Optimization of Elapsed Time of Automation for Large-Scale Traditional Networks and Proposing New Automation Scripts
Omar Waleed Jawad Altalebi, Abdullahi Abdu İbrahim
Abstract
Traditional networks are of commonly and broadly vital usage. However, the rise in the number of devices in these networks has led to difficulty in managing, monitoring, and maintaining such networks. Therefore, IT firms have started to resort to solutions that make managing traditional networks much easier and much friendlier. The automation of traditional networks is perceived to be an optimal solution to this problem to better manage and handle these networks. The automation process is demonstrated to make those networks more efficient with a minimum level of cost and personnel. In this paper, a number of problems faced by network engineers have been discussed and solutions have been also put forward. In addition to the development of automation software called Automation Scripts Code ASC, this software generates a number of scripts that automate traditional networks. Python has been used as a programming language. It is worth noting that the time taken to send the configuration to the traditional network devices has been taken into consideration. The configuration process took only 6 seconds to send the configuration to 36 Cisco devices. In light of this fact, this process is demonstrated to be the finest result obtained compared to the result of previous work.