Intel Network Builders University

Intel® Network Builders University is a comprehensive network functions virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN) training program. The university includes a broad collection of online content training to help technical professionals in the network industry to improve their knowledge of key Intel® technologies, industry trends, and technical aspects of NFV deployments.

I would like to recomend its courses to everyone who is interested in learning more about OpenStack, 4G, DPDK and Open vSwitch.

Intel proposes three learning paths:

Foundational Learning Pathway

• Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) – A World Where the Application Defines the System
• Network Transformation
• NFV Technologies
• NFV/SDN Essentials Series – Network Virtualization
• NFV/SDN Essentials Series – Virtualization Concepts
• NFV/SDN Essentials Series – Network Functions Virtualization
• NFV/SDN Essentials Series – Cloud IaaS with OpenStack
• NFV/SDN Essentials Series – Software-Defined Networking
• NFV/SDN Essentials Series – Deployment Use Cases
• The Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor: Foundations for Communications Service Providers
• Server Ingredients: Virtualization 101
• Server Ingredients: Virtualization 102
• Cloud 101
• Open Source and NFV
• DPDK 101

Intermediate Learning Pathway

• VNF re-architecting
• NFVI Hardware Configurations
• Hyperscan Overview
• Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable Platform Technical Deep Dive
• DPDK 201
• DPDK Intro
• DPDK Open vSwitch: Accelerating the Path to the Guest
• Intel’s NFV Technologies Management & Orchestration
• Intel® QuickAssist Technology Overview – NDA Content
• Extend Cloud and Data Center Capacity with Intel® QuickAssist Technology
• OpenStack* Enhanced Platform Awareness 101
• OpenStack* Enhanced Platform Awareness 102
• Virtual Enterprise Customer Premises Equipment (vE-CPE) Overview
• Gi-LAN Overview
• Virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS) Overview

Advanced Learning Pathway

• How to Maximize Performance of NFV on Intel® Architecture
• Setting Up DPDK on Different Operating Systems
• Open vSwitch with DPDK Architectural Deep Dive
• VSPERF Deep Dive: Virtual Switch performance in OPNFV
• Using DPDK and OvS to Accelerate Virtual Switching
• Container Orchestration with Kubernetes*
• Integration of OpenDaylight Service Function Chaining and Vector Packet Processing
• Introduction to SDN Controller and VIM Integration – OpenStack* and OpenDaylight* Integration
• NetVirt* Features and Their Use Cases
• Virtual Enterprise Customer Premises Equipment (vE-CPE) Reference Architecture
• Virtual Enterprise Customer Premises Equipment (vE-CPE) Use Cases
• Virtual Enterprise Customer Premises Equipment (vE-CPE) Operations
• Gi-LAN Deep Dive
• vGi-LAN Architecture
• Service Function Chaining
• IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Architecture
• Virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS) Architecture
• Virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS) Additional Benefits