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CSI-HO-008
MPLS 101
1 Day Instructor Led
Course Description:
Service providers today are faced with many challenges in terms of customer
demand, including an ongoing need for value-added services. Conventional IP
packet forwarding has several limitations, and more and more service providers
are realizing that something else is needed. Not only must they be concerned
with protecting their existing infrastructure, but they must also find ways to
generate new services that are not currently supportable using existing
technologies.
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a high-performance method for forwarding
packets through a network. It enables routers at the edge of a network to apply
simple labels to packets. This practice allows the edge devices – ATM switches
or existing routers in the center of the service provider core – to switch
packets according to labels, with minimal lookup overhead. MPLS integrates the
performance and traffic management capabilities of data link Layer 2 with the
scalability and flexibility of network Layer 3 routing. When used in conjunction
with other standard technologies, it allows service providers the ability to
support value-added features that are critical for their networks.
The course is a combination of knowledge training, systems analysis, with
hands-on exercises using Cisco routers and Cisco IOS, revealing the details of
MPLS in a swift, comprehensive, and understandable way.
Audience:
The target audience for this course is anyone in Engineering, Test, Customer
Support, Technical Marketing, or even Sales and Marketing that requires a solid
and complete understanding of the fundamental operations of MPLS and desires
hands-on skills that can be applied to their job function.
Ideal candidates are:
* Operations individuals that will provide Ethernet configuration and support
services
* Network Design Engineers that need to understand Ethernet and Ethernet VLANs
* 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 Ethernet
* Certification Track individuals that need to expand their knowledge and
studies
* Network Administrators
Objectives:
To develop a "hands-on" skill set targeted at Ethernet, Ethernet Switching and
VLAN networking in the following key areas:
* Describe basic MPLS frame-mode architecture and identify how it supports
applications that are used to address the drawbacks in traditional IP routing
* Describe the LDP process by explaining label allocation, label distribution,
label retention, label convergence, and PHP in frame mode MPLS
* Identify the Cisco IOS command syntax required to successfully configure,
monitor, and troubleshoot MPLS operations on frame, and switched WAN interfaces,
given a diagram of a typical MPLS network solution
* Describe the MPLS peer-to-peer architecture and explain the routing and packet
forwarding model in this architecture
Prerequisites:
This course to appeal to anyone needing the skills and knowledge of MPLS. The
ideal student will have some experience in networking and operations, with
knowledge of IP addressing and routing. 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.
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:
TBD
Course Outline:
Part 1:
* The Groundwork
* Overview and Introductions
* Introduction to MPLS
* The Problems MPLS Solves
* LAB: Accessing the Lab Network
Part 2:
* Basic MPLS Concepts
* MPLS Labels and Label Stack
* MPLS Applications
* LAB 2: Installing an IGP
* Label Assignment and Distribution
* Typical Label Distribution in Frame-mode MPLS
* MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes
* LDP Neighbor Discovery
* Configuring Frame Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms (up to page 3-22)
* LAB 3: Installing and verifying MPLS
Part 3:
* MPLS Optional Capabilities
* LAB 4: Disabling TTL Propagation
* LAB 5: Constraining Label Distribution
* Monitoring Frame Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
* Troubleshooting MPLS Networks
* LAB: Troubleshooting Lab
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Course Type |
Hands-On Instructor Led class |
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Course Length |
1 days |
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List Pricing |
$400 per day*
*Contact us regarding discount pricing |
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Course Availability |
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