Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Fast Track Programme

Global Knowledge (UK) Inc.
Dublin,Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Multi-Protocol Label Switching is a highly scalable, high performance forwarding technology that has multiple applications in the service provider and enterprise environment.

The MPLS forwarding technology has gained rapid deployment at the core of ISPs and other service provider networks. Now the technology is being provided directly to the customer as a viable alternative to leased lines, frame relay, ATM and IPSec VPNs. MPLS is therefore a technology that must be well understood by both customers and service providers alike. For this reason, this course teaches MPLS and its main applications such as VPNs, traffic engineering, and QOS from both the service provider and customer perspective.

Learn How To

Understand MPLS theory, design and configuration.
Implement and support MPLS VPN’s, traffic engineering and MPLS QOS.
Identify the interaction of MPLS and IP routing.
Understand the design, configuration and troubleshooting of OSPF and particularly BGP to an advanced level

Course Outline
1. Introduction to MPLS
What is MPLS?
Benefits of MPLS
MPLS and the Internet

2. WAN technologies and MPLS

Categories of WAN technology
Packet Switching
ATM
Layer 3 routing and switching
IP and ATM

3. MPLS architecture

Operation of MPLS
MPLS nodes
Forwarding plane
Control plane
Label Switch Routers (LSRs)
Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Label Distribution Protocols
LSP re-routing
Loop control in MPLS

4. IP routing and MPLS

IP and MPLS interaction
Scalable IP routing protocols
OSPF
IS-IS
BGP
Internal and external BGP
BGP scalability issues and solutions
BGP configuration and implementation

5. Packet-based MPLS VPNs

MPLS VPN concepts
VPN Routing and Forwarding
VPN route-target communities
Configuring MPLS VPNs

6. ATM-based MPLS

Forwarding and control components
Cell interleaving and VC Merge
Label Virtual Circuits (LVCs)
Label Switch Controllers
IP+ATM
Packet-based MPLS over ATM VPNs

7. MPLS Traffic Engineering

The need for Internet Traffic engineering
Operation of MPLS traffic engineering
LSP tunnels
Rerouting
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering

8. MPLS Quality of Service

The importance of QOS
Differentiated Services
DSCP
IP Precedence
Per-hop behaviour (PHB)
Integrated Services
RSVP
MPLS QOS implementation and configuration

9. MPLS Design and Migration

MPLS VPN Design
Designing from the customer’s perspective
Designing from the provider’s perspective
Migrating MPLS into an ATM network
Capacity planning
Layer 3 routing design
MPLS vendor review

Hands On Labs
1: Configuring OSPF as an interior gateway protocol on customer and provider networks
2: Configuring internal and external BGP
3: Advanced BGP configuration with route reflectors, route filtering & attribute manipulation
4: MPLS VPNs using multiple VRFs
5: Troubleshooting MPLS VPNs
6: MPLS traffic engineering using IS-IS
7: MPLS traffic engineering using OSPF
8: MPLS QOS implementation
9: Configuring QOS for MPLS VPNs
10: MPLS Design Case Studies






Who Needs to Attend
Anyone responsible for designing or implementing MPLS in an enterprise or service provider network:
Network engineers and managers
Network administrators and design engineers
IS and data centre managers
Network analysts and support engineers
Network managers who may be considering a migration to MPLS
Engineers working toward Cisco CCNP, CCIP or CCIE certifications






Suggested Prerequisites



Basic familiarity with Cisco router IOS
Good understanding of IP routing
Some degree of familiarity with OSPF and BGP
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Phone:+00 353 (0) 1 613 0340 /+44 (0) 1628 594 700

School Address:

Global Knowledge Training Centre Dublin
27 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
Phone: +00 353 (0) 1 613 0340
Fax: +00 353 (0) 1 613 0341
Email: salesdesk.ie@globalknowledge.ie

Global Knowledge Training Centre Maidenhead
Cincom House
1 Grenfell Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1HN Berkshire
Phone: 0845 304 0044
Phone: +44 (0) 1628 594 700
Fax: +44 (0)1628 776 600
Email: salesdesk.uk@globalknowledge.co.uk

Jobs & Resumes: Dublin, Maidenhead
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Managing TCP/IP Networks
Network Management Design, Tools, and Optimisation
Introduction to Multiprotocol Label Switching
Introduction to SS7
Introduction to Voice over IP
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Introduction to 3G
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