Psocrs 3114 PDF

13 Smart Ways to
Program Your Cisco Network

Bruno Klauser
Consulting Engineer
EN EMEAR
PSOCRS-3114
Welcome Aboard
This Session IS
• an Overview of Network Programmability Capabilities
• based on real-life Enterprise Examples
• fast
This Session IS NOT

• a deep-dive into any product or technology
• limited to Enterprise
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Agenda
• Embracing the Software Defined Era

• 13
• 12
:
• 2
• 1
• Summary and Next Steps
Cisco Digital Network Architecture
Cloud Services and Management
Network-enabled Applications
Policy | Orchestration
Open APIs | Developers Environment

Insights &
Experiences
Automation Analytics
Principles Abstraction & Policy Control Network Data,
Automation
from Core to Edge Contextual Insights & Assurance
Open & Programmable | Standards-Based
Security &
Infrastructure Compliance
Physical | Virtual | Programmable | App Hosting
Cloud-enabled | Software-delivered
Abstraction & Policy Control Network Data,

from Core to Edge Contextual Insights
Physical & Virtual Infrastructure | App Hosting
Network-enabled Applications Cloud-Level APIs

Policy | Orchestration Examples include: Case API, proTACtive,
apiconsole.cisco.com, ...
Controller-Level APIs
Abstraction & Policy Control Network Data, Examples include: APIC-EM NB REST API,
from Core to Edge Contextual Insights DNA Analytics NB API, ...
Infrastructure Infrastructure-Level APIs

Examples include: RESTCONF, Open Service
Physical | Virtual | Programmable | App Hosting Containers, embedded EEM/Python, ...
Embedded Automation
EEM, Python and guestshell

Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
Problem: How to automate within a network device
Solution: Exploring EEM Applet and Policy capabilities

event manager applet 99-bob
description written by bklauser inspired by http://www.99-bottles-of-beer.net Setting a Variable
event none
action 100 set b 99
action 110 while $b gt 1 While Loop – {
action 120 puts "$b bottles of beer on the wall, $b bottles of beer."
action 130 decrement b
action 140 puts "Take one down, pass it around, "
action 150 puts "$b bottles of beer on the wall.\n"
Decrementing a Variable
action 160 end
action 170 puts "$b bottle of beer on the wall, $b bottle of beer."
action 180 puts "Take one down, pass it around, " While Loop – }
action 190 puts "no more bottles of beer on the wall.\n"
action 200 puts "No more bottles of beer on the wall, "
action 210 puts "no more bottles of beer." Referencing a Variable
action 220 puts "Go to the store and buy some more, "
action 230 puts "99 bottles of beer on the wall.\n"
!
alias exec sing event manager run 99-bob
Using an Alias to run our Applet
See also: http://www.99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-cisco-ios-embedded-event-manager-applet-2909.html
Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
email SNMP set SNMP SNMP Reload or Application CLI IOS.sh TCL
Syslog
notification Counter get notification switch-over specific Applets Policies Policies
Actions
EEM Applets
multi-event-correlation Embedded Event
Manager
Event Detectors
Interface XML CDP
Syslog SNMP Timer none HW Watchdog CLI OIR ERM EOT RF GOLD NetFlow IPSLA Route 802.1x MAC
Counter RPC LLDP
ED EDs EDs ED EDs ED ED ED ED ED ED ED ED ED ED ED ED
ED ED ED
Remote:
• Fan
• Notification • Cron Process Interface
Syslog • Temp
Local: • Count Scheduler Descriptor
Event • Env
• Notification down Database Blocks
• ...
• Get/Set
1+1>2
EEM
+ Python
+ guestshell
(from 16.5 / 16.3.1)
Example: Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) – 1/2
Problem: How to accurately detect cabling issues?
 most cabling issues are non-fatal (initially)
 not all wire-pairs may be affected
 may not be located at cable termination
 specialized test equipment may not be available
Solution: Time Domain Reflectometry

 injects a test signal into the cable
 measures reflections caused by
non-uniform impedance
 Detection and (approximate) location
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-domain_reflectometry
On Copper Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports, (subset of) Catalyst 3k, 4k, and 6k since 12.1(19)EA1
Example: Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) – 2/2
But: You may not want to run on all interfaces and only escalate relevant results
1) Run TDR Test:
switch# test cable-diagnostics tdr interface gigabitethernet1/0/3
TDR test on Gi1/0/9 will affect link state and traffic
TDR test started on interface Gi1/0/3
A TDR test can take a few seconds to run on an interface
Use 'show cable-diagnostics tdr' to read the TDR results.
Note: This will be disruptive!

