Networking Training in Gaia

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level network engineers, architects, and system administrators who wish to gain the knowledge and skills required to implement and manage Cisco's Nexus 9K and Catalyst 9200/9500 series switches. It combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical experience, focusing on the Cisco NX-OS and IOS-XE platforms.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and manage Cisco Nexus 9K and Catalyst 9200/9500 switches.
• Configure advanced switch features for optimal performance.
• Integrate switches into diverse network environments.
• Enhance network resilience and efficiency.
• Utilize switches for high availability and data management.

GNS3 is a flexible network simulation tool that supports integration with automation frameworks, container-based services, and cloud environments for advanced lab setups.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level networking professionals who wish to automate, containerize, and scale their GNS3 labs with real-world architectures involving hybrid and multi-cloud platforms.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Automate network tasks using Python scripts and Ansible in GNS3 environments.
• Deploy Docker containers inside GNS3 to simulate network services and endpoints.
• Integrate GNS3 with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure for hybrid lab environments.
• Design advanced, scalable topologies for multi-vendor testing and continuous integration.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on lab configuration using live GNS3 topologies.
• Integration exercises with automation and container orchestration tools.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

GNS3 is a powerful network simulation platform that enables professionals to build, test, and validate complex network designs in a virtualized environment.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level IT professionals who wish to use GNS3 for network planning, testing, and production environment replication.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and simulate enterprise-grade network architectures using GNS3.
• Replicate production environments for safe testing and change validation.
• Integrate real operating systems and services into GNS3 topologies.
• Use GNS3 for troubleshooting, documentation, and client demos.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Realistic network simulations and hands-on labs.
• Project-based exercises focused on design and testing use cases.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level networking professionals who wish to prepare for Cisco CCNA or CCNP certifications using GNS3 to simulate Cisco devices and build exam-aligned topologies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure GNS3 for Cisco certification lab environments.
• Import and manage Cisco IOS images for routers and switches.
• Build and test topologies aligned with CCNA and CCNP exam objectives.
• Practice real-world routing, switching, and troubleshooting scenarios.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level SDN developers and software engineers who wish to learn how to build custom SDN applications using OpenDaylight APIs and YANG models to enhance network functionality and scalability.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of OpenDaylight.
• Use OpenDaylight APIs to build SDN applications.
• Create and manage YANG models for network customization.
• Deploy, test, and debug custom applications in an OpenDaylight environment.
• Integrate OpenDaylight with external systems and network devices.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level networking professionals who wish to learn how to use GNS3 to simulate basic networks and gain hands-on lab experience for certification and practical knowledge.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure GNS3 on their local system.
• Understand and use the GNS3 graphical interface and topology builder.
• Create and test basic network topologies with routers, switches, and PCs.
• Integrate GNS3 with tools like Wireshark for packet analysis.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level network engineers who wish to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively administer, manage, and optimize Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) v12.x.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand CUCM architecture and deployment.
• Learn how to install, set up, and perform initial configurations of CUCM, including the setup of users, devices, and basic network settings.
• Implement and manage call routing.
• Perform system maintenance and troubleshooting.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level database administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals who wish to optimize database performance, scalability, and reliability using Spine-Leaf architecture with VXLAN.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Spine-Leaf network topology and its benefits.
• Implement VXLAN for scalable and efficient database networking.
• Optimize database workloads across distributed data center environments.
• Deploy Spine-Leaf architecture in cloud and on-premises data centers.
• Enhance network security, redundancy, and fault tolerance for database environments.
• Automate network configurations for database management using Python and Ansible.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level networking professionals who wish to expand their expertise in advanced networking practices using Linux.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement advanced networking protocols and configurations under Linux.
• Configure and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
• Set up and secure firewalls for a robust network security setup.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network performance issues.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level network engineers and IT administrators who wish to learn fundamental OpenDaylight concepts, understand its role in network automation, and begin automating network configurations and operations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role of OpenDaylight in software-defined networking (SDN).
• Install and configure OpenDaylight on a Linux-based system.
• Explore the OpenDaylight architecture and core features.
• Create basic automated network configurations using OpenDaylight.
• Monitor and manage networks using OpenDaylight controllers.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at anyone who wish to understand and implement a network and various types of servers under Linux.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how networking works under Linux.
• Set up a sample LAN.
• Understand the various protocols used on the internet and implement each one under Linux.
• Secure a networking and various types of servers, such as a webs server.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level network engineers and IT professionals who wish to gain a foundational understanding of SDN concepts, learn about the architecture of OpenDaylight, and perform basic installation and configuration tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles and benefits of software-defined networking (SDN).
• Explore the architecture and components of OpenDaylight.
• Install and configure OpenDaylight on a Linux system.
• Integrate OpenDaylight with networking devices.
• Execute basic OpenDaylight operations and commands.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level telecommunications engineers who wish to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement, and maintain telecommunication networks with a focus on link integration, ensuring seamless communication and data transfer across networks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of telecommunication networks.
• Design and implement telecommunication networks.
• Apply advanced link integration strategies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to optimize networking for Kubernetes clusters.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Calico.
• Understand how Calico differs from traditional overlay networks.
• Understand how Calico combines internet routing protocols with consensus-based data stores.
• Use Calico to create a container networking solution for Kubernetes clusters.
• Use Calico to provide network policy for Kubernetes.

