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Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks v1.0
Implementing BGP on Cisco Routers v1.0
Implementing Cisco MPLS v1.0
Implementing Cisco Quality of Service v1.0
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks v1.0 (40hrs)TOP
The Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) course is recommended training for individuals seeking certification as a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). BSCI instructs network administrators of medium-to-large network sites on the use of advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco routers that are connected to LANs and WANs. The BSCI course contains numerous hands-on labs. The goal is to train network administrators to dramatically increase the number of routers and sites using these techniques instead of redesigning the network when additional sites or wiring configurations are added.
Objectives
Upon finishing this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the converged network requirements of various network and networked applications within the Cisco network architectures
* Implement and verify EIGRP operations
* Build a scalable multiarea network with OSPF.
* Configure integrated IS-IS in a single area.
* Manipulate routing and packet flow
* Implement and verify BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity
* Implement and verify multicast forwarding using PIM and related protocols
* Describe how IPv6 functions in order to satisfy the increasingly complex requirements of hierarchical addressing
Importance
The BSCI course is a prerequisite course for several Cisco Career Certifications tracks including CCNP and CCIP.
Audience
Candidates for Cisco CCNP, CCDP, and CCIP certifications
* Candidates for Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching and CCIE Service Provider certifications
* Network administrators and technicians responsible for implementing and troubleshooting complex routed network environments
Prerequisite Knowledge
Completion of the Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies (INTRO) and the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) courses, or Cisco CCNA certification
* Practical exeprience with operating and configuring a Cisco IOS router
* Routing protocol operation and configuration for Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) single-area networks
* Basic verification and troubleshooting skills
* Configuring a WAN serial interface using High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), PPP and FR
Course Outline
Network Requirements
* Describing Network Requirements
Configuring EIGRP
* Introducing EIGRP
* Implementing and Verifying EIGRP
* Configuring Advanced EIGRP Options
* Configuring EIGRP Authentication
* Using EIGRP in an Enterprise Network
* Lab: Basic Configuration
* Lab: Configuring and Tuning EIGRP
Configuring OSPF
* Introducing the OSPF Protocol
* OSPF Packet Types
* Configuring OSPF Routing
* OSPF Network Types
* Lab: Configuring Single-Area OSPF
* Link State Advertisements
* Configuring OSPF Route Summarization
* Configuring OSPF Special Area Types
* Configuring OSPF Authentication
* Lab: Configuring OSPF for Multiple Areas and Frame Relay Nonbroadcast
* Lab: Configuring OSPF for Multiple Areas and Frame Relay Point-to-Multipoint and Point-to-Point
* Lab: Tuning OSPF
The IS-IS Protocol
* Introducing IS-IS and Integrated IS-IS Routing
* IS-IS Routing Operation
* Configuring Basic Integrated IS-IS
* Lab: Configuring Integrated IS-IS
Manipulating Routing Updates
* Operating a Network Using Multiple IP Routing Protocols
* Configuring and Verifying Route Redistribution
* Controlling Routing Update Traffic
* Implementing Advanced IOS Features: Configuring DHCP
* Lab: Configuring Basic Redistribution
* Lab: Tuning Basic Redistribution with Cisco IOS Tools
Configuring Basic BGP
* Explaining BGP Concepts and Terminology
* Explaining EBGP and IBGP
* Configuring Basic BGP Operations
* Lab: Configuring Multihome BGP
* Selecting a BGP Path
* Using Route Maps to Manipulate Basic BGP Paths
* Lab: Manipulating BGP Path Selection with Route Maps
Implementing IP Multicast
* Explaining Multicast
* IGMP and Layer 2 Issues
* Explaining Multicast Routing Protocols
* Multicast Configuration and Verification
* Lab: Configuring Multicast Routing
Implementing IPv6
* Introducing IPv6
* Defining IPv6 Addressing
* Implementing Dynamic IPv6 Addresses
* Using IPv6 with OSPF and Other Routing Protocols
* Using IPv6 with IPv4
* Lab: Configuring IPv6 Addresses
* Lab: Enabling IPv6 OSPF Routing
* Lab: Configuring IPv6 Tunnels
Implementing BGP on Cisco Routers v1.0 (40hrs)
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The Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) course provides students with in-depth knowledge of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol that is one of the foundations of the Internet and technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). This course covers the theory of BGP, configuration of BGP on Cisco IOS routers, detailed troubleshooting information, and hands-on exercises that provide learners with the skills that they need to configure and troubleshoot BGP networks in customer environments. Different service solutions in the course cover BGP network design issues and usage rules for various BGP features, preparing learners to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble-free BGP networks.
Objectives
Upon finishing this course, you will be able to:
* Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot basic BGP to enable interdomain routing in a network scenario with multiple domains
* Use BGP policy controls to influence the route selection process with minimal impact on BGP route processing in a network scenario where you must support connections to multiple ISPs
* Use BGP attributes to influence the route selection process in a network scenario where you must support multiple connections
* Complete the correct BGP configuration to successfully connect the customer network to the Internet in a network scenario in which multiple connections must be implemented
* Configure the service provider network to behave as a transit AS in a typical implementation with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
* Enable route reflection and confederations as possible solutions to BGP scaling issues in a typical service provider network with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
* Use available BGP tools and features to optimize the scalability of the BGP routing protocol in a typical BGP network
Importance
The BGP course is one of the core IP routing courses and is a necessary prerequisite for MPLS courses and an optional prerequisite for the IP Quality of Service courses.
Audience
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
* Pre- and postsales technical engineers who are responsible for designing, implementing, or troubleshooting BGP networks
The secondary audience for this course is as follows:
* Personnel who perform other network job functions, such as network performance or design, in a BGP networking environment
* Candidates seeking professional-level certification, including Cisco CCIP or CCIE status
Prerequisite Knowledge
Successful completion of Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) or equivalent
Course Outline
BGP Overview
* Introducing BGP
* Understanding BGP Path Attributes
* Establishing BGP Sessions
* Processing BGP Routes
* Configuring Basic BGP
* Lab 1-1: Initial Lab Setup
* Lab 1-2: Configuring Basic BGP
* Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP
BGP Transit Autonomous Systems
* Working with a Transit AS
* Interacting with IBGP and EBGP in a Transit AS
* Forwarding Packets in a Transit AS
* Configuring a Transit AS
* Lab 2-1: Configuring a Transit AS
* Monitoring and Troubleshooting IBGP in a Transit AS
Route Selection Using Policy Controls
* Using Multihomed BGP Networks
* Lab 3-1: Using Multihomed BGP Networks
* Employing AS-Path Filters
* Lab 3-2: Employing AS-Path Filters
* Filtering with Prefix-Lists
* Lab 3-3: Filtering with Prefix-Lists
* Using Outbound Route Filtering
* Applying Route-Maps as BGP Filters
* Implementing Changes in BGP Policy
* Lab 3-4: Implementing Changes in BGP Policy
Route Selection Using Attributes
* Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights
* Lab 4-1: Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights
* Setting BGP Local Preference
* Lab 4-2: Setting BGP Local Preference
* Using AS-Path Prepending
* Understanding BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators
* Lab 4-3: Understanding BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators
* Addressing BGP Communities
* Lab 4-4: Addressing BGP Communities
Customer-to-Provider Connectivity with BGP
* Understanding Customer-to-Provider Connectivity Requirements
* Implementing Customer Connectivity Using Static Routing
* Connecting a Multihomed Customer to a Single Service Provider
* Connecting a Multihomed Customer to Multiple Service Providers
Scaling Service Provider Networks
* Scaling IGP and BGP in Service Provider Networks
* Introducing Route Reflectors
* Lab 6-1: Introducing Route Reflectors
* Designing Networks with Route Reflectors
* Configuring and Monitoring Route Reflectors
* Introducing Confederations
* Configuring and Monitoring Confederations
* Lab 6-2: Configuring and Monitoring Confederations
Optimizing BGP Scalability
* Improving BGP Convergence
* Limiting the Number of Prefixes Received from a BGP Neighbor
* Lab 7-1: Limiting the Number of Prefixes Received from a BGP Neighbor
* Implementing BGP Peer Groups
* Lab 7-2: Implementing BGP Peer Groups
* Using BGP Route Dampening
* Lab 7-3: Using BGP Route Dampening
Implementing Cisco MPLS v1.0 (40hrs)
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Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS) v2.2 is part of the Cisco CCIP® certification track and reflects the latest developments in network design and technologies, using real-world scenarios to help reinforce the learning of key objectives. Since the conventional IP packet forwarding has several limitations more and more service providers are deploying Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). The MPLS is a high-performance method for forwarding packets through a network and enables routers at the edge of a network to apply simple labels to packets. This practice allows the core devices—ATM switches or existing routers in the center of the service provider core—to switch packets according to labels, with minimal lookup overhead. MPLS integrates the performance and traffic-management capabilities of data link Layer 2 with the scalability and flexibility of network Layer 3 routing.