2) Check Results:
+ Python
switch# show cable-diagnostics tdr interface gigabitethernet1/0/2
TDR test last run on: December 18 21:05:37
Interface Speed Local pair Pair length Remote pair Pair status + guestshell
--------- ----- ---------- ------------------ ----------- --------------------
Gi1/0/2 auto Pair A 0 +/- 2 meters N/A Open
Pair B 0 +/- 2 meters N/A Open
Pair C 0 +/- 2 meters N/A Open (from 16.5 / 16.3.1)
Pair D 0 +/- 2 meters N/A Open
Solution: Run on-box from guestshell / Python and parse / filter results before escalating
 See https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/python_code_samples_network/tree/master/tdr-test
Model-based APIs
YANG and RESTCONF

Open Device Programmability
Set Get Automate

RESTCONF NETCONF gRPC
Open Device Programmability
Data Model
Configuration Operational
Standard
Device
Specific
Standard
Device
Specific
Physical and Virtual Network Infrastructure
Device Features
Interface BGP QoS ACL …

Other vendors…
Open Device Programmability – YANG Models
(Open) Common (Cisco) Common (Cisco) Native
Model Model Model
• Industry definition • Cisco definition • Cisco definition
• Compliant with standard • Common across 2 or • Unique to a single Cisco
(IETF, ITU, etc) definition more Cisco operating operating system
systems
• Compliant with customer
definition (ie OpenConfig)
Example: Example: Example:

ietf-diffserv-policy.yang cisco-vxlan.yang Cisco-IOS-XR-ipv4-bgp-cfg.yang
(IETF Diffserv data model) (IOS-XE/NX-OS VxLAN data model) (IOS-XR BGP data model)
Working with YANG Models
pyang – extensible YANG validator and converter in python

• https://github.com/mbj4668/pyang
• Via PyPi: pyang - A YANG (RFC 6020) validator and converter
• Mandatory tool 
YANG Explorer – open-source YANG Browser

and RPC Builder Application
• https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/yang-explorer
• Web Based UI
• ‘Postman’-like concept, feature rich
Working with YANG Models - YangExplorer
(1) Select a Profile
Python Scripts
Check Capabilities
(2) Browse Models
(3) Define Operations
(4) Create RPC
(5) Run RPC
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Unfair Advantage
apiconsole.cisco.com
Example: Preventive Analytics – Connected TAC
Problem: Most root causes of production outages have been in the network for some time and
have been seen before in other networks. How to prevent them from affecting YOUR network?
Solution: Leverage automated Connected TAC Analytics:

1)
1. Customer reports incident (1.3M incidents p.a.) TAC
2)
2. Cisco TAC Expert analyses root cause

3) 4)
3. IF analysis can be automated AND there is a
preventive action  a scripted app is created
4. Hundreds of TAC engineers write scripted  
apps daily (currently >>16’000 apps)  
 
5. NEW proTACtive makes apps available via REST APIs  
on apiconsole.cisco.com (updates weekly) apiconsole.cisco.com
  !

 Prevent outages before they happen 5) 
Example: Preventive Analytics – Connected TAC
In use at Cisco, ISVs,
REST APIs, node.js Agent JSON Results Partners, Customers
Technical Solutions Clinic – Hall 2.2 (The Hub)

Insights &
Experiences
Automation
Security &

Insights &
Experiences
Automation
Security &
Deploy, Report, Measure, Adjust, Repeat
Business Intent
Business Insight
Service Policy
Abstraction & Policy Control Network Data, Service Analytics
from Core to Edge Contextual Insights
Infra Config Analytics

