library to Configure Cisco Devices
• Use Ansible to Configure Cisco Devices
• Use Cisco NSO Device Manager
• Create a Loopback Service Template
• Use Cisco NSO REST API with Postman
• Explore and Use Cisco WAE Features