Course Overview

The Leveraging Cisco Intent-Based Networking DNA Assurance (DNAAS) course provides you with the skills to monitor and troubleshoot a traditional brownfield network infrastructure by using Cisco® Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA™) Assurance. The course focuses on highlighting issues rather than on monitoring data. The advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning features within Cisco DNA Assurance enable you to isolate the root cause of a problem and to take appropriate actions to quickly resolve issues. Cisco DNA Assurance can be used to perform the work of a Level 3 support engineer.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Explain the benefits of using Cisco DNA Center in a traditional, enterprise network
  • Explain at a detailed level the Cisco DNA Center Assurance system architecture, functional components, features, and data-processing concepts.
  • Discuss the health scores, metrics, and strategies that you use for monitoring network devices, clients, and applications with Cisco DNA Assurance
  • Describe how Cisco DNA Center Assurance analyzes the streaming telemetry and collected data, correlates the data, performs root cause analysis, and displays detected issues, insights, and trends
  • Describe the Cisco DNA Center Assurance troubleshooting tools, mechanisms, strategies, and scenarios to proactively detect and resolve wireless network, client, and application issues and pinpoint the root cause
  • Deploy and configure Cisco DNA Center to use Assurance features for monitoring and troubleshooting network devices, clients, and applications

Course Content

Introducing Cisco DNA Center Assurance

  • Cisco DNA Center and Intent-Based Network Management Automation
  • Cisco DNA Center System Architecture

Monitoring Health and Performance with Cisco DNA Center Assurance

  • Cisco DNA Center Assurance Functional Components
  • Cisco DNA Center Assurance Data Analytics and Metrics

Troubleshooting Issues, Observing Insights and Trends

  • Detect Issues, Insights, and Trends in the Network
  • Observe Trends, Insights, and Comparative Analysis

Troubleshooting Wireless Issues with Cisco DNA Center Assurance Tools

  • Review of Assurance Tools for Troubleshooting Wireless Networks
  • Use Sensor Tests to Troubleshoot Wireless Networks

Labs

  • Prepare Cisco DNA Center for Assurance
  • Monitor Overall Health and the Health of Network Devices
  • Monitor the Health of Clients and Applications
  • Troubleshoot Network, Client, and Application Issues
  • Observer Assurance AI Network Analytics
  • Analyze Wireless Allocation, Capabilities, and Threats
  • Monitor Wireless Networks with Advanced Assurance Tools

Course Overview

This two-day course is designed to provide students with intermediate switching knowledge and configuration examples. 

The course includes an overview of switching concepts such as LANs, Layer 2 address learning, bridging, VLANs, provider bridging, VLAN translation, spanning-tree protocols, and Ethernet Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM). 

This course also covers Junos operating system (OS) specific implementations of integrated routing and bridging (IRB) interfaces, routing instances, virtual switches, load balancing, and port mirroring. 

Furthermore, this course covers the basics of Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP), link aggregation groups (LAGs), and multichassis LAG (MC-LAG). 

This course is based on Junos OS Release 22.1R1.10. 

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring Junos OS operations. 

This course uses MX Series 3D Ethernet Universal Edge Routers for the hands-on component. 

Course Level

Junos Service Provider Switching (JSPX) is an intermediate-level course.

Relevant Juniper Product 

• MX Series 3D router

Course Objectives

Describe the different Ethernet standards organizations. 

• Describe the Layer 2 services that are available on the MX Series 3D Ethernet Universal Edge Routers. 

• Describe the function of an Ethernet LAN. 

• Describe learning and forwarding in a bridging environment. 

• Describe Ethernet frame filtering. 

• Implement VLAN tagging. 

• Describe and implement MVRP. 

• Implement IRB. 

• Implement a Layer 2 firewall filter. 

• Describe the use of a routing instance. 

• Describe the function of a virtual router. 

• Describe the function of a virtual switch. 

• Describe the usage of logical systems. 

• Implement a virtual switch. 

• Describe interconnecting routing instances. 

• Describe the different IEEE VLAN stacking models. 

• Describe the components of provider bridging. 

• Configure and monitor provider bridging. 

• Explain the purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). 

• Describe the basic operation of STP, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), and VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP). 

• Configure and monitor STP, RSTP, MSTP, and VSTP. 

• Explain the purpose of bridge protocol data unit (BPDU), loop, and root protection. 

• Explain typical OAM features. 

• Describe the basic operation of link fault management (LFM). 

• Describe the basic operation of connectivity fault management (CFM). 

• Configure and monitor Ethernet OAM. 

• Describe the basic operation of Ethernet ring protection (ERP). 

• Configure and monitor ERP. 

• Describe the basic operation of LAGs and MC-LAGs. 

• Configure and monitor LAGs and MC-LAGs. 

• Describe the basic functionality of MX Series Virtual Chassis. 

• Describe a basic troubleshooting method. 

• List common issues that disrupt network operations. 

• Identify tools used in network troubleshooting. 

• Use available tools to resolve network issues.

Course Content

Day 1

Course Introduction

Ethernet Switching and Layer 2

• Learn the Junos OS nomenclature 

• Learn the functions of an Ethernet LAN 

• Describe learning and forwarding in a bridging environment 

• Implement Layer 2 address learning and forwarding 

• Implement Layer 2 firewall filters

VLANs and IRBs 

• Configure and monitor VLANs 

• Automate VLAN administration 

• Configure and monitor IRBs 

Lab: Ethernet Switching and VLANs 

Virtual Switches 

• Describe the use of a routing instance 

• Configure and monitor virtual switches 

• Interconnect different routing instances 

• Explain the purpose of logical systems 

Lab: Virtual Switches 

Provider Bridging 

• Expanding the Bridged Network 

• Explaining How Provider Bridging Works 

• Configuring and Monitoring Provider Bridging 

Lab: Provider Bridging

Spanning-Tree Protocols 

• Summarize Spanning-Tree Protocols 

• Explain How Rapid STP Works 

• Review the Functions of Multiple STP 

• Identify VLAN STP Improvements 

Configuring Spanning-Tree 

• Configuring and Monitoring Spanning-Tree Protocols 

• Understanding BPDU, Loop, and Root Protection 

Lab: MSTP

Day 2

Ethernet OAM 

• Summarize Ethernet Operation, Administration, and Maintenance 

• Identify Capabilities in Link Fault Management 

• Review the Features of Connectivity Fault Management 

Configuring OAM 

• Configuring and Monitoring Ethernet OAM 

Lab: Ethernet OAM – LFM and CFM 

ERP and LAG 

• Summarize What ERP Does 

• Explain How to Configure and Monitor ERP 

• Provide an Overview of LAG 

• Explain How to Configure and Monitor a LAG 

Lab: High Availability and Network Optimization – ERP and LAG 

MC-LAG and Virtual Chassis 

• Provide a Brief Overview of MC-LAG 

• Explain How to Configure and Monitor an MC-LAG 

• Give a Brief Synopsis of the MX Virtual Chassis 

Lab: MC-LAG 

Troubleshooting and Monitoring 

• Identify Basic Approaches to Troubleshooting and Monitoring 

• Introduce Troubleshooting and Monitoring Tools 

• Review Troubleshooting Case Study: Network Congestion 

Lab: Troubleshooting and Monitoring J

Course Overview

This two-day course is designed to provide students with detailed coverage of multicast protocols including Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Mode (PIM-DM), Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIMSM), Bidirectional PIM, and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP). 

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the Junos OS and monitoring device and protocol operations. 

This course utilizes Juniper Networks vMX Series devices for the hands-on component, but the lab environment does not preclude the course from being applicable to other Juniper hardware platforms running the Junos OS. 

The Juniper Networks vMX Series devices run Junos OS Release 16.2R1.6.

The Junos Multicast Routing (JMR) course is an advanced-level course.

Relevant Juniper Product

• Routing • Switching • Junos OS • M Series • MX Series • PTX Series • T Series • Service Provider Routing and Switching Track

Course Objectives

 Describe IP multicast traffic flow.

• Identify the components of IP multicast.

• Explain how IP multicast addressing works.

• Describe the need for reverse path forwarding (RPF) in multicast.

• Explain the role of IGMP and describe the available IGMP versions.

• Configure and monitor IGMP.

• Identify common multicast routing protocols.

• Explain the differences between dense-mode and sparse-mode protocols.

• Describe rendezvous point (RP) discovery options.

• Describe bidirectional PIM.

• Configure and monitor rendezvous point discovery mechanisms.

• Configure bidirectional PIM sparse mode.

• Explain the purpose and operation of MSDP.

• Describe the usage of MSDP within a single PIM domain with anycast-RP.

• Describe the usage of MSDP across multiple PIM domains.

• Configure and monitor MSDP.

• Compare the any-source multicast (ASM) and source-specific multicast (SSM) service models.

• Describe the basic requirements, benefits, and caveats of SSM.

• List the address ranges used for SSM.

• Illustrate the role of IGMPv3 and PIM-SM in an SSM implementation.

• Configure and monitor SSM.

• Describe the default PIM sparse mode information distribution.

• Explain how routing policies control IGMP joins.

• Explain how routing policies alter PIM protocol message flow.

• Identify the role of a policy in controlling MSDP message advertisement.

• Explain how you can use a policy to scope multicast groups.

• Configure and monitor PIM dense mode and PIM sparse mode.

• Describe IPv6 multicast addresses.

• Describe IPv6 multicast scoping.

• Compare IPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) versions with IPv4’s IGMP protocol versions.

• Describe IPv6 SSM.

