Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS)v2.3 is an instructor-led training (ILT) course that is part of the Cisco CCIP® certification track. The course is five days long and uses standard ILT form. The course reflects the latest developments in network design and technologies, using real-world scenarios to help reinforce the learning of key objectives.

Service providers and enterprises are faced with many challenges in terms of customer demand, including an ongoing need for value-added services. Conventional IP packet forwarding has several limitations, and more and more service providers are realizing that something else is needed. Not only must service providers and enterprises be concerned with protecting their existing infrastructure, but they must also find ways to generate new services that are not currently supportable using existing technologies.

• Course Description

  Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a high-performance method for forwarding packets through a network. MPLS enables routers at the edge of a network to apply simple labels to packets. This practice allows the edge 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. When used in conjunction with other standard technologies, MPLS allows service providers the ability to support value-added features that are critical for their networks.

  The Implementing Cisco MPLS course is recommended training for individuals seeking certification as a CCIP. The course will enable learners to gather information ranging from technology basics to more updated features and functions such as complex Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The focus of the course is on MPLS technology issues, as such issues apply to service providers, and on how to configure new features and functions in an existing routed environment.

• Ascolta Advantage

  We have included these extras at no additional cost for a full 14-days after the completion of your MPLS course in order to help you succeed beyond the classroom:

  • Test Preps: Assess your skills and knowledge for the big day when you take your exam!
  • 24/7 Online Mentoring: Access to certified experts to help you study day and night via our "Mentored Chat Rooms" and our "Email My Mentor" services. It's like having your own personal instructor whenever and wherever you need help!
  • Reference Materials and Labs: Get the complete online version of your course materials for on-the-go reference with simulated labs available 24/7!
• Prerequisites
  • Certification as a CCNA or the equivalent knowledge (optional)
  • Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
  • Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
• Target Audience
  • Network administrators and technicians responsible for implementing and troubleshooting basic IP multicast-enabled networks within a single domain.
  • Cisco CCNP®, CCDP®, CCIE®, and CCIP routing and switching candidates.
  • Presales and postsales technical engineers responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting MPLS networks or solutions based on MPLS technology.
• Course Objectives

  Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • 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
  • Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Layer 3 MPLS 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
• Course Outline

  MPLS Concepts, Label, Assignment and Distribution, Frame-Mode MPLS Implementation on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Course Introduction

  Lesson 1-1: Introducing Basic MPLS Concepts

  Lesson 1-2: Introducing MPLS Labels and Label Stacks

  Lesson 1-3: Identifying MPLS Applications

  Lesson 2-1: Discovering LDP Neighbors

  Lab 2-1: Establishing the Service Provider IGP Routing Environment

  Lesson 2-2: Introducing Typical Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS

  Lesson 2-3: Introducing Convergence in Frame-Mode MPLS

  Lesson 2-4: Introducing MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes

  Lesson 3-1: Introducing CEF Switching

  Lesson 3-2: Configuring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Lesson 3-3: Monitoring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Lesson 3-4: Troubleshooting Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Lab 3-1: Establishing the Core MPLS Environment

  MPLS VPN Technology, MPLS VPN Implementation

  Lesson 4-1: Introducing VPNs

  Lesson 4-2: Categorizing VPNs

  Lesson 4-3: Introducing MPLS VPN Architecture

  Lesson 4-4: Introducing the MPLS VPN Routing Model

  Lesson 4-5: Forwarding MPLS VPN Packets

  Lesson 5-1: Using MPLS VPN Mechanisms on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Lesson 5-2: Configuring VRF Tables

  Lesson 5-3: Configuring an MP-BGP Session Between PE Routers

  Lab 5-1, Task 1: Configuring Initial MPLS VPN Setup

  Lesson 5-4: Configuring Small-Scale Routing Protocols Between PE and CE Routers

  Lesson 5-5: Monitoring MPLS VPN Operations

  Lab 5-1: Configuring Initial MPLS VPN Setup (Cont.)

  Lab 5-2: Running EIGRP Between PE and CE Routers

  MPLS VPN Implementation (Cont.), Complex MPLS VPNs

  Lesson 5-6: Configuring OSPF as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE routers

  Lab 5-3: Running OSPF Between PE and CE Routers

  Lesson 5-7: Configuring BGP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE routers

  Lesson 5-8: Troubleshooting MPLS VPNs

  Lab 5-4: Running BGP Between PE and CE Routers

  Lesson 6-1: Using Advanced VRF Import and Export Features

  Lesson 6-2: Introducing Overlapping VPNs

  Lab 6-1: Establishing Overlapping VPNs

  Complex MPLS VPNs (Cont.),Internet Access and MPLS VPNs

  Lesson 6-3: Introducing Central Services VPNs

  Lab 6-2: Merging Service Providers

  Lesson 6-4: Introducing the Managed CE Routers Service

  Lab 6-3: Establishing a Common Services VPN

  Lesson 7-1: Introducing Internet Access Models with MPLS VPNs

  Lesson 7-2: Implementing Separate Internet Access and VPN Services

  Lesson 7-3: Implementing Internet Access as a Separate VPN

  Lab 7-1: Establishing Central Site Internet Connectivity with an MPLS VPN

  MPLS TE Overview

  Lesson 8-1: Introducing the TE Concept

  Lesson 8-2: Understanding MPLS TE Components

  Lesson 8-3: Configuring MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Lesson 8-4: Monitoring Basic MPLS TE on Cisco IOS Platforms

  Lab 8-1: Implementing Basic MPLS TE

• Labs

  • Lab 2-1: Establishing the Service Provider IGP Routing Environment

  • Lab 3-1: Establishing the Core MPLS Environment

  • Lab 5-1: Configuring Initial MPLS VPN Setup

  • Lab 5-2: Running EIGRP Between PE and CE Routers

  • Lab 5-3: Running OSPF Between PE and CE Routers

  • Lab 5-4: Running BGP Between PE and CE Routers

  • Lab 6-1: Establishing Overlapping VPNs

  • Lab 6-2: Merging Service Providers

  • Lab 6-3: Establishing a Common Services VPN

  • Lab 7-1: Establishing Central Site Internet Connectivity with an MPLS VPN

  • Lab 8-1: Implementing Basic MPLS TE