The course
This five-day course is designed to provide lectures and comprehensive hands-on labs ranging from technology basics to more updated features and functions such as complex VPNs. The focus of the course is on MPLS technology issues as they apply to service providers and on how to configure new features and functions in an existing routed environment.
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at network administrators and technicians responsible for implementing and troubleshooting basic IP multicast-enabled networks within a single domain. Cisco CCNP, CCDP, CCIE, and CCIP routing and switching candidates.
Prerequisites
Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites: CCNA, BSCI, BGP, QOS 2.0 or equivalent knowledge
Course Outline
MPLS Concepts
- Basic MPLS Concepts
- MPLS Labels and Label Stack
- MPLS Applications
Label Assignment and Distribution
- Typical Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS
- Convergence in Frame-mode MPLS
- Typical Label Distribution over LC-ATM Interfaces and VC Merge
- MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes
- LDP Neighbour Discovery
Frame-Mode and Cell-Mode MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms
- CEF Switching Review
- Configuring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
- Monitoring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
- Troubleshooting Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
- Configuring LC-ATM MPLS
- Configuring LC-ATM MPLS over ATM Virtual Path
- Monitoring LC-ATM MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
MPLS Virtual Private Networks Technology
- Introduction to Virtual Private Networks
- Overlay and Peer-to-Peer VPNs
- VPN Categorization
- MPLS VPN Architecture
- MPLS VPN Routing Model
- MPLS VPN Packet Forwarding
Complex MPLS VPNs
- Advanced VRF Import and Export Features
- Overlapping VPNs
- Central Services VPNs
- Managed CE Routers Service MPLS Managed Services
Internet Access from an MPLS VPN
- VPN Internet Access Topologies
- VPN Internet Access Implementation Methods
- Separating Internet Access from VPN Services
- Internet Access as a Separate VPN