AI is a collection of technologies for building intelligent systems capable of understanding data and the activities surrounding the data to make "intelligent decisions". For Telecom providers, building applications and services that make use of AI could open the door for improved operations and servicing in areas such as maintenance and network optimization.

In this course we examine the various technologies that make up AI and the skill sets required to put them to use. Throughout the course, we examine AI's specific applications within the Telecom industry.

Audience

• Network engineers
• Network operations personnel
• Telecom technical managers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, hands-on exercises

A 4 day instructor-led practical course designed to familiarise delegates with the Cisco ASA Firewall CLI and ASDM. The course details the key commands used to configure and secure networks using the ASA Firewall with v8 of the operating system and version 6 of the ASDM.

Delegates will configure the ASA using the console port, TFTP server, telnet and SSH using local and RADIUS authentication. The device will be configured to utilise Syslog and SNMP.

ASA Firewalls will also be configured to use Access-Lists, Network Address Translation and VPN's utilising IPSec protocols. The course will cover the theory of Public/Private Keys, shared secret keys and their use in forming Site to site VPN's between ASA Firewalls using IKE and IPSec. Students will configure the units to create site to site VPN's, remote access VPN's using the Cisco Secure VPN Client and Web VPN's. The course will cover the theory of failover and delegates will configure Active/Standby failover on the ASA.

Privileged commands and protocol analyser traces will be used, where necessary, to debug protocols and ensure proper operation of the ASA Firewall. Students will also perform password recovery operations.

This course will involve interfacing the ASA with other network equipment, such as routers and switches, as would be expected in a network environment.

Audience:

Course is suitable for anyone involved in ASA firewall configuration and network security

Course is approximately 50% practical

SD-WAN is a software-defined approach to managing a WAN (Wide Area Network).

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to use Cisco SD-WAN products to set up and operate a software defined network.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure a Cisco SD-WAN.
• Create policies to control network traffic.
• Understand and implement overlay routing.
• Simplify the management of the network used for public cloud applications.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

In this instructor-led, live training in Gaia, participants will learn the critical features of DNS while carrying out exercises in the setup and configuration of a BIND DNS server on Linux. The course starts with a refresher on key networking principles, then digs into hands-on practice with setup and configuration. Steadily, the discussion and practices move towards more complex topics such as security, availability, debugging and troubleshooting.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators, network engineers, and DevOps professionals who wish to efficiently manage load balancing, proxying, and traffic optimization using HAProxy.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of load balancing and proxy servers.
• Install, configure, and optimize HAProxy for various use cases.
• Use advanced features like ACLs, HTTP header manipulation, and logging for enhanced control.
• Monitor and troubleshoot HAProxy for maximum performance and reliability.

