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.
Prerequisites
BGP, QOS, MPLS or equivalent knowledge.
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
