IP Communications: Implementing Cisco MPLS (5 day)

About this class

The course will enable learners to gather information from the technology basics to advanced VPN configuration. The focus of the course is on VPN technology issues of MPLS from the Service Providers perspective and how to configure some of those features and functions in an existing routed environment. A basic introductory level of some of the more updated features and functions such as Traffic Engineering, Fast Reroute and Any Transport over MPLS (AToM) are introduced on a concept level only and the MPLS Traffic Engineering and other Features course should be taken for in depth learning of those topics.

Who will the lesson benefit?

The course is targeted at pre- and post-sales technical engineers responsible for designing, implementing, and/or troubleshooting MPLS networks or solutions based on MPLS technology. Also, those individuals that are working toward their CCIP certification

What delegates will learn

• Describe basic MPLS frame-mode and cell-mode architectures and identify how it supports applications that are used to address the drawbacks in traditional IP routing
• Describe the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) process by explaining label allocation, label distribution, label retention, label convergence and Pen-ultimate Hop Popping (PHP) in both frame and cell modes
• Given a diagram of a typical MPLS network solution, identify the Cisco IOS command syntax required to successfully configure and monitor MPLS operations on frame, switched WAN and LC-ATM interfaces
• Describe MPLS's peer-to-peer architecture and explain the routing and packet forwarding model in this architecture
• Given a diagram of a typical simple MPLS VPN solution, identify the Cisco IOS command syntax required to successfully configure, monitor and troubleshoot VPN operations
• Given a diagram of a typical simple, hub-and-spoke, overlapping and central services MPLS VPN solution identify the Cisco IOS command syntax required to successfully configure VPN operations and describe how these models are used to implement managed services and Internet access

What prerequisites are required

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent level of working knowledge and experience. Equivalent knowledge and skill that can be acquired by attending the following courses: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP). Practical experience with deploying and operating networks based on Cisco network devices and Cisco IOS is strongly recommended.

Contents of this class

• MPLS Concepts
• MPLS Label Assignment and Distribution Frame-Mode/Cell-Mode
• MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms
• MPLS Virtual Private Networks Technology
• MPLS Virtual Private Networks Implementation
• MPLS Virtual Private Networks Advanced Features