The MPLS course introduces the concepts of MPLS and describes its implementation as well as it explains the services built on the MPLS technology, such as MPLS VPN and MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE). Several labs enable the learners to gain practical experience with the MPLS and its applications.
Objectives
Upon finishing this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the features of MPLS
* Describe how MPLS labels are assigned and distributed
* Identify the Cisco IOS tasks and configure the command syntax necessary to implement MPLS on frame-mode Cisco IOS devices
* 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 Layer 3 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; configure central site Internet access using a separate VPN
* Provide an overview of MPLS TE and configure basic MPLS TE
Importance
The course is a prerequisite for anyone who needs detailed knowledge of MPLS / MPLS VPN technology and its implementation.
Audience
The primary audience for this course consists of network administrators and technicians responsible for implementing and troubleshooting basic IP MPLS- and MPLS VPN-enabled networks—Cisco CCIP® and CCIE® Service Provider candidates.
The secondary audience for this course comprises presales and postsales technical engineers responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting MPLS networks or solutions based on MPLS technology.
Prerequisite Knowledge
The CCNA is requires and practical experience with deploying and operating networks based on Cisco network devices and Cisco IOS is strongly recommended. Equivalent knowledge and skills can be acquired by attending the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP). The QoS course is highly recommended because QoS knowledge is assumed in some sections of the course.
Course Outline
MPLS Concepts
* Introducing Basic MPLS Concepts
* Introducing MPLS Labels and Label Stacks
* Identifying MPLS Applications
Label Assignment and Distribution
* Discovering LDP Neighbors
* Introducing Typical Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS
* Introducing Convergence in Frame-Mode MPLS
* Introducing MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes
Frame-Mode MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms
* Introducing 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
MPLS VPN Technology
* Introducing VPNs
* Categorizing VPNs
* Introducing MPLS VPN Architecture
* Introducing the MPLS VPN Routing Model
* Forwarding MPLS VPN Packets
MPLS VPN Implementation
* Using MPLS VPN Mechanisms on Cisco IOS Platforms
* Configuring VRF Tables
* Configuring an MP-BGP Session Between PE Routers
* Configuring Small-Scale Routing Protocols Between PE and CE Routers
* Monitoring MPLS VPN Operations
* Configuring OSPF as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE routers
* Configuring BGP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE routers
* Troubleshooting MPLS VPNs
Complex MPLS VPNs
* Using Advanced VRF Import and Export Features
* Introducing Overlapping VPNs
* Introducing Central Services VPNs
* Introducing the Managed CE Routers Service
Internet Access and MPLS VPNs
* Introducing VPN Internet Access Topologies
* Implementing Separate Internet Access and VPN Services
* Implementing Internet Access as a Separate VPN
MPLS TE Overview
* Introducing the TE Concept
* Understanding MPLS TE Components
* Configuring MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms
* Monitoring Basic MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms
Implementing Cisco Quality of Service v1.0 (40hrs)
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Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QOS) v2.2 provides learners with in-depth knowledge of quality of service (QoS) requirements, conceptual models such as Best Effort, Integrated Services (IntServ) and Differentiated Services (DiffServ), and the implementation of QoS on Cisco IOS platforms. The curriculum covers the theory of QoS, design issues, and configuration of various QoS mechanisms to facilitate the creation of effective administrative policies providing QoS.
