Detailed Outlines
Course Outlines
1: Service Provider Routing
Discover the main characteristics of routing protocols used in the service provider environment.
- Understanding Service Provider Routing Protocols
- Describe the characteristics and requirements for routing protocols in service provider environments
- Describe the characteristics of OSPF in service provider environments
- Describe the characteristics of IS-IS in service provider environments
- Describe the characteristics of BGP in service provider environments
2: Implement OSPF in the Service Provider Network
Build a scalable multiarea network with OSPF in the service provider environment.
- Introducing OSPF Routing
- Describe OSPF in the Cisco IP NGN, and describe the features of link-state routing protocols
- Describe the two-tier hierarchy structure of OSPF, including the characteristics of transit areas and regular areas, and the terminology that is used
- Describe how routers establish OSPF neighbor adjacencies, exchange LSAs, and calculate the best path
- Describe how to interpret content of the OSPF LSDB
- Understanding OSPF Operation
- Describe OSPF packet types and OSPF packet operation
- Describe OSPF neighbor adjacencies establishment, LSDB exchange, and synchronization
- Describe OSPF network types
- Describe implementation steps when enabling OSPF on point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, nonbroadcast multiaccess, and broadcast links
- Implementing OSPF Routing
- Describe how to implement OSPF in the service provider network, and describe the importance of the OSPF router ID
- Describe how OSPF cost is used to change routing, and explain why and where an OSPF virtual link may be used
- Describe how to implement OSPF authentication in the service provider network
- LAB: Implement OSPF Routing
- Lesson 4: Implementing OSPF Special Area Types
- Describe interarea and external OSPF route summarization
- List and describe different OSPF area types
- Describe OSPF stub area rules, and implement OSPF stub and totally stubby areas
- Describe OSPF NSSA rules, and implement OSPF NSSA and totally NSSA
- LAB: Implement OSPF Special Area Types
3: Implement Integrated IS-IS in the Service Provider Network
Learn how to configure Integrated IS-IS in the service provider network.
- Introducing IS-IS Routing
- Describe IS-IS and Integrated IS-IS routing, and compare Integrated IS-IS with OSPF
- Describe CLNS addressing as it is used in proper IS-IS deployment
- Describe IS-IS router types and the routing logic that is used in the IS-IS-enabled network
- Describe IS-IS packet structure and the importance of different TLVs
- Describe IS-IS network types, adjacency establishment, LSP exchange, and LSDB synchronization
- Implementing Integrated IS-IS Routing
- Describe the requirement for CLNS addressing, even when you are using IP in an IS-IS environment
- Describe the configuration process for Integrated IS-IS in an IP environment
- LAB: Implement Integrated IS-IS Routing
4: Implement BGP in the Service Provider Network
Become proficient in implementing and verifying BGP to connect a service provider with customers and other service providers.
- Introducing BGP Routing
- Describe connectivity between an enterprise network and a service provider that requires the use of BGP
- Describe how BGP routes between autonomous systems and uses path-vector functionality
- Implementing Basic BGP Routing
- Initiate basic BGP configuration in the IPv4- and IPv6-enabled network
- Describe BGP neighbor states
- Describe the importance of the BGP path attributes in the path selection
- LAB: Implement Basic BGP Routing
5: Routing Protocol Tools and Route Manipulation
Learn the tools, features, and implementation steps for routing protocol manipulation.
- Introducing Routing Protocol Tools
- Describe the characteristics and requirements for routing policies in service provider environments
- Describe the characteristics and usage scenarios for prefix lists
- Describe the characteristics and usage scenarios for AS path-based filtering in service provider environments
- Describe the characteristics and usage scenarios for route maps in service provider environments
- Describe the characteristics of RPL
- Implementing Route Redistribution
- Describe the need to use redistribution in the multiple IP routing protocol environment
- Describe the procedures that are necessary to configure route redistribution in networks that use Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software
- LAB: Implement Route Redistribution
- Influencing BGP Route Selection
- Describe the use of BGP weights to influence the BGP route selection process
- Describe how the BGP local preference attribute influences BGP route selection
- Describe the function of AS path prepending and how you can use it to facilitate proper return path selection
- Describe how MED can be used to facilitate proper return path selection
- Describe how BGP communities facilitate proper return path selection
- LAB: Influence BGP Route Selection
Objectives and Pre-requisites
Course Objectives
- Identify the typical routing requirements and list the routing protocols in service provider networks
- Describe steps needed to implement OSPF in the service provider network
- Describe the importance of the Integrated IS-IS routing protocol for internal routing and list the steps in implementing Integrated IS-IS into the service provider network
- Implement BGP to connect an enterprise to a service provider, and a service provider to an upstream service provider
- Describe tools used for routing protocol manipulation, route redistribution, and BGP route selection
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills you must have before attending this course are as follows:
- Intermediate knowledge of Cisco IOS/IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration
- Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1)
- Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in Building Cisco Service Provider Next Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2)
