MPLST - MPLS Traffic Engineering and Other Features

Learn technology basics as well as some of the more updated features and functions such as Traffic Engineering, Carrier Supporting Carrier, and Any Transport over MPLS (AToM).

Course Outline

MPLST is recommended training for individuals seeking advanced MPLS-based knowledge and skills. Learn technology basics as well as some of the more updated features and functions such as Traffic Engineering, Carrier Supporting Carrier, and Any Transport over MPLS (AToM). Focus on technology issues of MPLS from the Service Provider's perspective, and learn to configure some of those features and functions in an existing routed environment.

What You'll Learn

• MPLS peer-to-peer architecture, label allocation, routing update distribution, and packet forwarding model
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot service provider support using the MPLS Carrier supporting Carrier service
• MPLS Traffic Engineering architecture and how MPLS implements traffic engineering, establishes the constraint-based path, and assigns traffic to traffic trunks
• Given a working MPLS network and diagram of a network, use the CISCO IOS commands required to successfully configure, monitor, and troubleshoot MPLS Traffic Engineering
• Implement a defined SLA using the MPLS QoS services
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Layer 2 services using the Any Transport over MPLS service
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot IPv6 support in an MPLS environment

Who Needs to Attend

Pre- and post-sales technical support engineers who design and implement MPLS VPN, MPLS TE, and other advanced MPLS services (QoS, transport) in Service Provider backbones.

Designers, engineers, and decision makers interested in the new and advanced features and technologies of MPLS, which facilitate new services and provide for constraint-based traffic engineering and quality of service

Course Outline

1. MPLS VPN Review MPLS Label Assignment and Distribution Frame-Mode/Cell-Mode

• MPLS Architectures
• MPLS Labels
• LSR/LSP
• LIB/LFIB
• PHP
• VPN Components
• MPLS & MPLS VPN Configuration

2. Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC)

• Benefits of CSC
• CSC Models
• Configuring CSC

3. MPLS Traffic Engineering Technology

• Congestion Avoidance in TE
• MPLS TE
• Traffic Tunnels
• Tunnel and Link Attributes
• Role of RSVP in Path Setup
• Forwarding Table Modifications
• Constraint-Based Path Computations
• DiffServe Aware TE
• RSVP Path Setup and Tear Down
• Path Re-Optimizatio

4. Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering

• MPLS-TE ISIS and OSPF
• Data Plane Traffic Tunnels
• Dynamic Path Options and Selection
• Path Optimization
• Parallel Tunnels
• Fast Re-Route
• DiffServ Aware Service Configuration
• Inter-Area Traffic Engineering
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tunnels

5. MPLS Quality of Service

• Integrated and Differentiated Models
• DiffServe Scalability in MPLS
• Configuration using MQC
• Configuring DS-TE
• Enabling QoS in MPLS VPNs

6. Any Transport over MPLS (AToM)

• AToM Packet Forwarding
• Ethernet over MPLS
• Configuring and Monitoring AToM

7. MPLS IPv6 support

• IPv6 using Tunnels
• IPv6 over MPLS
• IPv6 on the Provider Edge

Labs

Lab 1: Implementing CSC in a Native IP Environment

• Implementing Initial IP/MPLS Configurations
• Configuring Carrier PE routers
• Configuring Customer CE routers

Lab 2: Implementing CSC using LDP Label Distribution

• Configuring Customer Carrier CE Routers
• Configuring BGP Sessions of Customer Carrier

Lab 3: Implementing CSC using MP-BGP Label Distribution

• Configuring Customer Carrier MP-BGP

Lab 4: Implementing CSC Supporting MPLS-VPNs

• Configuring Customer Carrier MPLS/VPN Support

Lab 5: Implementing MPLS Traffic Engineering

• Discovering Pre-Tunnel Traffic Flow
• Configuring Traffic Engineering Support
• Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Traffic Tunnels

Lab 6: Implementing Link Protection for MPLS TE

• Configuring Backup Tunnels

Lab 7: Implementing MPLS QoS

• Implementing an Inbound PE QoS Policy
• Implementing an Outbound PE QoS Policy
• Implementing P Router QoS Policy
• Implementing CE-PE QoS Policy

Lab 8: Implementing MPLS QoS and DS-TE

• Updating QoS Tunnel Parameters
• Implementing DS-TE on the Interfaces
• Creating DS-TE Tunnels
• Assigning Traffic to the Tunnels

