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Hands-ON Advanced IP Networks and Protocols

CSI-HO-006

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Course Description

Understanding of the TCP/IP Suite, and Internet Protocol operation, are vital to IP network backbone engineers, engineers that test these networks and equipment that is installed in these networks, and development engineers. 

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to:

1. Develop a "hands-on" skill set targeted at TCP/IP networking in the following key areas:
   • MultiProtocol Label Switching
   • OSPF and BPG Routing protocols, and the control plane of IP
   • Quality of Service with IP
   • IP Security (IPSec)
2. Use and understand selection options of IP routing protocols
3. Use and configure fundamental properties of IP Quality of Service
4. Develop a hands-on skill set targeted at MPLS networking in the following key areas:
   • MPLS Basic Operations
   • MPLS Traffic Engineering
   • MPLS L3 VPN Services
5. Master the MPLS-related enhancements to existing IP Control Protocols (RSVP, OSPF, BGP, RIPv2, IS-IS)
6. Understand the security benefits, issues and support of IPSec
   
    

These objectives are met by covering the necessary technical bases in a straight forward manner, by keep the content in context of the objectives - connecting the dots.  Utilizing a short, subject specific architecture with exercises to drive home key points and Hands-On experience that reveal these points builds skills and knowledge based on Bloom's Taxonomy.  Presentation is industry current and up-to-date using a technology specialists.

Target Audience

The target audience for this course is anyone in the telecommunications field that requires a solid and complete understanding of the fundamental operations of TCP/IP in networking and desires hands-on skills that can be applied to their job function.  Ideal candidates are:

• Network Administrators
• Operations individuals that will provide IP configuration and support services
• Development Engineers that must know TCP/IP networking in order to provide hardware and software solutions
• Network Design Engineers that need to understand TCP/IP services and applications
• Network Management individuals that are providing element and network management tools
• Technical sales individuals that must be able to correlate features with functionality
• Technical marketing individuals that want more than just a basic understanding of IP
• Certification Track individuals that need to expand their knowledge and studies

Prerequisites:

CellStream has designed this course assuming students must complete a hands-on router configuration introductory course (such as our TCP/IP Fundamentals class) before attending the Advanced IP course.

All students must attend with a lap-top computer in order to interface to the Router Lab. If the course is held at a classroom where computers are available, the Lap-top computer will not be required.

Maximum class size is 12, limited by lab equipment.

Course Materials:

Students will be provided with a Course Student Guide and a Lab Guide.  Also, a lab system for configuration and labs will be provided.

Related Content:

Hands-ON TCP/IP Fundamentals

Course Outline

• Part 1: The Groundwork

• Overview and Introductions

• Introduction to the five topics

• LAB: Setting up for Internetworking with the CellStream Router Lab Network

• Part 2: OSPF in Detail

• OSPF Areas

• Inter-Area Routing

• Intra-Area Routing

• LAB: OSPF Areas

• Seven Link State Advertising Types

• OSPF Route Redistribution

• Interoperation with BGP

• LAB: OSPF interoperation with BGP

• Part 3: Delivering Quality of Service with IP Networks

• Basics of QoS

• Scheduling

• Marking

• Policing

• LAB: QoS Lab

• Part 4:  MPLS Groundwork

• Definition of MPLS and The Problem it Solves

• MPLS Resources

• Label Switching Routers

• MPLS Label Types and Label Switched Paths

• MPLS Loop Prevention

• Control of Label Distribution

• Part 5: MPLS Label Distribution Protocol

• LDP Protocol Form and Functions

• LAB: Configuring Basic MPLS Operation

• LAB: MPLS TTL Propagation

• LAB: Constraining Label Assignment

• LAB: MPLS Troubleshooting

• Part 6: MPLS Application #1 - Traffic Engineering

• The Problem MPLS-TE Solves

• MPLS TE Architecture and Definitions

• Extending RSVP Protocol for MPLS-TE

• Constraining Path Selection for MPLS-TE

• Enhancing OSPF and IS-IS for MPLS-TE

• LAB: MPLS-TE IGP Configuration

• LAB: MPLS-TE Network Preparation

• LAB: MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnels

• Providing Survivability for MPLS-TE Networks

• LAB: Fast Reroute

• Part 7: Advanced BGP and Layer 3 VPNs

• Review of BGP

• Extending BGP Protocol for MPLS L3 VPNs

• LAB: MPLS L3VPN MP-BGP

• LAB: L3VPN VRF Configuration: Full Mesh

• LAB: L3VPN VRF Configuration: Hub and Spoke

• LAB: L3VPN CE-PE BGP Protocol Configuration

• LAB: L3VPN Troubleshooting

• Part 8: Security with IPSec

• Overview of IPSec

• Protocols and Message Exchange

• Authentication Headers and Encryption Protocol

• LAB: Configuring an IPSec Client

• LAB: Configuring an IPSec Server

• Verification of Encrypted Packets

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