Description
Building Core Networks with OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, and
MPLS Bootcamp (BCN) is a powerful hands-on course that provides you
with the required knowledge and skills to design, deploy, operate, and
maintain an Internet service provider (ISP) backbone network. You will
learn the primary principles of the routing protocols that are used in
very large networks. Hands-on labs reinforce the lecture materials to
make sure that you have the working skills to affect the networks you
support.
BCN is offered in a traditional classroom or as an
interactive online training delivered over Cisco® WebEx®. Both versions
are led by the same knowledgeable instructors. The course materials are
the same (although minor changes are made to accommodate the
online environment), and both versions have the same hands-on labs. BCN
Online offers the same learning experience as the traditional version
with the added benefit of remote access. Objectives
- Identify the critical factors for availability, scalability, and manageability
- Implement an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP, either OSPF or
IS-IS) into a large-scale hierarchical network using best current
practices for scalability
- Implement BGP into a large-scale hierarchical network using best practices for scalability
- Control routing policy by influencing the BGP path selection process using route maps, prefix lists, and community strings
- Implement multihoming strategies using multiexit discriminators (MEDs) and local preference
- Implement and verify MPLS functionality in a large-scale network
- Implement and verify MPLS VPN connectivity in intra-autonomous-system environments
- Implement and verify MPLS traffic engineering practices
- Implement Layer 2 VPNs using Any Transport over MPLS (AToM)
Prerequisites
- Experience using the Cisco IOS® Software command-line interface (CLI)
- Proficiency in routing fundamentals and IP addressing
- CCNA® or the equivalent networking knowledge and experience
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for network
professionals, including designers, implementers, and support staff
involved with design and deployment of large-scale networks for large
enterprises or high-end ISP networks that use scalable technologies
such as Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Open
Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), or
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). |
