Who should attend
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Network managers
- Systems engineers (who would like to implement MPLS and MPLS Traffic Engineering)
Prerequisites
It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS Software configuration
- Configuring and troubleshooting EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS and BGP
The following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Describe the features of MPLS
- Describe how MPLS labels are assigned and distributed
- Identify the Cisco IOS tasks and command syntax necessary to implement MPLS on frame-mode Cisco IOS platforms
- Describe the MPLS peer-to-peer architecture and explain the routing and packet forwarding model in this architecture
- Identify the Cisco IOS command syntax required to successfully configure, monitor, and troubleshoot VPN operations
- Identify how the MPLS VPN model can be used to implement managed services and internet access
- Describe the various internet access implementations that are available and the benefits and drawbacks of each model
- Provide an overview of MPLS Traffic Engineering
Detailed Course Outline
- MPLS Features
- Label Assignment and Distribution
- Frame-Mode MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms
- MPLS Virtual Private Network Technology
- MPLS VPN Implementation
- Complex MPLS VPNs
- Internet Access and MPLS VPNs
- MPLS Traffic Engineering Overview