This 2 day course investigates the theory and technology associated with IPSec VPN’s.VPN’s are setup using Cisco IOS Routers and ASA Firewalls using the web interface. The workings of the protocols are examined using debug commands and protocol analyser traces of relevant negotiations.

Audience:

Suitable for network planners, engineers or anyone interested in IPSec VPNs

Course is approximately 40% practical

A 2 day theoretical course (with some practical demonstrations) covering the fundamentals of Internet Protocol v6 – including addressing, protocol formats, ICMP v6, discovery processes and IP v6 routing.

Audience:

Network Planners, Designers, and Engineers requiring an understanding of IP v6. Those requiring a comprehensive overview of IP v6 and the migration process from an IP v4 environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at network engineers who wish to maintain, manage, and design computer networks with Python.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Optimize and leverage Paramiko, Netmiko, Napalm, Telnet, and pyntc for network automation with Python.
• Master multi-threading and multiprocessing in network automation.
• Use GNS3 and Python for network programming.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at networking engineers and developers who wish to configure, execute and manage programmable networking resources using P4.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn the fundamentals of the P4 language.
• Program network devices.
• Set up a server for traffic management.
• Compile and execute a P4 program to control plane applications.
• Manage network congestion using monitoring and debugging methods.

This course introduces you to how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), including configuring a LAN switch, configuring an IP router, connecting to a WAN, and identifying basic security threats

This course will help you:

    Install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 network

    Perform basic troubleshooting steps in enterprise branch office

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at network engineers who wish to converge storage infrastructures with SAN and NAS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Perform configurations of SAN and NAS storage on a storage system.
• Connect to storage systems and devices from a client.
• Compare SAN and NAS solutions for centralized storage.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators, network engineers, and developers who wish to install, configure, and manage controllers, applications, and networking devices under an SDN.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a virtual network.
• Create applications.
• Use controllers to operate a software-defined network.

The 3 day practical course covers the messages and call flows of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and its use in voice networks. This course is a mixture of theory and practice (utilising protocol analyser traces where appropriate for explanation and troubleshooting) with practical VoIP configured using IP telephones, softphones, voice capable Cisco routers and SIP IP PBX,s (e.g. Trixbox).

Audience:

Network Planners, Designers, and Engineers requiring an understanding of SIP.

The course is around 40% practical.

This 4 day course involves a mixture of expository based (utilising protocol analyser traces where appropriate) and practical experiments to test and verify the operation of TCP/IP networks. The major aspects of the TCP/IP protocol stack are covered, including subnetting, supernetting and running dynamic routing protocols. TCP and UDP will be compared and contrasted, covering the end-to-end reliability and congestion avoidance capabilities of the TCP/IP stack. Some application layer protocols (HTTP, TLS, DNS, DHCP etc) will be investigated during the course. Network security in the form of TLS will be covered both from a theoretical and practical standpoint. The practical exercises are designed to augment the theory and enhance both the understanding of the underlying protocols and also the problem solving abilities of the delegates.

Audience:

Suitable for anyone looking for an understanding of TCP/IP.

Course is approximately 50% practical.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to understand the basics and principles of modern information and communication technologies and their applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the main components and functions of the internet architecture and how they interact.
• Describe the features and benefits of modern network solutions and implementations, such as fiber technology, clustering, and internet of things.
• Understand the concepts and models of cloud computing and its services, such as infrastructure as a service and virtualization.
• Identify the future trends and directions of information and communication technologies and their implications.

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that makes it possible for users to make voice calls over an Internet connection instead of through a regular phone line.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to set up a VoIP system using Cisco CallManager Express.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand fundamental VoIP concepts
• Learn how to use VoIP equipment
• Configure CISCO routers for VoIP
• Implement VoIP and CallManager Express into their network
• Configure CME features for SIP, SCCP, and soft phones
• Work with advanced configuration settings and features of CME

Audience

• Managers
• System administrators
• Software and support system developers
• Technicians
• Network engineers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice