Implementing Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering is recommended training for individuals seeking advanced MPLS-based knowledge and skills. The course will enable learners to gather information from the technology basics to some of the more updated features and functions such as Traffic Engineering, Carrier Supporting Carrier, and Any Transport over MPLS (AToM). The focus of the course is on technology issues of MPLS from the Service Provider's perspective and how to configure some of those features and functions in an existing routed environment.

Classroom Learning  3 Days   (9.00 – 17.00)

You Learn...

• Label and Tag Distribution Protocol
• Traffic engineering
• MPLS VPNs/VPN deployment models
• MPLS VIP routing protocol support
• Multi-protocol BGP
• MPLS VPN configurations, integration, and management
• Identify MPLS's peer-to-peer architecture and explain label allocation, routing update distribution, and packet forwarding model in this architecture
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot service provider support using the MPLS Carrier supporting Carrier service
• Identify the MPLS Traffic Engineering architecture and explain 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 a MPLS environment

Who Would 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. Individuals that are working toward their CCIP certification or Communications & Services CCIE will benefit from this class as well. Students will benefit from the presentation and extensive labs of MPLS.

• Basic MPLS Concepts
• MPLS Labels and Label Stack
• MPLS Applications

• Typical Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS
• Convergence in Frame-Mode MPLS
• Typical Label Distribution over LC-ATM Interfaces and VC Merge
• MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes
• LDP Neighbor Discovery

• 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
• Configuring Label-Controlled ATM MPLS
• Configuring LC-ATM MPLS over ATM Virtual Path
• Monitoring LC-ATM MPLS on Cisco IOS platforms

• Introduction to Virtual Private Networks
• Overlay and Peer-to-Peer VPNs
• VPN Categorization
• MPLS VPN Architecture
• MPLS VPN Routing Model
• MPLS VPN Packet Forwarding

• MPLS VPN Mechanisms on Cisco IOS Platforms
• Configuring VRF Tables
• Configuring an MP-BGP Session Between PE Routers
• Configuring RIP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
• Configuring EIGRP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
• Configuring BGP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
• Configuring OSPF as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
• Monitoring MPLS VPN Operation
• Troubleshooting MPLS VPN

• Advanced VRF Import/Export Features
• Overlapping VPNs
• Central Services VPNs
• Managed CE Router Service
• MPLS Managed Services

• VPN Internet Access Topologies
• VPN Internet Access Implementation Methods
• Separating Internet Access from VPN Services
• Internet Access Backbone as a Separate VPN

• Carrier Supporting Carrier (CsC)
• MPLS Traffic Engineering Technology
• Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering
• MPLS Quality of Service
• Any Transport over MPLS (AToM)
• MPLS IPv6 support

Establish physical connectivity among network devices.

Initial configuration of MPLS on routers.

Configuring and verifying MP-BGP and VRFs tables.

Turning on an EIGRP VPN.

Turning on an OSPF VPN.

Turning on a BGP VPN. Configuring the primary and backup BGP links.

Enabling overlapping VPNs with between multiple VPN clients.

Enabling MPLS with a central core device and migrating the MPLS core to IS-IS. Enabling route reflectors in the core.

Configuring a Network Management VPN and establishing connectivity between the NMS vrf and other vrfs.

Establishing routing connectivity between the customer and Internet routers.

Establishing central site and remote site connectivity for Internet access.

Lab 18: Implementing 6PE Support (Written Exercise)