Course Content

Day 1

Course Introduction

Introduction to Multicast 

• Overview of Multicast 

• Multicast Addresses 

• Reverse Path Forwarding 

• Internet Group Management Protocol 

LAB 1: Implementing a Baseline Network

Multicast Routing Protocols 

• Overview of Multicast Routing Protocols 

• PIM Message Types

PIM Sparse Mode

• PIM Sparse Mode Operation

• Bidirectional PIM Operation

• Configuring Sparse Mode 

• Configuring Bidirectional PIM 

• Monitoring Sparce Mode

LAB 2: PIM Sparse Mode and RP Discovery

Day 2

MSDP

• MSDP 

• Anycast-RP 

LAB 3: Implementing MSDP and Anycast-RP

Source-Specific Multicast 

• Overview of SSM Operation 

• SSM Addresses 

• IGMPv3 and SSM 

• PIM-SM and SSM 

• SSM Case Study 

LAB 4: Source-Specific Multicast

Multicast and Policy 

• Multicast and Policy Overview 

• Controlling PIM Join and Register Messages 

• Controlling BSR Messages 

• Controlling MSDP SA Messages 

• Implementing Multicast Scoping 

LAB 5: Multicast and Policy

The following Appendices can be covered, if time permits, and are requested by the delegate/s prior to booking:

Appendix A: PIM Dense Mode

• Dense Mode Operation

• Configuring Dense Mode

• Monitoring Dense Mode

LAB 6: PIM Dense Mode (Optional)

Appendix B: IPv6 Multicast 

• IPv6 Multicast Addresses 

• IPv6 MLD 

• IPv6 ASM Options 

• IPv6 SSM Addresses

Course Overview

This three-day course provides students with the knowledge required to design, implement, and troubleshoot the most crucial elements of a modern MPLS deployment in a real-world service provider production network. 

This course includes extensive coverage of the RSVP and LDP protocols, and an introductory appendix on MPLS segment routing. 

Technologies covered include the MPLS data plane, RSVP bandwidth and priorities, backup and local repair paths, label-switched path (LSP) optimization, LDP enhancements and best practices, and a dedicated module on troubleshooting. 

The course offers optional appendices on RSVP auto-bandwidth, and a wide variety of advanced RSVP features. 

Students will gain experience with all of these protocols and features through a combination of detailed instructor training and hands-on labs. 

This course is based on Junos OS Release 21.4R1.12. 

Course Level

Junos MPLS Fundamentals (JMF) is an intermediate-level course. 

Relevant Juniper Product

• vMX • MX Series • QFX Series • ACX Series • PTX Series

Target Audience

 Individuals responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting MPLS networks that make use of RSVP and LDP as the signaling method for the creation of LSPs; 

• Individuals who work with, or who aspire to work with, service provider networks; 

• Individuals studying for the JNCIS-SP certification exam; and 

• Individuals who have already passed the JNCISSP certification exam, and want to revise these concepts before attempting the JNCIE-SP certification exam 

Course Objectives

Explain the reasons MPLS was originally created, and the applications offered by label-switched paths. 

• Describe the structure of an MPLS label, the mechanics of the data plane, and the protocols that can advertise labels. 

• Configure static LSPs, verify the routing tables they populate, and explain the label actions these LSPs perform. 

• Explain the purpose and advantages of RSVP, then configure a service provider network to host RSVP LSPs. 

• Configure and verify a basic RSVP label-switched path. 

• Explain the purpose of the MPLS traffic engineering database, and create LSPs that use this database to calculate a path. 

• Explain the purpose of RSVP bandwidth reservations, and how to configure an LSP to reserve bandwidth. 

• Explain the use-cases for RSVP LSP priority levels and configure different priority levels of a variety of LSPs. 

• Explain how the Constrained Shortest-Path First algorithm can calculate trafficengineered paths. • Explain the messages involved in tearing down, rerouting, and maintaining LSPs and RSVP sessions. • Describe how primary and secondary paths can be used in times of link and node failure. 

• Describe the advantages of RSVP local repair paths, and how to configure the one-to-one method of local repair, otherwise known as fast reroute. 

• Explain the mechanics, configuration, and verification of facility backup, otherwise known as link protection and node-link protection. 

• Explain how RSVP LSPs can automatically find and signal better, more optimal paths. 

• Explain how LSPs can gracefully move traffic to new paths with no downtime to the user. 

• Explain the mechanics by which LDP creates a full mesh of label-switched paths. 

• Configure and verify a basic LDP deployment in a service provider network. 

• Describe some important LDP enhancements and best practices that increase the integrity of real-world LDP deployments. 

• Explain how to configure LDP to advertise labels for more than just a router’s loopback. 

• Explain how segment routing differs from RSVP and LDP, and configure segment routing as a replacement for LDP.

Course Overview

This two-day course provides a detailed coverage of IPv6 operations including neighbor discovery, ICMPv6, IPv6 protocol independent routing, OSPFv3, IS-IS, BGP, IPv6 multicast, transition methods, and troubleshooting methodology and commands supported by the Junos operating system (OS). 

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring Junos OS and in monitoring device and IPv6 protocol operations. 

This course uses Juniper Networks MX Series Routers for the hands-on component, but the lab environment does not preclude the course from being applicable to other Juniper hardware platforms running Junos OS. 

This course is based on Junos OS Release 22.2R1.9.

Course Level

Junos IP Version 6 (J-IPV6) is an intermediate-level course.

Relevant Juniper Product

• Juniper ATP Cloud • Juniper Connected Security • Junos PyEZ • Junos Space Security Director • Policy Enforcer • SRX Series • vSRX Series

Course Objectives

Describe the similarities and differences between IPv4 and IPv6. 

• Explain the different extension headers and their uses. 

• Identify the different IPv6 address types. 

• Explain the IPv6 neighbor discovery process. 

• Describe the maximum transmission unit (MTU) discovery process. 

• Configure and monitor the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). 

• Define the routing tables used for IPv6 routing. 

• Explain and configure static, aggregated, and generated IPv6 routes. 

• Identify and explain IPv6 firewall filters. 

• Describe and implement OSPFv3 routing. 

• Explain and configure IPv6 networks using IS-IS. 

• Describe and implement BGP peering sessions using IPv6. 

• Explain the multicast process 

• Configure IPv6 multicast 

• Identify the different transition methods. 

• Explain concepts for using dual stack. 

• Explain and identify the different methods for tunneling IPv6 traffic. 

• Describe a basic troubleshooting method. 

• Identify and explain common operational mode commands used for troubleshooting IPv6 problems.

Course Content

Day 1

Course Introduction

Introduction to IPv6 Addressing—What’s New and Improved? 

• Describe the IPv6 structure 

• Explain the different extension headers and their uses 

• Identify the different IPv6 address types 

Introduction to IPv6 Addressing—How to Address IPv6 

• Describe the IPv6 address types 

• Describe subnetting IPv6 addresses 

• Configure IPv6 interfaces 

Lab 1: Configuring IPv6 Interfaces 

IPv6 Protocol and Services—Part 1 

• Explain the IPv6 neighbor discovery process 

• Explain IPv6 optimization services 

IPv6 Protocol and Services—Part 2 

• Explain router advertisements 

• Describe the MTU discovery process 

• Describe the VRRP process 

• Explain the DHCPv6 and DNS processes 

Lab 2: Configuring IPv6 Services 

Protocol Independent Routing and Filters 

• Explain and configure static, aggregated, and generated IPv6 routes 

• Identify and explain IPv6 firewall filters 

Lab 3: Configuring Protocol Independent Routing 

OSPFv3 

• Describe OSPFv3 routing 

• Configure OSPFv3 networks 

Lab 4: Configuring OSPFv3

Day 2

IS-IS 

• Explain IS-IS using IPv6 

• Configure IS-IS 

Lab 5: Configuring IS-IS 

BGP 

• Explain the BGP process 

• Configure IPv6 BGP 

Lab 6: Configuring BGP 

IPv6 Multicast 

• Explain the multicast process 

• Configure IPv6 multicast 

Lab 7: Configuring IPv6 Multicast 

Transition Methods 

• Identify the different transition methods 

• Explain the concepts for using dual stack 

• Identify and explain the different methods for tunneling IPv6 traffic 

Lab 8: Configuring GRE Tunneling 

Troubleshooting 

• Describe a basic troubleshooting method 

• Identify and explain common operational mode commands used for troubleshooting IPv6 problems 

Lab 9: Troubleshooting 

The following Appendix can be covered if requested at time of booking and subject to time during the training:

Appendix A: Transitioning 

• Explain dual-stack migration 

• Define best practices

Course Overview

This three-day course provides students with intermediate routing knowledge and configuration examples. The course includes an overview of protocol-independent routing features, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, routing policy, IP tunneling, load balancing, high availability (HA) features, VRRP, and IPv6.

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring Junos OS and monitoring device operations. This course uses Juniper Networks vSRX Series Services Gateways for the hands-on component, but the lab environment does not preclude the course from being applicable to other Juniper hardware platforms running Junos OS.

This course is based on Junos OS Release 23.4R1

Course Level: Intermediate

Course Objectives

  • Describe how routes enter a routing table, and how routers choose the best routes for forwarding traffic.
  • Implement static routing within Junos OS.
  • Describe OSPF within Junos OS.
  • Describe how routing policies control what prefixes can enter the routing table and what prefixes can be advertised by protocols.
  • Deploy OSPF within Junos OS.
  • Implement IS-IS within Junos OS.
  • Implement BGP within Junos OS.
  • Deploy BGP within Junos OS.
  • Describe some important advanced routing policy features and behaviors.
  • Implement routing instances within Junos OS.
  • Implement load balancing within Junos OS.
  • Implement VRRP within Junos OS.
  • Implement graceful routing and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) within Junos OS.
  • Implement high availability features—GRES, NSR, and unified ISSU— within Junos OS.
  • Implement IP tunneling within Junos OS.
  • Describe IPv6 within Junos OS.
  • Implement filter-based forwarding (FBF) within Junos OS.

Course Content

DAY 1

Routing Fundamentals

  • Explain the role of a router in a network
  • Define the difference between directly connected, static, and dynamic routes
  • Explain how route preference selects the best route to a destination
  • Explain the process of longest prefix match lookups
  • Demonstrate how to view and verify the inet.0 and inet6.0 routing tables

Protocol Independent Routing

  • Configure static routes
  • Configure aggregate routes
  • Configure generated routes
  • Manage martian routes

Lab 1: Protocol Independent Routing

Fundamentals of OSPF

  • Describe OSPF
  • Explain adjacency formation and the designated router election
  • Explain OSPF scalability

Routing Policy

  • Explain how import and export policies can re-advertise prefixes between protocols
  • Describe the CLI syntax of a routing policy
  • Demonstrate how a routing policy can export static routes into OSPF

Deploying OSPF

  • Configure and monitor OSPF
  • Troubleshoot OSPF

Lab 2: OSPFDAY 2

IS-IS

  • Explain IS-IS
  • Describe IS-IS PDUs
  • Define adjacency formation and DIS election
  • Configure and monitor IS-IS
  • Troubleshoot IS-IS

Lab 3: IS-IS

Fundamentals of BGP

  • Explain BGP
  • Describe BGP attributes

Deploying BGP

  • Explain IBGP and EBGP
  • Configure and monitor BGP
  • Describe the BGP route reflection operation
  • Examine the route reflection configuration

Lab 4: BGP

Advanced Routing Policy Features

  • Describe advanced route-filter options
  • Describe how to refer to a prefix list in a routing policy
  • Explain route filters with mixed prefix lengths

Routing Instances

  • Describe routing instances
  • Configure and share routes between routing instances

Lab 5: Routing Instances

Load Balancing

  • Describe the load-balancing concepts and operations
  • Implement and monitor Layer 3 load balancing

Lab 6: Load Balancing

DAY 3

VRRP

  • Describe, configure, and monitor VRRP

 Graceful Restart and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

  • Describe high availability
  • Explain graceful restart
  • Explain Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

Lab 7: High Availability

GRES, NSR, and Unified ISSU

  • Explain graceful Routing Engine switchover
  • Explain nonstop active routing
  • Explain unified ISSU

 IP Tunneling

  • Describe IP tunneling
  • Describe GRE and IP-IP tunnels
  • Deploy GRE and IP-IP tunnels

Lab 8: IP Tunneling

IPv6

  • Explain IPv6 addressing
  • Explain routing protocol configuration examples
  • Describe tunneling IPv6 over IPv4

Lab 9: IPv6SELF-STUDY MODULE

Filter-Based Forwarding

  • Illustrate benefits of filter-based forwarding
  • Configure and monitor filter-based forwarding

Lab 10: Filter-Based Forwarding

Course Overview

This two-day course is designed to provide students with intermediate switching knowledge and configuration examples using Junos Enhanced Layer 2 Software (ELS). 

This course includes an overview of switching concepts and operations, VLANs, the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), port and device security features, and high availability (HA) features. 

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the Junos operating system (OS) and in monitoring device operations. 

This course uses Juniper Networks EX4300 Series Ethernet switches for the hands-on components, but lab environment does not preclude the course from being applicable to other Juniper hardware platforms running Junos OS. 

This course is based on Junos OS Release 21.4R1.12.

Course Level

Junos Enterprise Switching (JEX) is an intermediate-level course.

Relevant Juniper Product

• EX Series • QFX Seri

Course Objectives

List the benefits of implementing switched LANs. 

• Describe transparent bridging concepts and operations. 

• Describe terms and design considerations for switched LANs. 

• List enterprise platforms that support Layer 2 switching. 

• Configure interfaces for Layer 2 switching operations. 

• Display and interpret the Ethernet switching table. 

• Explain the concept of a VLAN. 

• Describe access and trunk port modes. 

• Configure and monitor VLANs. 

• Describe voice VLAN and native VLAN concepts. 

• Explain inter-VLAN routing operations. 

• Configure and monitor inter-VLAN routing. 

• Explain when a spanning tree is required. 

• Describe STP and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) operations. 

• List some advantages of using RSTP over STP. 

• Configure and monitor RSTP. 

• Describe the bridge protocol data unit (BPDU), loop, and root protection features. 

• Configure and monitor the BPDU, loop, and root protection features. 

• List and describe various port security features. 

• Configure and monitor port security features. 

• Describe the storm control feature. 

• Configure and monitor storm control. 

• Describe firewall filter support for EX Series Ethernet switches. 

• Implement and monitor the effects of a firewall filter. 

• List and describe some features that promote high availability. 

• Configure and monitor high availability features. 

• Describe the basic concepts and operational details of a virtual chassis. 

• Implement a virtual chassis with multiple EX4300 switches. 

• Explain the concepts of Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). 

• Configure and monitor MSTP. 

• Discover, configure, and troubleshoot EX Series switches using Junos Space Network Director.

Course Content

Day 1

Course Introduction

Layer 2 Switching 

• Describe Ethernet bridging basic 

• Configure and monitor Layer 2 switching operations

Lab 1: Implementing Layer 2 Switching

Switching Design Considerations 

• Explain switching terminologies and design considerations 

• Describe various Enterprise Switching platforms 

Implement VLANs 

• Define VLANs 

• Create VLANs 

• Monitor VLANs 

Implement VLAN Features 

• Describe voice LAN concepts and operations 

• Describe native LAN concepts and operations 

• Describe and implement IRB interfaces 

Lab 2: Implementing Virtual Networks 

Spanning Tree Overview 

• Explain the operations of STP 

• Explain the operations of RSTP 

Deploy Spanning Tree 

• Configure STP and RSTP 

• Monitor STP and RSTP 

Spanning Tree Protection Features 

• Explain and configure BPDU protection on spanning tree 

• Explain and configure loop protection on spanning tree 

• Explain and configure root protection on spanning tree 

Lab 3: Implementing Spanning Tree 

Day 2

LAGs and RTGs 

• Describe link aggregation groups (LAGs) and redundant trunk groups (RTGs) 

• Configure and monitor LAG and RTG 

Lab 4: Implementing LAGs and RTGs 10 Storm Control 

• Describe storm control features 

• Configure and monitor storm control features

Layer 2 Firewall Filters 

• Describe firewall filter support for EX Series switches 

• Implement and monitor the effects of a firewall filter 

Lab 5: Implementing Storm Control and Firewall Filters 

Port Security—MAC Limiting, MAC Learning, and MACsec 

• Describe MAC limiting, MAC learning, and MACsec 

• Configure MAC limiting, MAC learning, and MACsec 

• Monitor MAC limiting, MAC learning, and MACsec 

Port Security—DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and IP Source Guard 

• Describe DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard 

• Configure DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard 

• Monitor DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard 

Lab 6: Implementing Port Security 

High Availability—GRES, NSR, and NSB 

• Overview of high availability networks 

• Explain graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) 

• Explain nonstop active routing (NSR) 

• Explain nonstop bridging (NSB) 

Virtual Chassis 

• Describe operational details of Virtual Chassis 

• Implement Virtual Chassis and verify its operation 

Deploy Virtual Chassis 

• Configure and monitor Virtual Chassis 

Lab 7: Implementing Virtual Chassis Systems

The following Appendices can be covered if requested at the time of booking and subject to time during the course:

Appendix A: Junos Space Network Director 

• Describe Junos Space Network Director 

• Configure Junos Space Network Director

Appendix B: MSTP 

• Explain the operations of MSTP 

• Configure and verify MSTP 

Appendix C: Mist Integration with EX Series Switches 

• Explain mist solution and supported devices 

• Describe provisioning and deployment process 

Appendix D: Mist Wired Assurance 

• Describe the deployment options 

• Explain wired assurance SLE and their classifiers 

• Describe the role of Mist within campus and branch architecture 

Appendix E: ELS and Non-ELS Configuration 

• Configure switching options 

• Understand IRB and RVI interfaces and its configuration 

• Describe Q-in-Q VLAN tagging

Course Overview

This 5-day bundle course covers the content of both the Junos Enterprise Switching (JEX) and Junos Intermediate Routing (JIR) courses.

JEX

This two-day course is designed to provide students with intermediate switching knowledge and configuration examples using Junos Enhanced Layer 2 Software (ELS). 

This course includes an overview of switching concepts and operations, VLANs, the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), port and device security features, and high availability (HA) features. 

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the Junos operating system (OS) and in monitoring device operations. 

This course uses Juniper Networks EX4300 Series Ethernet switches for the hands-on components, but lab environment does not preclude the course from being applicable to other Juniper hardware platforms running Junos OS. 

This course is based on Junos OS Release 21.4R1.12.

Course Level

Intermediate

Relevant Juniper Product

• EX Series • QFX Series

JIR

This three-day course provides students with intermediate routing knowledge and configuration examples. The course includes an overview of protocol-independent routing features, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, routing policy, IP tunneling, load balancing, high availability (HA) features, VRRP, and IPv6.

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring Junos OS and monitoring device operations. This course uses Juniper Networks vSRX Series Services Gateways for the hands-on component, but the lab environment does not preclude the course from being applicable to other Juniper hardware platforms running Junos OS. This course is based on Junos OS Release 23.4R1.

Course Level

Intermediate

Relevant Juniper Product

• Junos OS • SRX Series

Course Objectives

JEX

• List the benefits of implementing switched LANs. 

• Describe transparent bridging concepts and operations. 

• Describe terms and design considerations for switched LANs. 

• List enterprise platforms that support Layer 2 switching. 

• Configure interfaces for Layer 2 switching operations. 

• Display and interpret the Ethernet switching table. 

• Explain the concept of a VLAN. 

• Describe access and trunk port modes. 

• Configure and monitor VLANs. 

• Describe voice VLAN and native VLAN concepts. 

• Explain inter-VLAN routing operations. 

• Configure and monitor inter-VLAN routing. 

• Explain when a spanning tree is required. 

• Describe STP and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) operations. 

• List some advantages of using RSTP over STP. 

• Configure and monitor RSTP. 

• Describe the bridge protocol data unit (BPDU), loop, and root protection features. 

• Configure and monitor the BPDU, loop, and root protection features. 

• List and describe various port security features. 

• Configure and monitor port security features. 

• Describe the storm control feature. 

• Configure and monitor storm control. 

• Describe firewall filter support for EX Series Ethernet switches. 

• Implement and monitor the effects of a firewall filter. 

• List and describe some features that promote high availability. 

• Configure and monitor high availability features. 

• Describe the basic concepts and operational details of a virtual chassis. 

• Implement a virtual chassis with multiple EX4300 switches. 

• Explain the concepts of Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). 

• Configure and monitor MSTP. 

• Discover, configure, and troubleshoot EX Series switches using Junos Space Network Director.

JIR

• Describe how routes enter a routing table, and how routers choose the best routes for forwarding traffic.

• Implement static routing within Junos OS.

• Describe OSPF within Junos OS.

• Describe how routing policies control what prefixes can enter the routing table and what prefixes can be advertised by protocols.

• Deploy OSPF within Junos OS.

• Implement IS-IS within Junos OS.

• Implement BGP within Junos OS.

• Deploy BGP within Junos OS.

• Describe some important advanced routing policy features and behaviors.

• Implement routing instances within Junos OS.

• Implement load balancing within Junos OS.

• Implement VRRP within Junos OS.

• Implement graceful routing and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) within Junos OS.

• Implement high availability features—GRES, NSR, and unified ISSU—within Junos OS.

• Implement IP tunneling within Junos OS.

• Describe IPv6 within Junos OS.

• Implement filter-based forwarding (FBF) within Junos OS.

Course Content

JEX

Day 1

Course Introduction

Layer 2 Switching 

• Describe Ethernet bridging basic 

• Configure and monitor Layer 2 switching operations

Lab 1: Implementing Layer 2 Switching

Switching Design Considerations 

• Explain switching terminologies and design considerations 

• Describe various Enterprise Switching platforms 

Implement VLANs 

• Define VLANs 

• Create VLANs 

• Monitor VLANs 

Implement VLAN Features 

• Describe voice LAN concepts and operations 

• Describe native LAN concepts and operations 

• Describe and implement IRB interfaces 

Lab 2: Implementing Virtual Networks 

Spanning Tree Overview 

• Explain the operations of STP 

• Explain the operations of RSTP 

Deploy Spanning Tree 

• Configure STP and RSTP 

• Monitor STP and RSTP 

Spanning Tree Protection Features 

• Explain and configure BPDU protection on spanning tree 

• Explain and configure loop protection on spanning tree 

• Explain and configure root protection on spanning tree 

Lab 3: Implementing Spanning Tree 

Day 2

LAGs and RTGs 

• Describe link aggregation groups (LAGs) and redundant trunk groups (RTGs) 

• Configure and monitor LAG and RTG 

Lab 4: Implementing LAGs and RTGs 

Storm Control 

• Describe storm control features 

• Configure and monitor storm control features

Layer 2 Firewall Filters 

• Describe firewall filter support for EX Series switches 

• Implement and monitor the effects of a firewall filter 

Lab 5: Implementing Storm Control and Firewall Filters 

Port Security—MAC Limiting, MAC Learning, and MACsec 

• Describe MAC limiting, MAC learning, and MACsec 

• Configure MAC limiting, MAC learning, and MACsec 

• Monitor MAC limiting, MAC learning, and MACsec 

Port Security—DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and IP Source Guard 

• Describe DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard 

• Configure DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard 

• Monitor DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard 

Lab 6: Implementing Port Security 

High Availability—GRES, NSR, and NSB 

• Overview of high availability networks 

• Explain graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) 

• Explain nonstop active routing (NSR) 

• Explain nonstop bridging (NSB) 

Virtual Chassis 

• Describe operational details of Virtual Chassis 

• Implement Virtual Chassis and verify its operation 

Deploy Virtual Chassis 

• Configure and monitor Virtual Chassis 

Lab 7: Implementing Virtual Chassis Systems

The following Appendices can be covered if requested at the time of booking and subject to time during the course:

