Module Details

Module Code: AUTO C3601
Module Title: Network Programmability and Automation
Title: Network Programmability and Automation
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Cathal Nolan
Module Author:: Diarmuid OBriain
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide the student with: 1. the skills necessary to automate and program networks. 2. apply software-defined networking principles. 3. Apply DevOps principles to network management
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Relate how automation impacts network management and compare DevOps techniques to traditional techniques, such as SNMP and CLI
LO2 Identify characteristics of RESTful based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, data encoding), interpret and manipulate JSON encoded data.
LO3 Classify and employ DevOps tools for IT automation.
LO4 Relate Cloud, Virtualisation and Containerisation as the foundation for Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
LO5 Build Controller-based Software-Defined Networks and compare to traditional networks.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
DevOps and network automation
How network automation impacts network management. Syntax, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Extensible Markup Language (XML), YAML Ain’t Markup Language (YAML), Object representation, Key/Value pairs.
RESTful APIs
Client/server, Stateless, Cacheable. Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) representation, HTTP methods. Authentication. Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) .
Configuration Management Tools
Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python modules such as the Netmiko Library for SSH access, NETCONF.
Virtualisation and Containerisation
Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Virtual Machines, Containers, Hypervisor, Virtual Switches, Virtual Network Infrastructure (VNI)
Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
Data, Control, and Management Planes, SDN Controllers, North-Bound Interface (NBI), South-Bound Interface (SBI), OpenFlow, Mininet, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment40.00%
Project20.00%
Practical40.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
MCQ 1: The students will be given an MCQ to assess their knowledge of DevOps, RESTful API and JSON.
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
MCQ 2: The students will be given an MCQ to assess their knowledge of SDN and SDN programmability.
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Each learner will receive a Scenario-based problem to solve and describe their solution via presentation and demonstration.
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 40
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Two practical examinations to demonstrate the achievement of the learning outcomes.
No End of Module Formal Examination

Part Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
MCQ 1: The students will be given an MCQ to assess their knowledge of DevOps, RESTful API and JSON.
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
MCQ 2: The students will be given an MCQ to assess their knowledge of SDN and SDN programmability.
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Each learner will receive a Scenario-based problem to solve and describe their solution via presentation and demonstration.
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 40
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Two practical examinations to demonstrate the achievement of the learning outcomes.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Laboratory Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Learning Time Non Contact No Description Every Week 5.00 5
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Khaled Abuelenain, Jeff Doyle, Anton Karneliuk and Vinit Jain. (2021), Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals, 1. 31, Cisco Press, [ISBN: 0135183650].
  • Jason Edelman,Scott S. Lowe,Matt Oswalt. (2018), Network Programmability and Automation, O'Reilly Media, p.300, [ISBN: 9781491931257].
  • Karim Okasha. Network Automation Cookbook, [ISBN: 178995648X].
  • James Freeman. Mastering Ansible, [ISBN: 1789951542].
  • William Stallings. (2015), Software Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualization, and Quality of Experience, Addison-Wesley Professional, p.500, [ISBN: 0134175395].
  • José Manuel Ortega. Mastering Python for Networking and Security, 2020. 14, Packt Publishing, Birmingham, England, p.516, [ISBN: 1839217162].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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