AMPLS - Advanced Implementing and Troubleshooting MPLS VPN Networks

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Who Needs to Attend

Network professionals, including designers, implementers, and support staff, who are involved with deploying large-scale networks for large enterprises or the design and deployment of high-end networks requiring MPLS VPNs

Prerequisites

Ability to efficiently use Cisco IOS Software to perform Cisco router configuration
Considerable knowledge in routed networks, including network protocols and IP subnets
Ability to configure and troubleshoot OSPF or IS-IS routing protocols in a large-scale network
Ability to configure and troubleshoot BGP routing
Ability to configure and verify basic MPLS functionality
Ability to configure QoS policies using Modular QoS (MQC)
Ability to configure and verify basic IP multicast routing

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Learn to implement, deploy, and troubleshoot MPLS VPNs in a variety of large-scale network scenarios.

In this comprehensive, hands-on course, you will develop the skills to successfully deploy a complex Multiprotocol Label Switching Virtual Private Network (MPLS VPN) installation and various service overlays. You will explore the intricacies of the benefits of an MPLS VPN solution, including Intranet, extranet and inter-autonomous system (inter-AS) MPLS VPNs, Multicast VPNs, Quality of Service (QoS) within an MPLS VPN, and Multi-VRF, and the best practices for implementing them.

In-depth hands-on labs help ensure that you learn the practical skills as well as the theory.

This course is offered in a traditional classroom or in a virtual classroom, which is an online instructor-led training method. The course materials are the same (although minor changes are made to accommodate the online environment), and both versions have the same hands-on labs. AMPLS in a virtual classroom offers the same learning experience as the traditional classroom version, with the added benefit of remote access.

Note: You are required to bring your own laptop running Windows 2K or XP and an Ethernet cable to class.

What You'll Learn

Components of the MPLS control and forwarding planes
Troubleshoot an MPLS network using MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (MPLS OAM) tools and features
Implement and verify advanced Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) control plane features
Implement and verify intranet and extranet MPLS VPNs to extend a customer network to multiple sites
Troubleshoot an MPLS VPN
Scale MPLS VPNs to allow for additional capacity within an MPLS VPN network
Implement inter-AS VPNs to extend a customer VPN across multiple service providers
Implement QoS within an MPLS VPN network
Implement multicast service within an MPLS VPN
Implement Multi-VRF (vrf-lite) to extend an MPLS VPN to a customer site
Implement Internet access within an MPLS VPN

Course Outline

1. Course and Lab Introduction

2. Implementing and Troubleshooting MPLS Control and Forwarding Planes

Reviewing MPLS Control Plane and Forwarding Plane Functionality
Troubleshooting MPLS Control and Forwarding Planes
Configuring and Verifying Advanced LDP Functionality

3. Implementing and Verifying MPLS VPNs

Implementing and Verifying Intranet and Extranet MPLS VPNs
Troubleshooting MPLS VPNs
Scaling and Convergence in MPLS VPNs
Implementing and Verifying Inter-AS MPLS VPNs

4. Implementing and Verifying MPLS VPN Service Overlays

Implementing and Verifying Quality of Service in MPLS VPN Networks
Implementing and Verifying Multicast in MPLS VPN Networks

5. Implementing and Verifying Advanced MPLS VPN Features

Implementing and Verifying Multi-VRF (vrf-lite)
Implementing Internet Access in an MPLS VPN

Labs

Lab 1: Lab Familiarization

Use Cisco IOS Software commands to discover the lab topology.

Lab 2: Using MPLS OAM to Troubleshoot MPLS

Configure, verify, and use MPLS OAM to identify and resolve MPLS lab implementation issues.

Lab 3: Configuring Advanced LDP Features

Configure and verify label allocation and filtering and LDP session protection.

Lab 4: Configuring and Verifying MPLS VPNs

Implement intranet and extranet MPLS VPNs into an existing network.

Lab 5: Intranet MPLS VPNs

Configure and verify intranet MPLS VPNs.

Lab 6: Extranet MPLS VPN

Configure and verify an extranet MPLS VPN.

Lab 7: Implementing and Verifying VPNv4 Route Reflectors

Configure and verify BGP route reflectors for VPNv4 routes.

Lab 8: Configuring and Verifying Inter-AS MPLS VPNs

Examine methods of implementing inter-AS MPLS VPNs.

Lab 9: Using MP-eBGP for VPNv4

Configure and verify an inter-AS MPLS VPN using MP-eBGP for VPNv4.

Lab 10: Using BGP+Label with Route Reflector

Configure and verify an inter-AS MPLS VPN using BGP+Label with route reflector.

Lab 11: Combining Inter-AS Implementation Methods

Configure and verify inter-AS MPLS VPNs using both MP-eBGP for VPNv4 and BGP+Label with route reflector options.

Lab 12: MPLS QoS within an MPLS VPN

Implement and verify MPLS QoS operation within an MPLS VPN.

Lab 13: Multicast within an MPLS VPN

Implement and verify multicast functionality within an MPLS VPN.

Lab 14: Using Multi-VRF to Extend a VPN to a Customer Edge Device

Implement and verify Multi-VRF using OSPF and BGP between the provider edge device and the customer edge device to extend a VPN to the customer edge device.