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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewers
Dedications
Acknowledgments
Contents at a Glance
Reader Services
Contents
Icons Used in This Book
Command Syntax Conventions
Foreword
Fly by Wire
Cisco DNA Center and the New Model of Networking
The Network as Competitive Advantage
Introduction
Goals and Methods
Who Should Read This Book?
How This book Is Organized
Figure Credits
Chapter 1 Why Transform Your Business Digitally?
Opportunities and Threats
Digitally Transforming Industries
Digitally Transforming Businesses
Driving Digital Transformation with the Internet of Things
Are You Ready?
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 2 The Business Value of Cisco DNA
Business Requirements of the Network Architecture
Intent-Based Networking
Business Value of Cisco Digital Network Architecture
Adding It All Up
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 3 Designing for Humans
Technology Versus User-Experience
Design Thinking Philosophy and Principles
Cisco Design Thinking Framework
The Cisco Design Thinking Journey for Cisco DNA
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 4 Introducing the Cisco Digital Network Architecture
Requirements for Cisco DNA
Architectural Principles
Overview of the Cisco DNA Components
Outcomes
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 5 The Cisco Digital Network Architecture Blueprint
Cisco DNA Services
Cisco DNA Infrastructure
Automating Cisco DNA—Controllers
Service Definition and Orchestration
Analytics Platform
On-Premises and Off-Premises Agnosticism—Revisiting the Cloud
Summary
Chapter 6 Introduction to Cisco DNA Infrastructure
Picturing the Modern Network
Exploring Cisco DNA Infrastructure
The Evolving Network, and Why It Matters
Cisco DNA Infrastructure Solutions
Bringing It All Together
Summary
Chapter 7 Hardware Innovations
The Importance of Hardware in a Software-Defined World
The Making of a Chip
What’s Happening in the World of Networks
How Traditional Network ASICs Process Packets
Traffic Handling with CPUs and FPGAs
Introducing Flexible Silicon
Flexible Switching Silicon: UADP
Flexible Routing Silicon: QFP
UADP and QFP—Summing Up
Wireless: Providing Innovation for Mobility
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 8 Software Innovations
The Importance and Evolution of Networking Software
Cisco IOS: Origins and Evolution
Evolution of Cisco Networking Software
The Evolution of Cisco IOS to IOS XE
Cisco IOS XE in a Nutshell
Cisco IOS XE: Delving Deeper
Cisco IOS XE: Bringing It All Together
Cisco IOS XE: Platform Support
Cisco IOS XE: Summary
Protecting Platforms and Networks: Trustworthy Systems
The Move to Intuitive Networking
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 9 Protocol Innovations
Networking Protocols: Starting at the Bottom with Ethernet
Moving Up the Stack
Networking Protocols for the New Era of Networking
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 10 Cisco DNA Infrastructure—Virtualization
Benefits of Network Function Virtualization
Use Cases for Network Function Virtualization
Overview of an NFV System Architecture
Challenges and Deployment Considerations of Network Function Virtualization
Transport Virtualization
Summary
Chapter 11 Cisco DNA Cloud
Introduction to the Cloud
Cisco DNA for the Cloud
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 12 Introduction to Cisco DNA Automation
Why Automate?
Is Cisco DNA Automation the Same as SDN?
Automation Elements
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 13 Device Programmability
Current State of Affairs
Model-Based Data
Protocols
Telemetry
Tools
Application Hosting
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 14 Cisco DNA Automation
The Increasing Importance of Automation
Current Impediments to Automation
Classifying Network Automation Tasks
The Role of Controllers in Cisco DNA Automation
Automating Your Network with Cisco DNA Center
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 15 Introduction to Cisco DNA Analytics
A Definition of Analytics
Cisco DNA Analytics
Brief History of Network Analytics
Why Cisco DNA Analytics?
The Role of Network Analytics in Cisco DNA
Summary
Chapter 16 Cisco DNA Analytics Components
Analytics Data Sources
Cisco DNA Instrumentation
Distributed Network Analytics
Telemetry
Analytics Engine
The Role of the Cloud for Analytics
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 17 Cisco DNA Analytics Engines
Why a Cisco DNA Analytics Engine?
Cisco DNA Analytics Engines
Cisco Network Data Platform
Cisco Tetration Analytics
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 18 Cisco DNA Virtualization Solutions: Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization and Secure Agile Exchange
The Cisco Strategy for Virtualization in the Enterprise
Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization
Virtualizing Connectivity to Untrusted Domains: Secure Agile Exchange
Running Virtualized Applications and VNFs Inside IOS XE
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 19 Cisco DNA Software-Defined Access
The Challenges of Enterprise Networks Today
Software-Defined Access: A High-Level Overview
SD-Access: A Fabric for the Enterprise
SD-Access Case Study
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 20 Cisco DNA Application Policy
Managing Applications in Cisco DNA Center
What Happens “Under the Hood”?
Translating Business Intent into Application Policy
Cisco DNA Infrastructure Software Requirements for Application Policy
Cisco DNA Infrastructure Platform-Specific Requirements for Application Policy
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 21 Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
Introduction to Cisco DNA Assurance
The Architectural Requirements of a Self-Healing Network
Cisco DNA Center Analytics and Assurance
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 22 Cisco DNA Encrypted Traffic Analytics
Encrypted Malware Detection: Defining the Problem
Encrypted Malware Detection: Defining the Solution
Encrypted Malware Detection: The Solution in Action
Encrypted Malware Detection: Putting It All Together
Summary
Chapter 23 Cisco DNA Evolution
Index
Code Snippets
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