Overview
What this challenge is about.
Build a gNMI telemetry pipeline for an ISP backbone, detect microbursts in 5 seconds, and earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The ISP (acquired by a larger telco 18 months ago, due-diligence flagged the monitoring gap) faces a Q4 peak-season test that exposed roughly 40 customer-impacting microbursts last year.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Replace SNMP-only monitoring with a streaming-telemetry pipeline that detects microbursts and BGP issues in seconds, not minutes.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Deploy gNMI streaming telemetry against heterogeneous router platforms
- Design SLO signals that map to real customer-experience problems
- Build NOC-grade dashboards that don't drown operators in noise
- Hand a working observability pipeline to a 24x7 operations team
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Advanced Computer Networks
Master · Networking
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Advanced Computer Networks at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Network Telemetry
Apply network telemetry to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Gnmi
Apply gnmi to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Kafka
Apply kafka to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Grafana
Apply grafana to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Slo Design
Apply slo design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Documentation
Apply documentation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: