MPLS Training

Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS)

• Comprehensive study materials, including official Cisco courseware and ExSim #1 for Cisco 642-611
• Continental breakfast, assorted snacks, and beverages

• Describe how the service provider infrastructure is attacked.
• Describe the features of MPLS.
• Describe how MPLS labels are assigned and distributed.
• Identify the Cisco IOS tasks and command syntax necessary to implement MPLS on frame-mode Cisco IOS platforms.
• 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 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.
• Provide an overview of MPLS Traffic Engineering.

• Introducing Basic MPLS concepts
• Introducing MPLS labels and label stack
• Identifying MPLS application
• Discovering LDP neighbors
• Establishing the Service Provider IGP Routing Environment
• Introducing Typical Label Distribution in Frame-Mode MPLS
• Introducing Convergence in Frame-Mode MPLS
• Introducing MPLS Label Allocation, Distribution, and Retention Modes
• Introducing CEF Switching
• Configuring Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platform
• Troubleshooting Frame-Mode MPLS on Cisco IOS Platforms
• Establishing the Core MPLS Environment
• Introducing Virtual Private Networks
• Introducing Overlay and Peer-to-Peer VPNs
• Categorizing VPNs
• Introducing MPLS VPN Architecture
• Introducing MPLS VPN Routing Model
• Forwarding MPLS VPN Packets
• Using MPLS VPN Mechanisms of 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
• Initial MPLS VPN setup
• Running EIGRP Between PE and CE Routers
• Running OSPF Between PE and CE Routers
• Configuring BGP as the Routing Protocol Between PE and CE routers
• Troubleshooting MPLS VPNs
• Running BGP between PE and CE Routers

Other Relevant Boson Products
ExSim #1 for Cisco 642-611
ExSim Kit for CCIP