Infra Telemetry
APIC-EM Platform Architecture – Today
APIC-EM Applications Applications built on top of APIC-EM
Network Path Network Applications packaged with APIC-EM
IWAN Easy QoS
Inventory Trace PnP
Core Applications bundled
Advanced Topology Visualizer IWAN Application separately licensed
Northbound REST API Open and Documented REST API
APIC-EM Controller Platform Services

Inventory Policy
RBAC Policy Analysis Core Services
Manager Programmer
Applications Specific Services
Topology Data Access IWAN
Network PnP
Services Service Services
Elastic Controller Infrastructure (Grapevine 1 ) Provides Scale and High Availability
APIC-EM Northbound REST API
Bundling, Versioning, Deprecation and Release Strategy
• API changes within a version will be backward compatible i.e adding a new optional
parameter to existing API URL does not constitute a version change
• Up versioning an API does not guarantee backward compatibility
• When a new version of an API is released, the older version will be

supported for 2 or more years before it is removed
• Telemetry will be used to get insights in API usage and retire unused APIs early in cycle
• Deprecated APIs will respond with appropriate message

(that emphasizes the deprecation, time until it is valid, etc)
Using a Controller API
APIC-EM northbound REST

APIC-EM Northbound REST API
Problem: How to get started with a Controller API?
Solution: Explore
Example:
1) In the APIC-EM User Interface,
click on [API]
2) Navigate to the desired API
in our example:
/network-device/count
Real-World Example
Example: Subnets seen by APIC-EM

Problem: How to get a full list of all subnets seen by APIC-EM ?
Solution: Use the APIC-EM REST APIs: Subnets seen by APIC-EM:
40.0.0.0 /24
40.0.1.0 /30
: 40.0.1.4 /30
1) For each network device: for item in interface_list: 40.0.1.8 /30
if (item[0] != '') & (item[1] != ''): 40.0.1.12 /30
subnet = ipcalc.Network(item[0] + "/" + item[1])
2) Extract IP/Subnet Information of all subnets.append(...)
40.0.1.16 /30
40.0.1.20 /30
interfaces into a list : 40.0.1.24 /30
40.0.1.28 /30
40.0.1.32 /30
3) De-duplicate Subnets 40.0.1.36 /30
40.0.1.40 /30
40.0.1.44 /30
4) Sort the List 40.0.1.48 /30
40.0.2.0 /30
40.0.2.4 /30
40.0.2.8 /30
40.0.2.12 /30
See: 40.0.2.16 /30
https://communities.cisco.com/people/steffenwebb/blog/ virtual NETWORK-, APPLICATION-, MANAGEMENT- FUNCTIONS
40.0.5.0 /24
2016/04/07/get-all-subnets-from-apic-em-controller 40.0.7.0 /24
172.10.0.0 /24
SWITCHING | ROUTING | WIRELESS 172.20.0.0 /24
192.168.1.0 /24
192.168.2.0 /24
Real-World Example
Example: Inventory Integration

Problem: How to leverage APIC-EM discovery and inventory to feed service monitoring?
Solution: Integrate APIC-EM REST APIs
with existing Paessler / PRTG System:
1. Identify Relevant Service Domains
2. Run APIC-EM Discovery
Traditional IT
3. Share APIC-EM Inventory via REST APIs
and modular PowerShell Tool/Adapter
4. Correlate with EoX and proTACtive
information via apiconsole.cisco.com
5. Visualize and Share with IT and
DevOps users via PRTG virtual NETWORK-, APPLICATION-, MANAGEMENT- FUNCTIONS
See www.damovo.com SWITCHING | ROUTING | WIRELESS
Automated Deployment
APIC-EM PnP App and API

Network Plug and Play (PnP)
Deployment
Device receives target
image and configuration
2
Discovery
Device can reach
PnP Server on APIC-EM
1
No Staging
Routers (ISR, ASR)
No Staging Required
PnP Runs from Cisco
Switches (Catalyst®) Wireless Access Points
Factory-Default Configuration
Network Plug and Play (PnP) – Components
PnP Server
Cloud Redirect Service
Central Server on APIC-EM
PnP Helper App [ Optional ]
Manages sites, devices, images,
[ Optional ] Roadmap Phase 2 licenses, workflow
Delivers bootstrap, status Provides Northbound REST APIs
and troubleshooting checks
GetConsole
Redpark RJ45 Redpark RJ45
Airconsole2.0
Apple 8pin Apple 30pin
Bluetooth Adapter PnP Protocol
Runs between
PnP Agent Agent and Server
Runs on Cisco® switches, routers, Open Schema
and wireless access points
Automates the deployment process
PnP – Simple & Secure & Consistent
APIC-EM PnP Dashboard APIC-EM PnP REST API Support
Device Repository
and Database
PnP REST API
APIC-EM Bulk Import/Export Python
APIC-EM API
Automation Framework
(i.e. Python scripts,
configuration generator, etc)
Customer’s Existing
Automation Frameworks
Switches Routers
Wireless AP
(Catalyst) (ISR/ASR)
Network Plug and Play (PnP) – Templates
PnP Templates
• Introduced in 1.3
• Based on Apache Velocity
• UI Support
• API Support
Real-World Example
Example: Campus Automation

Problem: How automate campus network operations to minimize OPEX and increase efficiency?
Solution: Leverage APIC-EM

and DevNet to deliver automated
solutions to customers
Traditional IT
• 1st PnP Prodution Reference
• Custom App on top of PnP
‘Config Writer’
• OPEX Reduction
• Standardization
• Enables Innovation
See www.computacenter.com
Real-World Example
Example: PnP for Wireless using Android

Problem: How to automate deployment of Wireless AP and their WLC Association ?
Solution: Leverage APIC-EM

PnP and Android to automate
1. Scan Access Point Serial
2. Load List of PnP Projects 3
from APIC-EM
3. Assign AP to Project Site 2
4. Auto-Provision AP into
correct WLC Group
Credits: Hans Donnerborg and Rene Andersen
How does my Traffic flow?
APIC-EM Path Trace

APIC-EM Path Trace
Accurate 5-tuple path flow-analysis – available via GUI and REST APIs
Problem: How to capture Application Flow Information along a complex wireless, wired path?
Solution: Leverage APIC-EM – the SDN Controller for Enterprise
APIC-EM Path Trace
CAPWAP Tunnel ACL Check Stats: Device, Interface, QoS, Perfmon Link Source Information
APIC-EM Path Trace
{
"response": { "sourceIP": "65.1.1.83",
"request": {
"sourceIP": "212.1.10.20", "destIP": "212.1.10.20"
"destIP": "65.1.1.6" }
},
"lastUpdate": "Thu Apr 23 01:23:21 UTC 2015",
"properties": [ ],
"networkElementsInfo": [
{
"id": "424621be-d2b4-4d42-ad16-92d4d5c19fa4",
"type": "WIRED",
"ip": "212.1.10.20",
"linkInformationSource": "Wired"
},
{
"id": "8beada2e-cd2c-421d-941f-3ba42696c489",
"name": "CAMPUS-Access1",
"type": "SWITCH",
(dynamic) Policy Injection
APIC-EM Easy QoS App and API

APIC-EM Easy QoS App
APIC-EM Easy QoS App
“QoS rollouts were once 6-month projects costing

over $200K. With Cisco APIC EM Easy QoS, we will
go from months to minutes with nominal costs. ”
Brian McEvoy, Sr. Network Engineer, Symantec

APIC-EM Easy QoS App – Dynamic QoS
SDN API APIC Application

EM Dynamic Policy
Management
Client A calls Client sends call setup App Server calls APIC-EM QoS policy enabled
client B info to App server to setup policy on network device
SDN API APIC Application

EM Dynamic Policy
Management
Call ends Client sends call teardown App Server calls APIC-EM QoS policy removed
info to App Server to delete policy from network device
Real-World Example
Example: Dynamic Admission Control

Problem: How to consistently and predictably implement dynamic call admission control (DAC)
policies on top of an IP network, across campus and branches, supporting multiple communication
and collaboration technologies ?
Solution: Leverage DNA and APIC-EM
capabilities to integrate with communication 2)
and collaboration controllers 1)
Policy Engine
1) Define Admission Control Policies in Netwrapper CAC Service Topology QoS
Netwrapper Adapter Analyzer Adapter
2) Integrate with Communication Controllers
(Skype4Business, Cisco CUCM, …) 3)
3) Integrate with APIC-EM NIB and Easy QoS
4) Communicate and Operate with predictable
Branch Branch
QoS and SLA
4)
See: www.italtel.com/products/sdn-monitoring-automation
https://marketplace.cisco.com/catalog/companies/italtel-s-p-a/products/netwrapper--2
WAN
Yes, but ...
APIC-EM 1.4 Command Runner

APIC-EM 1.4 – Command Runner
Problem: A controller API which is model-based and policy-driven is great – but sometimes we just
need some arbitrary operational data. Why can’t I just run a plain old show command via the API?
Solution:
1. Upgrade to APIC-EM 1.4
2. Select Devices from Inventory
3. Run Commands
4. Wait for Task Completion
5. Read Results
Solution:
2. Select Devices from Inventory • POST a cli read request using

/network-device-poller/cli/read-request
 accepts a JSON-encoded request
3. Run Commands maximum of 100 device IPs and a maximum of 5 commands)
 returns a Task ID, which can be polled for status:
/task/{taskId}
• 3) when the task is complete, the response will return a File ID.

• Resulting file contains the command output:
/file/{fileId}
5. Read Results
[{'commandResponses': {'BLACKLISTED': {},
'FAILURE': {},
'SUCCESS': {'show configuration id detail': 'Configuration '
Solution: 'version
': 56303\n'
'Last '
'
'change '
'time '
1. Upgrade to APIC-EM 1.4 ': '
'2017-01-19T06:12:53.573Z\n'
'Changed by '
'user '
': cisco\n'
'Changed '
2. Select Devices from Inventory 'from '
'process '
': Virtual '
'Exec',
'show ip interface brief': 'Interface '
'IP-Address '
'OK? Method '
3. Run Commands 'Status
'Protocol\n'
'
'Embedded-Service-Engine0/0 '
'unassigned '
'YES NVRAM '
'administratively '
'down down \n'
4. Wait for Task Completion 'GigabitEthernet0/0
'172.16.2.2 '
'
'YES manual '

'up '
'up \n'
'GigabitEthernet0/1 '
'10.2.2.1 '
5. Read Results 'YES manual '
'up '
'up \n'
'GigabitEthernet0/2 '
'10.2.1.18 '
'YES manual '
'up '
© 2017 'up \n'
Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
'Loopback0 '
Solution:
2. Select Devices from Inventory
3. Run Commands
5. Read Results
Building Apps on Top
Leverage APIC-EM and

NeXt UI Toolkit ...
Real-World Example
Example: Visualizing Multicast

Problem: In a Hospital, Multicast is used for critical Medical Equipment as well as
Patient Entertainment and Media – data privacy is a key concern.
How to visualize the relevant multicast information?
Solution: Harvest information from the network
and create custom, augmented displays
1) Collect relevant Topology, Inventory and
Host information from APIC-EM
NeXt UI Toolkit
2) Augment with Multicast tree(s) 3)
Multicast Visualizer App
3) Use NeXt UI to for visual representation
1) 2)
4) Share with operational staff
See: http://www.anyweb.ch
http://www.hsr.ch
Network

Insights &
Experiences
Automation
Security &

Insights &
Experiences
Automation
Security &
Separation of IT areas and buying
centers preventing IT to move at the
speed demanded by the business
Focus evolved from Consolidation to

Automation and now it’s all about
Consumption
Business Owners and App

Developers went straight to Public DevOps
Cloud to meet agility and demand.
Security and Data Sovereignty arise.
Operations become bi-modal – IT

governance AND agile business
interaction.
Shift from “how it works”
to “how to consume it”
Interacting with Humans – #1 Requirement
Interacting with Humans – #1 Requirement
Enable
• Rapid Adoption
- TTFHW (time-to-first hellow world): Minutes
- TTFPP (time-to-first production pilot) : Hours
• Scale and Quality Interaction

- with the same skills,
technologies, architecture
and tooling
Multi-Domain Topology
Visualization
NeXt UI Toolkit
Interacting with Humans – NeXt
Problem: How to quickly provide a Graphical UI for
network-centric custom SDN/DevOps Applications ?
Solution: NeXt
Embedded User eXperience for Network UIs Web Applications
• HTML 5 / JavaScript based
• Open source Topology Component
• Developed within Cisco
• Used by APIC-EM, Glance, DNA and others UI Core
UI Component/View Engine/DOM/AOP/Application Support
• Rapid Adoption
developer.cisco.com/site/neXt/ JavaScript Core
OOP/MVVM/Data Binding/Data Type
NeXt is on DevNet – Try it Out
It is all open sourced now for free with
eclipse license 1.0
Anatomy of a NeXt UI
<html>
• index.html  your web page <head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="dest/css/next.css">
<script src="dest/js/next.js"></script>
can be dynamic, no static body elements required <script src="Data.js"></script>
<script src="Shell.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
• Data.js  topology data </html>
single topology object, from file or in memroy

var topologyData = {
nodes: [
{"id": 0, "x": 050, "y": 100, "name": "65.1.1.46"},
{"id": 1, "x": 100, "y": 50, "name": "AP7081.059f.19ca"},
• Shell.js  (custom) behavior {"id": 2, "x": 150, "y": 100, "name": "CAMPUS-Access1"}
],
links: [
extend and override for custom behavior
{"source": 0, "target": 1},
{"source": 1, "target": 2}
default functionality is present already ]
(pan, zoom, select, tooltips, colors, etc) };
Sharing NeXt Code – Client Side JavaScript
NeXt on DevNet
• Documentation
• Tutorials and Labs
• Downloads
• Community
http://developer.cisco.com/site/neXt/
http://communities.cisco.com/community/developer/devnetlabs/next
Sharing and Running NeXt Examples

• Works best on Platforms such as JSFiddle.net or
Codepen.io
http://codepen.io/collection/nrBeEQ/
http://codepen.io/collection/nMWevE/
http://jsfiddle.net/user/nextsupport/fiddles/
 Engage with your peers/users
ChatOps
Cisco Spark APIs

Interacting With Humans – ChatOps
Cisco Spark for Developers
Developer Portal Interactive Docs
24/7 Dev Support Server SDKs

https://developer.ciscospark.com/
Interacting with Humans – Spark
Problem: How to post instant information
to a chat room and/or interact?
Solution: Use the Cisco Spark REST APIs

• Login to developer.ciscospark.com
• Copy Access Token
• Query Rooms SPARK_HEADERS = {'Content-type': 'application/json',
developer.ciscospark.com
'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN'}
/endpoint-rooms-get.html
• Copy Room ID msg = json.dumps({'roomId':SPARK_ROOM,

'text':'Hello Spark'})
• Post 
q = requests.post('https://api.ciscospark.com/v1/messages',
data=msg,
headers=SPARK_HEADERS)
ChatOps Advanced
Spark Integrations and Bots

Spark API GET vs. Webhooks vs. Bots
4. Apps which interact with other

users via Spark can register as
Bots – much like humanoids
1. User’s Clients interact with
the Spark Service
2. Scripts and Apps can GET or

POST messages by calling 3. A webhook allows an App to
the Spark API subscribe for Notifications from
Spark in real time
Example: ChatOps with Humans Bots
Bot
Human: @Bot Who has the
lease for 10.100.252.43?
Bot: 10.100.252.43 is
leased by …
Interacting with Humans – ChatOps
Problem: What if your Ops users are road
warriors, managers and remote workers?
Solution: ChatOps – Integrate via Cisco

Spark REST APIs and/or Tropo.com
Demo at Italtel Booth G12 – Hall 3.2
Real-World Example
Example Bot: Exploring and Interacting

Problem: How to explore SDN Controllers and DevOps-style Human Interaction?
Solution: Combine a few things:

• DevNet Sandbox
• APIC-EM in the Sandbox
• APIC-EM REST API via Python
• Spark REST APIs
Then query host information in
APIC-EM from a Spark Room 
See: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/awesome-ciscospark and
https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/spark-webhooks-sample
Reaching Road Warriors
and Managers
Tropo Voice and Text APIs

Interacting with Humans – Tropo
www.tropo.com
Problem: How to automate Phone Interactions ?

