Essential Skills Gained

Describe critical MPLS features and functionalities.

Implement and troubleshoot MPLS and MPLS VPNs on Cisco platforms.

Manage secure VPN operations using MPLS technologies.

Understand and apply MPLS Traffic Engineering principles and components.

Format

Instructor-led
5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

Network Administrators
Network Engineers
Network Managers
Systems Engineers

Description

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a high-performance method for forwarding packets through a network enabling routers at the edge of a network to apply simple labels to packets. This practice allows the edge devices 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. This course covers both introductory and advanced MPLS and MPLS VPNs concepts. Configuration, implementation and troubleshooting skills are all included with a significant focus on the use of labs to consolidate the learners knowledge. At the end of this course you should be able to design, implement and maintain core IP routing network infrastructures. The latest version of this instructor led training course contains a virtual lab model that allows each student to have their own pod and access the lab 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 90 days from the start of the course.

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Course Outline

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MPLS Features

Introducing Basic MPLS Concepts
Introducing MPLS Labels and Label Stack
Identifying MPLS Applications

Label Assignment and Distribution

Discovering LDP Neighbors
Introducing Typical Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS
Introducing Convergence in Frame-mode MPLS

Frame-Mode MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms

Introducing Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) Switching
Configuring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
Monitoring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
Troubleshooting Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms

MPLS VPN Technology

Introducing Virtual Private Networks
Introducing MPLS VPN Architecture
Introducing the MPLS VPN Routing Model
Forwarding MPLS VPN Packets

MPLS VPN Implementation

Using MPLS VPN Mechanisms of Cisco IOS platforms
Configuring an MP-BGP Session Between PE Routers
Configuring VRF Tables
Configuring Small-Scale Routing Protocols Between PE and CE routers
Monitoring MPLS VPN Operations
Configuring OSPF as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
Configuring BGP as the Routing Protocol between PE and CE Routers
Troubleshooting MPLS VPNs

Complex MPLS VPNs

Introducing Overlapping VPNs
Introducing Central Services VPNs
Introducing the Managed CE Routers Service

Internet Access and MPLS VPNs

Combining Internet Access with MPLS VPNs
Implementing Internet Access in the MPLS VPN Environment

MPLS Traffic Engineering Overview

Introducing MPLS Traffic Engineering Components
MPLS Traffic Engineering Operations
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering on Cisco IOS Platforms
Monitoring Basic MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms

Lab Outline

Discovery 1: Verifying CEF Switching
Discovery 2: Enabling MPLS
Discovery 3: Change IP TTL Propagation
Discovery 4: Configure MP-IBGP
Discovery 5: Configure the VRF Instances
Discovery 6: Configure RIP as a PE-CE Routing Protocol
Discovery 7: Configure EIGRP as a PE-CE Routing Protocol
Discovery 8: Configure OSPF as a PE-CE Routing Protocol
Discovery 9: Configure BGP as a PE-CE Routing Protocol
Discovery 10: Configure a Central Services VPN
Discovery 11: Configure MPLS Traffic Engineering
Challenge 1: Implement the Service Provider's and Customer's IP Addressing and IGP Routing
Challenge 2: Implement the Core MPLS Environment in the Service Provider Network
Challenge 3: Implement EIGRP Based VPNs
Challenge 4: Implement OSPF Based MPLS VPNs
Challenge 5: Implement BGP Based MPLS VPNs
Challenge 6: Implement MPLS Traffic Engineering

Implementing Cisco MPLS