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MSPVM - Maintaining Cisco Service Provider VPNs and MPLS Networks

Course outline

5 days
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Duration

5 days

Prerequisites

  • IP Networking skills and experience using Cisco IOS® Software commandline interface (CLI)
  • Operations process knowledge and ability to use NMS tools to monitor networks and network devices
  • Ability to implement service provider change management procedures and configuration management procedures
  • Understanding of and ability to identify the critical factors for availability, scalability and manageability of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Border Gateway Protocol
  • Ability to implement Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration and monitoring commands
  • UNIX and/or Linux operating system experience as applied to IP network environments.

Who Should Attend

  • Support staff
  • Service provider network operations center (NOC) personnel
  • Service provider engineers
  • Service provider partners

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Identify the typical MPLS and MPLS VPN requirements in service provider networks and list the solutions and describe the change, performance, and fault management procedures for MPLS and MPLS VPNs.
  • Perform changes in the routing configuration based on designs and implementation templates as well as ITIL®-based change management processes and procedures.
  • Gather and interpret performance statistics for MPLS and MPLS VPNs using various tools such as show commands and SNMP-based monitoring tools.
  • Perform fault management for MPLS and MPLS VPNs using various tools such as show commands and SNMP-based monitoring tools.

Course Outline

The course outline is as follows:

Module 1: Service Provider VPN Operation Processes

  • 1.1: Service Provider MPLS and MPLS VPN Overview
  • 1.2: Service Provider Routing Operation Processes Based on ITIL®

Module 2: Change Management for MPLS and MPLS VPNs

  • 2.1: MPLS, MPLS VPN, and MPLS Traffic Engineering Requirements
  • 2.2: Adding MPLS-Enabled Routers to SP Network
  • 2.3: Analyze Lab Scenario
  • 2.4: Adding Layer 3 MPLS VPN Customers
  • 2.5: Analyze Lab Scenario
  • 2.6: Adding Layer 2 MPLS VPN Customers
  • 2.7: Analyze Lab Scenario

Module 3: Performance Management for MPLS and MPLS VPNs

  • 3.1: Audit MPLS-Related Control Protocols
  • 3.2: Monitor MPLS Performance
  • 3.3: Analyze Lab Scenario
  • 3.4: Improve Availability and Resource Utilization Using MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnels
  • 3.5: Analyze Lab Scenario

Module 4: Fault Management for MPLS and MPLS VPNs

  • 4.1: Troubleshoot Core MPLS Issues
  • 4.2: Analyze Lab Scenario
  • 4.3: Troubleshoot Layer 3 MPLS VPN Customer Connectivity Issues
  • 4.4: Analyze Lab Scenario
  • 4.5: Analyze Lab Scenario

Lab Outline

The lab outline is as follows:

Module 2

  • Lab 2-1: Adding MPLS-Enabled Routers to SP Network
  • Lab 2-2: Adding Layer 3 MPLS VPN Customers

Module 3

  • Lab 3-1: Monitor MPLS Performance for Core and Customer Connectivity
  • Lab 3-2: Improve Availability and Resource Utilization Using MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnels

Module 4

  • Lab 4-1: Troubleshoot Core MPLS Issues
  • Lab 4-2: Troubleshoot Layer 3 MPLS VPN Customer Connectivity Issues
  • Lab 4-3: Troubleshoot Layer 2 MPLS VPN Customer Connectivity Issues

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.