Cisco Next Level

Who should enroll

This course is for professionals who need knowledge about implementing various Service Provider core technologies and advanced routing technologies.

• Network administrators

• System engineers

• Project managers

• Network designers

Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the main characteristics of routing protocols that are used in Service provider environments

• Implement advanced features of multiarea Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2) running in Service Provider networks

• Implement advanced features of multilevel Intermediate System to Intermediate System (ISIS) running in Service Provider networks

• Configure route redistribution

• Configure Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) in order to successfully connect the Service Provider network to the customer or upstream Service Provider

• Configure BGP scalability in Service Provider networks

• Implement BGP security options

• Implement advanced features in order to improve convergence in BGP networks

• Troubleshoot OSPF, ISIS, and BGP

• Implement and verify MPLS

• Implement and troubleshoot MPLS traffic engineering

• Implement and verify segment routing technology within an interior gateway protocol

• Describe how traffic engineering is used in segment routing networks

• Implement IPv6 tunneling mechanisms

• Describe and compare core multicast concepts

• Implement and verifying the PIM-SM protocol

• Implement enhanced Protocol-Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) features

• Implement Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) in the interdomain environment

• Implement mechanisms for dynamic Rendezvous Point (RP) distribution

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) or IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration

• Knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP networking

• Intermediate knowledge of BGP, OSPF, and ISIS routing protocols

• Understanding of MPLS technologies

• Understanding of multicast technologies

• Familiarity with segment routing

The following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:

• Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks Part 1 (SPNGN1)

• Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks Part 2 (SPNGN2)

• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE)

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)

• Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU)

• Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR)

Course Outline

• Implementing and Verifying Open Shortest Path First Multiarea Networks

• Implementing and Verifying Intermediate System to Intermediate System Multilevel Networks

• Introducing Routing Protocol Tools, Route Maps, and Routing Policy Language

• Implementing Route Redistribution

• Influencing Border Gateway Protocol Route Selection

• Scaling BGP in Service Provider Networks

• Securing BGP in Service Provider Networks

• Improving BGP Convergence and Implementing Advanced Operations

• Troubleshooting Routing Protocols

• Implementing and Verifying MPLS

• Implementing Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering

• Implementing Segment Routing

• Describing Segment Routing Traffic Engineering (SR TE)

• Deploying IPv6 Tunneling Mechanisms

• Implementing IP Multicast Concepts and Technologies

• Implementing PIM-SM Protocol

• Implementing PIM-SM Enhancements

• Implementing Interdomain IP Multicast

• Implementing Distributed Rendezvous Point Solution in Multicast Network

Lab Outline

• Implement OSPF Special Area Types (IPv4 and IPv6)

• Implement Multiarea IS-IS

• Implement Route Redistribution

• Influence BGP Route Selection

• Implement BGP Route Reflectors

• Implement BGP Security Options

• Troubleshoot Routing Protocols

• Implement MPLS in the Service Provider Core

• Implement Cisco MPLS TE

• Configure and Verify Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) Segment Routing

• Implement Tunnels for IPv6

• Enable and Optimize PIM-SM

• Implement PIM-SM Enhancements

• Implement Rendezvous Point Distribution