Master Aruba Central Netconductor (acn): Sd-Lan, Evpn-Vxlan
 

Understand Aruba Central NetConductor architecture
Explain Software Defined LAN (SD-LAN) concepts
Understand the business challenges solved by campus fabrics
Design modern campus networks using Aruba NetConductor
Explain EVPN control-plane operations
Understand VXLAN data-plane encapsulation and forwarding
Understand underlay and overlay network architecture
Understand network segmentation and micro-segmentation concepts
Configure and design roles, policies, and access controls
Analyze EVPN route types and their functions
Compare traditional campus networks with fabric-based architectures
Prepare for Aruba enterprise networking projects and interviews
Requirements
Basic networking knowledge & routing concepts
Knowledge of VLANs and trunking
Familiarity with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking
Description Modern enterprise networks are rapidly evolving from traditional VLAN-based campus designs to automated, policy-driven fabric architectures.
In this course, you will learn Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN) in depth and understand how Aruba builds modern Software-Defined LAN (SD-LAN) environments using industry-standard EVPN and VXLAN technologies.
Unlike many courses that focus only on configuration steps, this course explains the architecture, design principles, packet flow, control plane operations, segmentation models, and deployment considerations that every network engineer, architect, and consultant should understand before implementing a campus fabric.
Starting with the fundamentals of SD-LAN, you will gradually move into advanced topics including:
Section1_Master Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN) SD-LAN, EVPN-VXLAN Introduction
Section2_Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN)Section2Video2_What is Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN)
Section2Video3_Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN) Introduction
Section2Video4_Aruba Central Vs Aruba Central NetConductor
Section2Video5_ESP and Aruba Central NetConductor
Section2Video6_Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN)
Section3_Aruba Central NetConductor ArchitectureSection3Video2_Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN) Plane
Section3Video3_Management Plane-Aruba Central
Section3Video4_Control Plane-EVPN with MP-BGP
Section3Video5_Data Plane-VXLAN
Section3Video6_Policy Plane-Global Policy Manager
Section3Video7_Underlay and Overlay
Section3Video8 Centralized and Distributed Enforcement
Section4_VXLAN & EVPNSection4Video2_Understand VXLAN and EVPN
Section4Video3_VXLAN and EVPN
Section4Video4_EVPN Route Types
Section4Video5_VXLAN and EVPN Traffic Flow
Section4Video6_EVPN MAC Learning
Section4Video7_Static VXLAN Configuration
Section4Video8_Dynamic VXLAN (with BGP-EVPN) Configuration
Section4Video9_EVPN Route Type 2
Section4Video10_ESI and Ethernet Tag ID
Section4Video11_EVPN Route Type 2 packet capture
Section4Video12_EVPN Route Type 3-Part1
Section4Video13_EVPN Route Type 3-Part2
Section4Video14_EVPN Route Type 3 (IMET)-Part3
Section4Video15_EVPN Route Type 5
Section5_Aruba Central NetConductor Fabric PersonasSection5Video2_ACN Fabric Personas-Part1
Section5Video3_ACN Fabric Personas-Part2
Section5Video4_ACN Fabric Personas-Edge Switch
Section5Video5_ACN Fabric Personas-Border Switch
Section5Video6_ACN Fabric Personas-Route Reflector
Section5Video7_ACN Fabric Personas-Collocating persona
Section6_Aruba Central NetConductor Fabric Traffic FlowSection6Video2_L2VNI and L3VNI
Section6Video3_Traffic Flow-Microsegmentation Type1
Section6Video4_Traffic Flow-Microsegmentation Type2
Section6Video5_Traffic Flow-MacroSegmentation
Section6Video6_Traffic Flow-External Communication
Section7_Aruba Central NetConductor Fabric DeploymentSection7Video2_ACN Fabric Configuration Workflow
Section7Video3_ACN Underlay Orchestration
Section7Video4_ACN Overlay Fabric Prerequisites
Section7Video5_ACN Overlay Fabric Roles
Section7Video6_ACN Overlay Fabric Orchestration
Section7Video7_ACN Overlay Fabric Segments
By the end of this course, you will understand not only how Aruba NetConductor works but also why Aruba designed the solution this way and how it compares with traditional campus networks.
This course is ideal for network engineers preparing for Aruba enterprise deployments, architects designing next-generation campus networks, and professionals looking to strengthen their EVPN-VXLAN knowledge in campus environments.
Who this course is for
Network Engineers
Network Architects
Aruba Engineers
Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Consultants
Professionals moving from traditional networking to fabric-based networking
Anyone interested in learning EVPN-VXLAN campus fabrics