This updated 5-day Authorized Cisco course is designed to introduce you to MPLS concepts, installation, migration, operation, inspection, and troubleshooting. In the first two days, you'll get an overview of MPLS and MPLS operation. After that, you'll concentrate on MPLS VPN deployment. The MPLS fundamentals covered in this class 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.
What You'll Learn
Label and Tag Distribution Protocol
MPLS VPNs/VPN deployment models
Multi-protocol BGP
MPLS VPN configurations, integration, and management
Course Outline
1. MPLS Concepts
Basic 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 on Cisco IOS Platforms
Monitoring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
Troubleshooting Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
4. MPLS Virtual Private Networks Technology
Introduction to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
VPN Categorization
MPLS VPN Architecture
MPLS VPN Routing Model
MPLS VPN Packet Forwarding
5. MPLS VPN Implementation
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 OSPF as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
Configuring BGP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE Routers
Monitoring MPLS VPN Operation
Troubleshooting MPLS VPN
6. Complex MPLS VPNs
Advanced VRF Import/Export Features
Overlapping 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 Overview
Traffic Engineering (TE) Concepts
Understanding MPLS TE Components
Configuring MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms
Monitoring Basic MPLS TE on Cisco IOS
Labs
Lab 1: Configure an IP Routed Network
Establish the Service Provider IGP Routing Environment.
Lab 2: Enabling MPLS in the Core Environment
Perform initial configuration of MPLS on routers.
Lab 3: Initial MPLS VPN Setup
Configure and verify MP-BGP and VRFs tables.
Lab 4: Running EIGRP Between the PE and CE Routers
Turn on an EIGRP VPN.
Lab 5: Running OSPF Between the PE and CE Routers
Turn on an OSPF VPN.
Lab 6: Running BGP Between the PE and CE Routers
Turn on a BGP VPN. Configure the primary and backup BGP links.
Lab 7: Configuring Overlapping VPNs
Enable overlapping VPNs between multiple VPN clients.
Lab 8: Merging Service Providers
Enable MPLS with a central core device and migrate the MPLS core to IS-IS. Enable route reflectors in the core.
Lab 9: Enabling Common Services VPNs
Configure a Network Management VPN and establish connectivity between the NMS VRF and other VRFs.
Lab 10: Configuring Central Site Internet Connectivity with an MPLS VPN
Establish routing connectivity between the customer and Internet routers.
Lab 11: Implementing Basic MPLS Traffic Engineering
Establish basic MPLS TE in an MPLS VPN network environment.
