Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching

Course number: 3FL30635AAAAZZZZA
Course duration: 4 days
Price: €3,200

Course overview

This course covers MPLS concepts, terminology and signaling protocols such as Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) and Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE). It discusses the control-plane and the data-plane behavior of the protocols. The configuration and signaling of intra-area and inter-area MPLS tunnels with traffic engineering constraints such as admin groups, shared-risk groups, and maximum number of hops using RSVP-TE are covered in detail. It also covers tunnel resiliency approaches used by both RSVP-TE and LDP. Upon successfully completing this course, students will be familiar with the implementation, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting of an MPLS network. All use cases and lab exercises are based on the model-driven command-line interface (MD-CLI).

Prerequisites

Nokia IP Networks and Services Fundamentals or equivalent knowledge.

Nokia OSPF Routing Protocol or Nokia IS-IS Routing Protocol

Exam

Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching (4A0-103)

Certification

Nokia Network Routing Specialist II (NRS II)

Acquire Nokia IP/MPLS service routing expertise.

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Nokia Service Routing Architect (SRA)

Master the knowledge and skills to design and support high performing Nokia Service Router networks.

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Self-paced learning

Can’t attend the instructor-led training? Get access to the same course materials you would receive in class and add (optional) remote lab access to complete the lab exercises from the lab guide included with the course materials.

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Course objectives

After completing the course, students should be able to:

Explain the basic concepts of MPLS technology such as forwarding equivalence classes (FECs), labels and label stacks, label distribution, LSPs, and MPLS packet forwarding
Describe the MPLS header structure and explain the label operations of pop, push, and swap
Explain how LDP works to distribute labels for FECs and establish LSPs
Describe traffic engineering and its advantage in an MPLS network
Identify the traffic engineering extensions made to the IGP routing protocols and understand how they are used with CSPF to establish traffic engineered LSPs
Demonstrate how RSVP-TE is used to establish traffic engineered LSPs using RSVP signaling messages to distribute labels, specify constraints for the LSP, and request LSP protection mechanisms

Describe the concept of a shared risk link group (SRLG) and its use in traffic engineering
Configure an MPLS-based core network using LDP, RSVP-TE, and hierarchical network using Inter-Area TE LSP
List the various LSP protection mechanisms (secondary/standby LSP, fast reroutes and LFA).
Configure RSVP-TE LSPs using each of the possible protection mechanisms
Describe MPLS for IP routing (MPLS shortcuts)
Configure 6PE on a network of 7750 SRs
Understand how to manage, monitor and perform basic troubleshooting of LDP/RSVP-TE-established LSPs on the Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR) and Nokia 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS)

Course modules

Module 1 – MPLS introduction
- MPLS standards and basic terminology
- MPLS data plane operations
- MPLS service and resiliency drivers
- Advantages of MPLS over IP-only networks
Module 2 – MPLS fundamentals
- Data plane implications of MPLS
- Control plane implications of MPLS
- Management plane functions that are available to MPLS
Module 3 – Label distribution protocol (LDP)
- Detailed control plane operation of LDP
- Configure LDP in a Nokia environment
- Additional features related to LDP

Module 4 – Resource reservation protocol (RSVP)
- RSVP introduction
- LSP signaling using RSVP
- RSVP message types
- Methods for reducing RSVP messaging overhead
Module 5 – Traffic engineering
- MPLS TE in a single IGP area
- MPLS TE in multiple IGP areas
- MPLS shortcuts for IP forwarding
- IPv6 tunneling over MPLS
Module 6 – Resiliency
- MPLS convergence
- Standby secondary and non-standby secondary paths
- Fast reroute
- LSP re-optimization techniques
- LDP fast reroute

Schedule and registration

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