Course Details
Course Description:
The MPLS - Implementing Cisco MPLS v3.0 course is a 5-day course that is designed to introduce students to MPLS concepts, installation, migration, operation, inspection, and troubleshooting. The course will start with an overview of MPLS and its operation, after which students will concentrate on MPLS Virtual Private Network (VPN) deployment. The MPLS fundamentals covered in this course will provide the theory and hands-on knowledge to implement, integrate, and deploy an MPLS infrastructure. The MPLS VPN lecture and labs will cover the models, diversity, implementation, troubleshooting, and flexibility of MPLS VPNs.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Labeling and tagging distribution protocol
- MPLS VPNs/VPN deployment models
- Multiprotocol BGP
- MPLS VPN configurations, integration, and management
Target Student:This course is designed for the following students:
- Anyone responsible for designing, implementing, or troubleshooting MPLS networks or solutions based on MPLS technology
Prerequisites: Students should possess the following experience before attending the course:
No prerequisites are required for this course.
1. MPLS Concepts
- MPLS Labels and Label Stack
- MPLS Applications
2. MPLS Label Assignment and Distribution
- Discovering LDP Neighbors
- Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS
- Convergence in Frame-Mode MPLS
- MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes
3. Frame-Mode MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms
- CEF Switching
- Configuring Frame-Mode MPLS
- Monitoring Frame-Mode MPLS
- Troubleshooting Frame-Mode MPLS
4. MPLS Virtual Private Network (VPN) Technology
- VPN Categorization
- MPLS VPN Architecture
- MPLS VPN Routing Model
- MPLS VPN Packet Forwarding
5. MPLS VPN Implementation
- MPLS VPN Mechanisms
- Configuring VRF Tables
- Configuring an MP-BGP Session Between PE Routers
- Configuring Routing Protocols Between PE and CE Routers
- RIP
- EIGRP
- OSPF
- BGP
- Monitoring MPLS VPN Operation
- Troubleshooting MPLS VPN
6. Complex MPLS VPNs
- Central Services VPNs
- Managed CE Router Service
- MPLS Managed Services
7. Integrated Internet Access with MPLS VPNs
- VPN Internet Access Topologies
- VPN Internet Access Implementation Methods
- Separating Internet Access from VPN Services
- Internet Access Backbone as a Separate VPN
8. MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Traffic Engineering (TE) Concepts
- MPLS TE Components
- MPLS TE Operations
- Configuring MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms
- Monitoring Basic MPLS TE on Cisco IOS
Please check the course description to find prerequisite information.
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