Lab 9: Implementing AToM (Written Exercises)

• Implementing Port-to-Port FRoMPLS
• Enabling PE Routers to Transport AToM Packets
• Enabling PE Routers to Transport FR Packets
• Implementing DLCI-DLCI FRoMPLS

Lab 10: Implementing 6PE Support

• Enabling IPv6 on the Routers
• Establishing IBGP Connectivity
• Enabling IPv6 Between PE Routers
• Enabling IPv6 Between PE and CE Routers

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

BGP, QOS, MPLS or equivalent knowledge. - CCNAX - CCNA Boot Camp v1.1 - BGP - Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers v3.2 - MPLS - Implementing Cisco MPLS v2.2

Certificates offered

33 Cisco Learning Credits

Cancellation Policy

We require 16 calendar days notice to reschedule or cancel any registration. Failure to provide the required notification will result in 100% charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without prior notification it will result in full forfeiture of the funds and no reschedule will be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.

Reschedules are permitted at anytime with 16 or more calendar days notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

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- do we get a certifiacate for completing the courseÉ - although the instructor did give us excercises to do I would have liked a few more - almost like a test, so that I made sure I retained and understood what was taught. I`m a learn to do by doing person and like the instrutor lead courses so I can have someone there to explain in my terms how things work. I`ll have to really use the online excercises to make sure Ì am confident when I need to do something in Excel.

Reviewed by Delores P. 2012

   

Should be time allocated for questions and answer

Reviewed by Vinod P. 2012

   

The instructor was excellent as was the hands-on learning approach. The only thing I took issue with was the fact that there were a lot of bilingual persons taking the course and they tended to ask questions in French, during this English class. The instructor was trying very hard to explain everything in both languages, but I felt that these students should have requested a French-speaking classroom setting if they wanted to speak French.

Reviewed by Sheila D. 2012

   

Very professional. Facility clean and comfortable.

Reviewed by Christine P. 2012

   

For the cost of this course, a hard copy of the course handout should be provided as the classes follows the handout word for word.

Reviewed by Caroline P. 2012

   

The facilities at Global Knowledge were great. The Instructor was very knowlegable and made it easy to learn the material. It was a very good experience:)

Reviewed by Tonia L. 2012

   

Note: We had 2 different trainers during this 3 day course. Course: Terminology should reflect North America and be consistent with our business lingo.

Reviewed by Harman M. 2012

   

Found the course very informative. I had little exposure to Sharepoint and learned a number of things I didn't know. Plan to take the next level of training

Reviewed by Michael R. 2011

   

A charged mannul would be provided for students to make notes whereever they think instructions are important as reminders

Reviewed by jinxiu z. 2011

   

The course is so expensive to be payed by oneself. In almost all the others participants their companies pay the fee.

Reviewed by Ricardo T. 2011

   

No course books were provided for us to take.

Reviewed by Hala M. 2011

   

Course was very detailed but more time would be helpful during workshops. An additional day would help lessen the course load.

Reviewed by Roydon F. 2011

   

should have discuss some case studies,,overall A+

Reviewed by Syed A. 2011

   

Our instructor was very knowlegable and he provided excellent real life stories.

Reviewed by Stephen W. 2011

   

The course was very relevant. I was able to apply the knowledge I aquired in the course to my job on the very next day. The only complaint I have is with the temperature of the room. It was freezing! Students has to wear a jacket or sweater. We were told the temp gage was shared with another classroom that was quite warm so they had turned the temp very low causing our room to be very uncomfortable.

Reviewed by Yasmine I. 2011

   

Given the cost of the course, the hardcopy of the manual should have been provided. It would have been useful to make notes alongside the material as we went along.

Reviewed by Jeff P. 2011

   

I am very disappointed with the handouts. I was told I could go online and download a copy of the manual, the problem is that I would like the printed copy of the manual. I chatted online with one of your technitian who was unable to help me. Then I was told someone would contact me by phone to help me. That never happened. When taking a training course, a person EXPECTS to leave the course with ALL the material.

Reviewed by Betty M. 2011

   

Great course provider, keep it on your roaster

Reviewed by Catherine G. 2011

   

Course content and labs were very good, everything worked as expected.

Reviewed by Francisco C. 2011

   

I really enjoyed this course and was surpised how ell everything was run...enjoyed the instructer very much (Par) and would like to take an other course with him. I wish we could have taken the work book home with us though!!!

Reviewed by gail h. 2010