Case studies and lab exercises included in the course help learners to apply the concepts mastered in individual modules to real-life scenarios. The course also gives learners design and usage rules for various advanced QoS features and the integration of QoS with underlying Layer 2 QoS mechanisms. This gives learners the opportunity to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble-free multiservice networks.
Objectives
Upon finishing this course, you will be able to:
* Explain the need to implement Quality of Service (QoS) and explain methods for implementing and managing QoS
* Identify and describe different models used for ensuring QoS in a network and explain key IP QoS mechanisms used to implement the models
* Explain the use of Modular QoS Command Line Interface (CLI) [MQC] and AutoQoS to implement QoS on the network
* Use Cisco QoS queuing mechanisms to manage network congestion
* Use Cisco QoS congestion avoidance mechanisms to reduce the effects of congestion on the network
* Use Cisco QoS traffic policing and traffic shaping mechanisms to effectively limit the rate of network traffic
* Successfully use Cisco link efficiency mechanisms to improve the bandwidth efficiency of the link
* Correctly select the most appropriate QoS mechanisms for providing QoS using Cisco best practices
Importance
The QoS course is of utmost importance for all engineers that need advanced knowledge of IP Quality of Service mechanisms for implementation in either large enterprise or Internet Service Provider networks.
Audience
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
* Pre- and post-sales technical engineers responsible for designing, implementing, or troubleshooting networks
* Network architects responsible for designing multiservice networks to carry voice, video, and data traffic in an enterprise or service provider environment
* CCIP candidates
The secondary audience for this course comprises the CCIE Routing and Switching candidates as well as CCIE Service Provider candidates.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Completion of Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices (ICND) or Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA). The Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers course (BGP) or equivalent is recommended because some BGP background is assumed for the QoS course.
Course Outline
Introduction to IP QoS
* Understanding the Need for QoS
* Understanding QoS
* Implementing QoS
The Building Blocks of IP QoS
* Identifying Models for Implementing QoS
* Understanding the Integrated Services Model
* Understanding the Differentiated Services Model
* Identifying QoS Mechanisms
* Understanding QoS in the Life of a Packet
Introduction to Modular QoS CLI and AutoQoS
* Introducing Modular QoS CLI
* Introducing Cisco AutoQoS VoIP
* Introducing Cisco AutoQoS Enterprise
Classification and Marking
* Understanding Classification and Marking
* Using MQC for Classification
* Using MQC for Class-Based Marking
* Using NBAR for Classification
* Configuring QoS Preclassify
* Configuring QoS Policy Propagation Through BGP
* Configuring LAN Classification and Marking
Congestion Management
* Introducing Queuing
* Understanding Queuing Implementations
* Configuring FIFO and WFQ
* Configuring CBWFQ and LLQ
* Configuring LAN Congestion Management
Congestion Avoidance
* Introducing Congestion Avoidance
* Introducing RED
* Configuring Class-Based Weighted RED
* Configuring Explicit Congestion Notification
Traffic Policing and Shaping
* Understanding Traffic Policing and Traffic Shaping
* Configuring Class-Based Policing
* Configuring Class-Based Shaping
* Configuring Class-Based Shaping on Frame Relay Interfaces
* Frame Relay Voice-Adaptive Traffic Shaping and Fragmentation
Link Efficiency Mechanisms
* Understanding Link Efficiency Mechanisms
* Configuring Class-Based Header Compression
* Configuring Link Fragmentation and Interleaving
QoS Best Practices
* Understanding Traffic Classification Best Practices
* Deploying End-to-End QoS
* Providing QoS for Security
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