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Automated & Scalable Network Testing with OTG

Pre-workshop FAQ

Cohort slack channel: https://networkautomationfrm.slack.com/archives/C07U0FY8AMR

  1. What will I learn from this workshop?
  • Automate real world network topologies.
  • Build test cases to run experiments on real world scenarios.
  • Expertise with network test automation tools emulating network nodes and send/receive traffic.
  1. What do I need to bring to the workshop?
  • A laptop with an SSH client and a web browser.
  • A cloud based virtual environment will be provided for the labs.
  • This lab can also be performed on a clean Ubuntu VM (x86 based) but it is preferred to use the above environment (#b) for ease of use and dependencies pre-configured.
  1. Can I access the lab document before the workshop?
  • Lab documentation will be available in GitHub on the day of the workshop.
  1. How do I login to my lab environment?
  • Email with login credentials will be sent to your email that you used to register for this workshop on the day of the workshop.
  • These environments are timebound so please start the environment close to the start time of the workshop.
  1. What are the prerequisites for the workshop?
  • A basic understanding of coding (Python preferred) and networking is desirable.
  • It will involve working with Linux tools like Docker, Docker-Compose, Kubernetes, ContainerLab et* No previous experience needed.
  1. What is OTG?
  • Open Traffic Generator (OTG) is an open standard, specifying declarative and vendor neutral API for testing Layer 2-7 network devices and applications (at any scale).
  • Visit https://ixia-c.dev/ website for documentation.
  1. What tools will be used?
  • Ixia-c Community Edition. Free for basic use-cases and distributed / deployed as a multi-container application consisting primarily of a controller, a traffic-engine, and a protocol-engine.
  • Virtual Device Under Test (DUT) like Nokia SR Linux for the labs.
  • Standard Linux tools (preinstalled and / or will be installed during hands-on sessions).
  1. Do I need pre-reading?
  1. Do I need to have any applications installed on my laptop?
  • A SSH client like a Mac terminal, Windows PowerShell, etc.
  1. Will I have access to the workshop materials after the end of the session?
  • Yes, all documentation will be available in OTG GitHub.
  • The instruction set can also be followed post workshop by anyone to redo the labs in any Ubuntu machine.