MPLS Applications Training

Commitment 2 Days, 7-8 hours a day.
Language English
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Delivery Options Instructor-Led Onsite, Online, and Classroom Live
COURSE OVERVIEW

In this MPLS Applications Training course, following a high-level review of the basics of MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching), we will undertake an in-depth study of some of the more advanced or emerging functionality including circuit emulation, Multicast applications, scalability enhancements, and OAM features. The topics/features to be covered are updated each time the course is taught to keep up with the technology evolution and to include topics of special interest to a given client.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
  • 2 days of MPLS Applications Training with an expert instructor
  • MPLS Applications Electronic Course Guide
  • Certificate of Completion
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After completing this MPLS Applications Training course, students will be able to:

  • Summarize the key capabilities and features of MPLS
  • Describe the basic architecture of MPLS
  • Explain the operation of MPLS
  • List the newer features of MPLS
  • Describe the major MPLS services and applications

CUSTOMIZE IT

We will customize this MPLS Applications course to your specific needs by adding or omitting topics, increasing or decreasing the level of detail, or making other changes as requested. Those who need a detailed technical treatment of the subject should consider our longer MPLS course listed under Related Courses.

AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this MPLS Applications Training course:

  • Technical professionals, including those who plan for, design, or implement MPLS networks or applications, need an in-depth understanding of MPLS’s capabilities and future direction.

CLASS PREREQUISITES

MPLS Applications Training

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this MPLS Applications Training course are:

  • You should be familiar with data networking concepts and TCP/IP and have some prior exposure to MPLS. An understanding of Frame Relay, ATM, and TDM will also be helpful.
COURSE SYLLABUS
Introduction
  • Why MPLS
  • Players involved with the MPLS specs
  • Basic MPLS framework
  • Today’s MPLS applications
Understanding Networks and MPLS in Terms of Planes
  • Control plane
  • Data plane
  • Management plane
Generalized MPLS (GMPLS)
  • MPλS
  • Switching in time, wavelength, and space
  • GMPLS as a control plane of Wavelength-Switched Optical Network (WSON)
MPLS VPNs
  • Layer 3:  BGP-based
  • Layer 2:  Point-to-point
  • Layer 2:  Multipoint
  • Layer 1 circuit emulation
MPLS Traffic Engineering
  • Need for traffic engineering on the Internet and other IP-based networks
  • TE Parameters
  • Unequal cost load balancing via metric manipulation
  • Advantages of MPLS traffic engineering
  • Basic concepts of MPLS traffic engineering
  • MPLS traffic engineering elements (dynamic/static LSPs)
  • MPLS traffic engineering configuration
  • Resource Reservation Protocol for Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
  • QoS and MPLS
Multicast L2/L3
  • Mcast backbone requirements
  • P2MP LSPs
  • P2MP PW
  • BGP P2MP
  • mVPN
MPLS Applications Training – Inter-AS/CSC
  • Inter-carrier requirements
  • MPLS-ICI
  • Multi-segment PW
Circuit Emulation
  • SAToP
  • CESoPSN
  • TDMoIP
  • CEM
Hierarchical LSP’s
  • Route aggregation and H-LDP
  • Hierarchical resource reservation
MPLS Resilience and OAM
  • Node/network-level recovery
  • LSP/PW ping/traceroute
  • VCCV
  • PW redundancy
  • MC-LAC
  • MPLS/Ethernet OAM interworking
MPLS and Advanced/Emerging Technologies
  • Fixing the problems of SONET
  • Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) and Automatic Switched Optical Networks (ASON)
  • Separation of connectivity and services: Next Generation Network (NGN)
  • Getting rid of SONET: MPLS and Optical Transport Network (OTN)
  • MPLS and emerging very high-speed Ethernet (>100 Mb/s)
  • New architectures for layer 2 functionality
  • Virtualization and Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and MPLS
MPLS Applications TrainingMPLS Applications Training Course Wrap-Up

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