Master Aruba Central NetConductor (ACN): SD-LAN, EVPN-VXLAN

Learn Aruba NetConductor—SD-LAN architecture, EVPN control plane, VXLAN data plane, segmentation, policy design

What you'll learn
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