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Network Programming and Automation Essentials

By : Claus Töpke
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Network Programming and Automation Essentials

By: Claus Töpke

Overview of this book

Network programming and automation, unlike traditional networking, is a modern-day skill that helps in configuring, managing, and operating networks and network devices. This book will guide you with important information, helping you set up and start working with network programming and automation. With Network Programming and Automation Essentials, you’ll learn the basics of networking in brief. You’ll explore the network programming and automation ecosystem, learn about the leading programmable interfaces, and go through the protocols, tools, techniques, and technologies associated with network programming. You’ll also master network automation using Python and Go with hands-on labs and real network emulation in this comprehensive guide. By the end of this book, you’ll be well equipped to program and automate networks efficiently.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: Foundations for Network Automation
6
Part 2: Network Programming for Automation
11
Part 3: Testing, Hands-On, and Going Forward

Summary

This chapter was focused on getting your hands dirty in a network lab, checking how some code automation works in Go and Python, and, finally, exploring the possibilities of how to go forward with network automation.

At this point, you should be very confident about how to build your own network lab, how to improve your network automation code, and what to do next to continue improving.

On behalf of all the people who worked hard on this book, we want to thank you for investing the time to read this book. It was a hard accomplishment to gather so much information and pass it on to others in an easy and pleasurable way. I hope you have made the most of it by reading it and discovering new technologies and techniques in the realm of network automation.

Now, you can embark on further challenges that will take you deeper into network automation, which you will find when building a complete solution and putting into practice everything that you have learned.