Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals

Network Programmability and Automation, Volume 1, covers designing, implementing, monitoring and operating networks using programmable interfaces on network devices versus the legacy (and soon-to-be obsolete) methods and protocols such as the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). It discusses the protocols, tools, techniques and technologies upon which Network Programmability is based.
Covering the fundamentals that a network engineer needs to transition to the software and programmability domains, the book opens with an introduction that lays the foundation by discussing the market trends and emerging technologies such as SDN, NFV and Cloud, and how network programmability skills are paramount for aligning oneself with these technologies. It provides network engineers with a solid foundation in Python programming and Linux in the context of network programmability and automation. 

Section 1: Foundations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Linux Chapter 3: Python
Section 2: Transport Chapter 4: Introduction to Data Transport Chapter 5: HTTP Chapter 6: SSL and TLS Chapter 7: SSH
Section 3: Encoding Chapter 8: Introduction to Data Encoding Chapter 9: CLI Wrapping Chapter 10: Extensible Markup Language (XML) Chapter 11: JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Chapter 12: YAML Chapter 13: Google Protocol Buffers 
Section 4: Modeling Chapter 14: Introduction to Data Modeling Chapter 15: YANG Chapter 16: JSON Schema Definition (JSD) Chapter 17: XML Schema Definition (XSD)   Section 5: Protocols Chapter 18: NETCONF Chapter 19: Native REST Chapter 20: RESTCONF Chapter 21: gRPC Chapter 22: PCEP Chapter 23: BGP-LS Chapter 24: Segment Routing
Section 6: Tools and Applications Chapter 25: Introduction Chapter 26: Programming IOS-XE Devices Chapter 27: Programming IOS-XR Devices Chapter 28: Programming NX-OS Devices Chapter 29: Ansible Chapter 30: Puppet
Section 7: Looking Ahead Chapter 31: The Network Programmability Ecosystem