Part 2 · Week 9

Automation, APIs, JSON, and Controllers

What you must be able to do by the end of this week is listed below. Complete lessons, labs, interactive tools, and the assessment checkpoint.

Week objectives

  • Compare traditional vs controller-based networking
  • Understand northbound/southbound APIs and REST
  • Read JSON for network operations

Lessons

Training videos

Jeremy's IT Lab lectures (also embedded in lessons) plus supplemental videos from the Free CCNA 200-301 course playlist. Watch in order or jump to the topic you are studying.

Jeremy's IT Lab

Intro to Network Automation (Day 59 part 1)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
David Bombal

Automation (ENCOR 6.0) — CCNA automation context

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
David Bombal

Overlay SDN and SD-Access (ENCOR 6.0)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

JSON, XML & YAML (Day 60)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
David Bombal

JSON (ENCOR 6.2) — CCNA automation context

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
Jeremy's IT Lab

REST APIs (Day 61)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube
David Bombal

REST APIs Part 1 (ENCOR 6.4)

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

Lesson pages embed Jeremy's IT Lab videos inline. Supplemental David Bombal videos from the linked playlist appear here and in matching lessons — all credited to their respective channels.

Interactive tools

Labs & review

Labs

Lab content coming in Phase 2/3

Assessment

week9-automation-quiz — original concept-based questions only.