Junos Intermediate Routing (JIR)

This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running Junos OS.

• Describe how routes enter a routing table, and how routers choose the best routes for forwarding traffic.
• Implement static routing within Junos OS.
• Describe OSPF within Junos OS.
• Describe how routing policies control what prefixes can enter the routing table and what prefixes can be advertised by protocols.
• Deploy OSPF within Junos OS.
• Implement IS-IS within Junos OS.
• Implement BGP within Junos OS.
• Deploy BGP within Junos OS.
• Describe some important advanced routing policy features and behaviors.
• Implement routing instances within Junos OS.
• Implement load balancing within Junos OS.
• Implement VRRP within Junos OS.
• Implement graceful routing and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) within Junos OS.
• Implement high availability features—GRES, NSR, and unified ISSU— within Junos OS.
• Implement IP tunneling within Junos OS.
• Describe IPv6 within Junos OS.
• Implement filter-based forwarding (FBF) within Junos OS.

DAY 1

Routing Fundamentals

• Explain the role of a router in a network
• Define the difference between directly connected, static, and dynamic routes
• Explain how route preference selects the best route to a destination
• Explain the process of longest prefix match lookups
• Demonstrate how to view and verify the inet.0 and inet6.0 routing tables

Protocol Independent Routing

• Configure static routes
• Configure aggregate routes
• Configure generated routes
• Manage martian routes

Lab 1: Protocol Independent Routing

Fundamentals of OSPF

• Describe OSPF
• Explain adjacency formation and the designated router election
• Explain OSPF scalability

Routing Policy

• Explain how import and export policies can re-advertise prefixes between protocols
• Describe the CLI syntax of a routing policy
• Demonstrate how a routing policy can export static routes into OSPF

Deploying OSPF

• Configure and monitor OSPF
• Troubleshoot OSPF

Lab 2: OSPF

IS-IS

• Explain IS-IS
• Describe IS-IS PDUs
• Define adjacency formation and DIS election
• Configure and monitor IS-IS
• Troubleshoot IS-IS

Lab 3: IS-IS

Fundamentals of BGP

• Explain BGP
• Describe BGP attributes

Deploying BGP

• Explain IBGP and EBGP
• Configure and monitor BGP
• Describe the BGP route reflection operation
• Examine the route reflection configuration

Lab 4: BGP

Advanced Routing Policy Features

• Describe advanced route-filter options
• Describe how to refer to a prefix list in a routing policy
• Explain route filters with mixed prefix lengths

Routing Instances

• Describe routing instances
• Configure and share routes between routing instances

Lab 5: Routing Instances

Load Balancing

• Describe the load-balancing concepts and operations
• Implement and monitor Layer 3 load balancing

Lab 6: Load Balancing

DAY 3

VRRP

• Describe, configure, and monitor VRRP

 Graceful Restart and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

• Describe high availability
• Explain graceful restart
• Explain Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

Lab 7: High Availability

GRES, NSR, and Unified ISSU

• Explain graceful Routing Engine switchover
• Explain nonstop active routing
• Explain unified ISSU

 IP Tunneling

• Describe IP tunneling
• Describe GRE and IP-IP tunnels
• Deploy GRE and IP-IP tunnels

Lab 8: IP Tunneling

IPv6

• Explain IPv6 addressing
• Explain routing protocol configuration examples
• Describe tunneling IPv6 over IPv4

Lab 9: IPv6

Filter-Based Forwarding

• Illustrate benefits of filter-based forwarding
• Configure and monitor filter-based forwarding

Lab 10: Filter-Based Forwarding

• Basic networking knowledge and an understanding of the OSI model and the TCP/IP protocol suite
• Completion of the Introduction to the Junos Operating System course prior to attending this class

JNCIS-ENT exam topics are based on the content of the recommended instructor-led training courses, as well as the additional resources.

• Exam code: JN0-348

• Written exam

• Administered by Pearson VUE

• Exam length: 90 minutes

• Exam type: 65 multiple-choice questions

• Pass/fail status is available immediately

• Software Release:

o Junos 18.4

o Junos Space Network Director 3.1

The JNCIS-ENT certification is valid for three years.

JNCIS-SP exam topics are based on the content of the recommended instructor-led training courses, as well as the additional resources.

• Exam code: JN0-362

• Written exam

• Administered by Pearson VUE

• Exam length: 90 minutes

• Exam type: 65 multiple-choice questions

• Pass/fail status is available immediately

• Junos Software Release: 19.4

The JNCIS-SP certification is valid for three years.

Exams can be purchased and scheduled at https://home.pearsonvue.com/junipernetworks/ 

• Advanced Junos Enterprise Switching (AJEX) 

• Advanced Junos Enterprise Routing (AJER) 

• Junos Multicast Routing (JMR) 

• Junos Class of Service (JCOS) 

• Advanced Junos Service Provider Routing (AJSPR) 

• Junos Layer 3 VPNs (JL3V) 

• Junos Layer 2 VPNs (JL2V) 

Delegates will receive an official set of e-kit courseware approximately 1 week prior to the start of the course.