Deploying MPLS Networks (ETH 640)
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course you should attended the Advanced Switch/Router Configuration and Management (ETH 405). It is also recommended that you have previous exposure to switching and routing issues in a Brocade environment. You should possess a working knowledge of the listed technologies and the following personal hardware during the week of attendance:
Working Knowledge Of
- Inter-domain routing protocols (RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, static routes)
- Exterior-domain routing protocols (BGPv4)
- FNCNE level knowledge or equivalent of Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 IP routing
- Brocade command line interface (CLI)
We strongly recommend students to bring their own PC to act as the console during labs.
Recommended Personal hardware
- Laptop Personal Computer with W95 (or higher)
- Ethernet NIC card
- CD Drive
- Serial Interface (DB9 or USB w/ DB9 adapter)
Course Format
Lecture/Labs
Duration
5 days
Course Content
The ETH 640 course is an in-depth study of deploying networks using MPLS. It focuses on features of Brocade NetIron IMR-XMR Series of switches and routers including advanced technologies such VLL, VPLS, QoS, and Traffic Engineering. It covers network design, system configuration and troubleshooting using the Brocade IMR-XMR Series of switches and routers.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Implement advanced designs and configurations in MPLS Networks
- Implement advanced STP, OSPF and BGP features on Brocade Switches / Routers
- Implement Quality of Service in MPLS at both Layer 2 and Layer 3
- Design and configure and implement VPN networks
- Design and deploy Traffic Engineering in MPLS networks
- Interconnect Brocade Switches and Routers based on a MPLS network design
- Configure and troubleshoot design implementations using the CLI show commands
Course Outline
- MPLS Fundamentals
- Limitations of conventional IP routing
- Foundational MPLS concepts
- Benefits of MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Functional architecture of MPLS
- MPLS label structure
- Different types and functions of Label Switch Routers
- Basics of Vitual Private Networks
- Inter-connectivity of traditional router-based networks
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) operation in router-based networks
- Functions and operation of Layer -2 VPNs
- Functions and operation of Layer-3 VPNs
- Supported traffic types in each network type
- Basics of Vitual Private Networks
- Inter-connectivity of traditional router-based networks
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) operation in router-based networks
- Functions and operation of Layer -2 VPNs
- Functions and operation of Layer-3 VPNs
- Supported traffic types in each network type
- Scaleability, deployment, service provisioning, and costs associated with these networks
- Maintenance and Management issues that impact these networks
- Layer 2 VPNs
- End-to-end L2 VPNs in a Provider network
- Customer traffic flow queuing and management
- Virtual Leased Line (VLL) and Virtual Private LAN Segment (VPLS) Packets forwarding over an MPLS network
- VLL packet encoding
- QoS services in a VLL network
- MPLS VLL network configuration
- MPLS VLL information displays
- Troubleshooting VLL networks
- Layer 2 VRF Import and Export Features.
- Advanced VRF features and their usage
- Command syntax required to configuring selective VRF imports
- Command syntax required to configuring selective VRF exports
- Reasons and methods for limiting the number of routes in a VRF table
- Reasons and methods for limiting the number of prefixes received from BGP Neighbors
- Reasons and methods for limiting VRF routes in the Provider Core
- MPLS Label Distribution
- Unicast IP Routing and how MPLS functions within Brocade platforms
- Label Switch Paths
- LDP protocol details and events
- Label allocation in MPLS networks
- Label distribution in MPLS networks
- MPLS Forwarding Table construction and population
- Packet forwarding across MPLS networks
- MPLS Loop Detection
- Penultimate Hop Popping
- Advanced Routing in the Provider Core.
- OSPF protocol configuration and deployment within Provider MPLS core.
- Advanced OSPF (Constraint-based SPF) configuration and operation.
- BGP as a PE-CE routing protocol.
- MBGP distributing MPLS VPN labels with VPN routes between Provider edge routers
- MPLS VPN Mechanisms
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables in MPLS VPN implementations
- Routing protocols in MPLS VPN implementations
- VRF-aware routing protocols
- Implementing VRFs in an MPLS VPN network
- Outbound interaction between PE-CE routing protocols, backbone MBGP, virtual routing and forwarding tables
- Inbound interaction between PE-CE routing protocols, backbone MBGP, virtual routing and forwarding tables
- MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Traffic Engineering basic concepts
- Customer concerns and justification for implementing Traffic Engineering
- Congestion avoidance and reduction using TE
- Traffic Engineering implementation using the Layer-2 Overlay Model
- Traffic Engineering implementation using the Layer-3 Model
- RSVP protocol for TE controls
- Quality of Service (QoS) in MPLS
- QoS in IP layer 3 QoS using MPLS devices, including VPNs
- End-to-end QoS provisioning in a Provider network using the MPLS Exp. Bits
- IP Precedence mapping for three, four, and five class Provider Traffic Profiles
- Customer traffic flows queuing and management by QoS
Who should attend
The Target Audience for this course is as follows:
- Customers or Resellers who are experienced with Brocade Products
- Network technicians with installation. configuration, and troubleshooting experience with Brocade Products
- Network Administrators responsible for implementing and managing small to large enterprise and ISP networks.
- Network support staff that will act as network device installers and first-line support for a local to global sized business environment.