Cisco Next Level

Prerequisites

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

• General software development or coding skills

• Basic functional and object-oriented programming skills

• Basic understanding of where applications live and how they are deployed in real-world scenarios

• Basic understand of how networking works

• Basic Linux OS skills: installing code language dependencies, installing code libraries, and general scripting

• Understanding of how to store code using git or another Version-Control System (VCS)

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of Cisco IoT and list common devices involved
• List the common protocols, standards, and data flows of IoT
• Explain the Cisco IoT, common needs, and the corresponding solutions
• Explain how programmability can be used to automate and make operations, deployment, and support of Cisco IoT more effective
• Describe common Cisco IoT applications and how they apply to Cisco IoT use cases
• Explain the functions and use cases for Cisco security applications and Cisco IoT

Course Outline

• Defining Cisco IoT

• IoT Networking and Other Devices

• Examining IoT Protocols

• Examining IoT Standards

• Recognizing Cisco IoT Needs and Solutions

• Using Programmability with Cisco IoT

• Describing Cisco IoT Applications: Cisco IOx

• Describing Cisco IoT Applications: Cisco Kinetic and Cisco Field Network Director

• Defining Cisco Security Applications

Lab Outline

• Use an MQTT Consumer to Subscribe to Sensor Data

• Use Cisco IOx Applications to Receive and Process Sensor Data

• Troubleshoot a Sensor Connection

• Use and Interpret Freeboard Data

• Use and Interpret Grafana Data

• Use and Interpret Kibana Data

• Cisco IOx Familiarity Lab

• Develop and Deploy a Cisco IOx Application

• Troubleshoot Cisco IOx

• Navigate Cisco Field Network Director

• Explore Cisco Field Network Director API