<?php
Solution: Tropo Scripting and Web APIs answer();
say("Hello World");
• Voice Interaction APIs hangup();
• SMS/Text Interaction APIs ?>
answer();
• Custom logic can be say("Hello World");
hangup();
• cloud-hosted (Scripting API) {"tropo":[
• on-premise (Web API) {"say": "Hello World"}
]}
• Rapid Adoption via PHP, Ruby, Python, answer()
JavaScript, JSON, Groovy, … say("Hello World")
hangup()
www.tropo.com/docs/scripting/quickstarts
Interacting with Humans – Tropo
Example - Simple IVR Readout and Choice
• Create an App in Development Mode
• Script based on QuickStart Examples
• Call in to test (+41 43 508 13 03)
• Evolve ...
Agenda
• Embracing the Software Defined Era

• 13
• 12
:
• 2
• 1
• Summary and Next Steps
Network-enabled Applications Cloud-Level APIs

Policy | Orchestration Examples include: Case API, proTACtive,
apiconsole.cisco.com, ...
Controller-Level APIs
Abstraction & Policy Control Network Data, Examples include: APIC-EM NB REST API,
from Core to Edge Contextual Insights DNA Analytics NB API, ...
Infrastructure Infrastructure-Level APIs

Examples include: RESTCONF, Open Service
Physical | Virtual | Programmable | App Hosting Containers, embedded EEM/Python, ...
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13 Smart Ways to

Program Your Cisco Network

This Session IS NOT

1. Download Cisco Spark app from iTunes or Google Play

2. Login to Cisco Spark on your Lab Notebook too

Spark Room will be open for 2 weeks after Cisco Live

• Embracing the Software Defined Era

Open APIs | Developers Environment

Open APIs | Developers Environment

Abstraction & Policy Control Network Data,

Open & Programmable | Standards-Based

Physical & Virtual Infrastructure | App Hosting

Network-enabled Applications Cloud-Level APIs

Open & Programmable | Standards-Based

Infrastructure Infrastructure-Level APIs

EEM, Python and guestshell

Solution: Exploring EEM Applet and Policy capabilities

See also: http://www.99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-cisco-ios-embedded-event-manager-applet-2909.html

Solution: Time Domain Reflectometry

Note: This will be disruptive!

YANG and RESTCONF

Set Get Automate

Interface BGP QoS ACL …

Example: Example: Example:

pyang – extensible YANG validator and converter in python

YANG Explorer – open-source YANG Browser

(2) Browse Models

(3) Define Operations

(4) Create RPC

(5) Run RPC

Solution: Leverage automated Connected TAC Analytics:

Open APIs | Developers Environment

Open APIs | Developers Environment

Infra Config Analytics

Northbound REST API Open and Documented REST API

APIC-EM Controller Platform Services

Elastic Controller Infrastructure (Grapevine 1 ) Provides Scale and High Availability

• Up versioning an API does not guarantee backward compatibility

• When a new version of an API is released, the older version will be

• Deprecated APIs will respond with appropriate message

APIC-EM northbound REST

Example: Subnets seen by APIC-EM

Example: Inventory Integration

See www.damovo.com SWITCHING | ROUTING | WIRELESS

APIC-EM PnP App and API

PnP REST API

APIC-EM Bulk Import/Export Python

Example: Campus Automation

Solution: Leverage APIC-EM

Example: PnP for Wireless using Android

Solution: Leverage APIC-EM

Credits: Hans Donnerborg and Rene Andersen

APIC-EM Path Trace

Solution: Leverage APIC-EM – the SDN Controller for Enterprise

APIC-EM Easy QoS App and API

“QoS rollouts were once 6-month projects costing

Brian McEvoy, Sr. Network Engineer, Symantec

SDN API APIC Application

SDN API APIC Application

Example: Dynamic Admission Control

APIC-EM 1.4 Command Runner

2. Select Devices from Inventory

4. Wait for Task Completion