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Medium of instructions English	Mode of learning Self study	Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

A descriptive manual for a fundamental redesign of a complete network, including the cloud, wide-area network, branches, data centers, remote user access, and network security infrastructure, is called network transformation. Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101 online certification is created by Intel and is taught by Intel Network Academy which is offered by Coursera for individuals who want to develop their skills in network transformation and software networking operations.

Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101 online course provides 18 hours of digital resources that cover a range of the topic including software-defined infrastructure, network functions virtualization, software-defined WAN, network slicing, service provider transformation, software-defined networking, communication service provider, telco cloud, visual cloud, artificial intelligence, IoT licensing, IoT wireless technologies, radio access technology, cellular technology, and more. By the end of the Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101 online classes, individuals will have acquired knowledge of key Intel technologies, industry trends, and technical aspects of NFV deployments.

Course and certificate fees

Type of course

Free

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Coursera

certificate fees

₹2,421

Who it is for

It engineer Network architect Network technician Network security specialist Network defense analyst Computer systems administrator Computer systems engineer

What you will learn

Knowledge of artificial intelligence Networking

After completing the Intel® Network Academy - Network Transformation 101 certification course, individuals will acquire a deeper understanding of the principles of Intel network, network transformation, software networking, and the internet of things. Individuals will explore network architecture, as well as will acquire the knowledge of the strategies for network slicing, and network function virtualization. Individuals will learn about service provider transformation, communication service provider, visual cloud, telco cloud, artificial intelligence, SD-WAN, cellular technologies, IoT wireless technologies, radio access technology, wireless telecommunications, data models, VRAN, and customer premises equipment. Additionally, individuals will learn about edge computing, IoT licensing, and network automation strategies and approaches.

The syllabus

Week 1: Digital Transformation

Videos

Welcome
Introduction
Network Transformation Drivers for Service Providers - Introduction
Service Provider Transformation Drivers
Service Provider Network
5G
5G Innovation
Internet of Things (IoT)
IoT Requirements
IoT Verticals: Transportation and Logistics
IoT Verticals: Health and Wellness
IoT Verticals: Smart Cities and Utilities
IoT Verticals: Industrial
IoT Verticals: Connected Car
IoT Verticals: Connected Car (Continued)
Additional IoT Use Cases
Network Slicing
Network Slicing Architecture
Network Slicing Challenges
IoT Impact on Service Provider Architecture
Core Network Elements Destined for Transformation
More Core Network Elements Destined for Transformation
Transforming the Network End-to-End
The Original ETSI NFV Goals
Examples
The NFV Vision
NFV Workloads
Decomposing the NFV workloads
Examples
Operating at the Edge of the Network
What NFV Means to the Industry
The Evolution of Mobile Wireless Network – Toward 5G and IoT
5G: A Deeper Dive
5G Use Cases: A Deeper Dive
5G Implications for the Core Network
Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and SD-WAN (Software Defined WAN)
SD-WAN with CPE
SD-WAN with CPE – Deployment Options
Visual Cloud
Visual Cloud Use Cases
Visual Cloud Providers

Practice Exercises

Coursera Opt-in
Communication Service Providers Network Transformation
Impact of 5G Use Cases on Network Architecture
Communication Service Provider Digital Transformation
Communication Services Provider - Edge Transformation Use Cases
Visual Cloud

Week 2: Inside the Telco Cloud

Videos

Inside the Telco Cloud - Introduction
What is the CommSP?
How CommSP Differs from Cloud Service Providers
Artificial Intelligence Landscape for Communications Service Providers
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence Use Cases for Communications Service Providers
Artificial Intelligence and Intel
Get Started Today
Wireless Technology and Spectrum
Overview and Comparison of Cellular Technologies
Overview and Comparison of MTC/IoT Wireless Technologies
IoT Licensing
Overview of WiFi and Other Wireless LAN Technologies in Unlicensed Spectrum
Market Trends
Defining the Edge
Architecture and Infrastructure
Use Cases
Industry leaders
Wireless Telecommunications
EPC Architecture
Virtualization
Introduction to Virtual RAN
VRAN Enablement - Software
VRAN Enablement - Hardware Platform
Overview of UCPE and SD-WAN
SD-WAN Deployment Options
Reference Stack
Summary

Practice exercises

Communications Service Provider (COMMSP) and Telco Cloud
Artificial Intelligence for Communications Service Providers
Radio Access Technology (RAT)
Edge Computing and Mobile Edge Computing
EPC and vEPC
FlexRAN
Universal CPE (uCPE)

Week 3: Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

Videos

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) - Introduction
Network Function Virtualization and Virtual Network Functions
What does NFV Do?
The NFV Transformation
Identify the Intended Business Outcome
Deployment
Open Source Technologies (Ecosystem)
What is Orchestration?
Information & Data Models
Yet Another Next Generation (Yang) Data Modeling Language
Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications (TOSCA) Data Model
Open Source Orchestration
Virtualization and Automation of the Network
Service Assurance (SA)
Enabling “Open” Service Assurance
Summary