Appendix A: Junos Space Network Director 

• Describe Junos Space Network Director 

• Configure Junos Space Network Director

Appendix B: MSTP 

• Explain the operations of MSTP 

• Configure and verify MSTP 

Appendix C: Mist Integration with EX Series Switches 

• Explain mist solution and supported devices 

• Describe provisioning and deployment process 

Appendix D: Mist Wired Assurance 

• Describe the deployment options 

• Explain wired assurance SLE and their classifiers 

• Describe the role of Mist within campus and branch architecture 

Appendix E: ELS and Non-ELS Configuration 

• Configure switching options 

• Understand IRB and RVI interfaces and its configuration 

• Describe Q-in-Q VLAN tagging

JIR

Day 3

1 Routing Fundamentals

•Explain the role of a router in a network

•Define the difference between directly connected, static, and dynamic routes

•Explain how route preference selects the best route toa destination

•Explain the process of longest prefix match lookups

•Demonstrate how to view and verify the inet.0 andinet6.0 routing tables

2 Protocol Independent Routing

•Configure static routes

•Configure aggregate routes

•Configure generated routes

•Manage martian routes

Lab 1: Protocol Independent Routing

3 Fundamentals of OSPF

•Describe OSPF

•Explain adjacency formation and the designated router election

•Explain OSPF scalability

4 Routing Policy

•Explain how import and export policies can re-advertise prefixes between protocols

•Describe the CLI syntax of a routing policy

•Demonstrate how a routing policy can export static routes into OSPF

5 Deploying OSPF

•Configure and monitor OSPF

•Troubleshoot OSPF

Lab 2: OSPF

Day 4

6 IS-IS

•Explain IS-IS

•Describe IS-IS PDUs

•Define adjacency formation and DIS election

•Configure and monitor IS-IS

•Troubleshoot IS-IS

Lab 3: IS-IS

7 Fundamentals of BGP

•Explain BGP

•Describe BGP attributes

8 Deploying BGP

•Explain IBGP and EBGP

•Configure and monitor BGP

•Describe the BGP route reflection operation

•Examine the route reflection configuration

Lab 4: BGP

9 Advanced Routing Policy Features

•Describe advanced route-filter options

•Describe how to refer to a prefix list in a routing policy

•Explain route filters with mixed prefix lengths

10 Routing Instances

•Describe routing instances

•Configure and share routes between routing instances

Lab 5: Routing Instances

11 Load Balancing

•Describe the load-balancing concepts and operations

•Implement and monitor Layer 3 load balancing

Lab 6: Load Balancing

Day 5

12 VRRP

•Describe, configure, and monitor VRRP

13 Graceful Restart and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

•Describe high availability

•Explain graceful restart

•Explain Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

Lab 7: High Availability

14 GRES, NSR, and Unified ISSU

•Explain graceful Routing Engine switchover

•Explain nonstop active routing

•Explain unified ISSU

15 IP Tunneling

•Describe IP tunneling

•Describe GRE and IP-IP tunnels

•Deploy GRE and IP-IP tunnels

Lab 8: IP Tunneling

16 IPv6

•Explain IPv6 addressing

•Explain routing protocol configuration examples

•Describe tunneling IPv6 over IPv4

Lab 9: IPv6

Self-Study Bundle

17 Filter-Based Forwarding

•Illustrate benefits of filter-based forwarding

•Configure and monitor filter-based forwarding

Lab 10: Filter-Based Forwarding

Course Overview

This five-day course provides network engineers and technicians who are working in the enterprise sector with the knowledge and skills that are needed to study and configure the IP version 6 (IPv6) features of Cisco IOS Software. This course provides an overview of IPv6 technologies, covers IPv6 design and implementation, describes IPv6 operations, addressing, routing, services, and transition, and describes the deployment of IPv6 in enterprise and service provider networks. Hands-on labs and case studies are used to provide possible deployment scenarios.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Describe the history of IP version 4 (IPv4) and the rationale for implementing IPv6 to resolve IPv4 addressing and security issues 
  • Explain the benefits of addressing with IPv6 and describe how larger IPv6 address sizes facilitate auto configuration and aggregation 
  • Describe the market drivers that help promote IPv6 as the key technology of the future 
  • Describe the IPv6 addressing architecture, including types of addresses and address representation 
  • Describe changes in the IPv6 header and the purpose of extension headers 
  • Describe and use Cisco IOS software commands to enable IPv6 on Cisco routers 
  • Describe internet control message protocol (ICMP) types and codes and IPv6 neighbor discovery, which is the process in which neighbors discover each other and autoconfigure addresses 
  • Describe the IPv6 configuration process on Cisco IOS software and provide some basic methods for troubleshooting issues that relate to IPv6 configurations 
  • Explain IP mobility in general and describe the IPv6 network mobility model with possible usages 
  • Describe how domain name system (DNS) works in an IPv6 environment 
  • Describe dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) version 6 (DHCPv6) for IPv6 operations, including how DHCP operation in IPv6 differs from its operation in IPv4 and how you can implement DHCPv6 prefix delegation to improve the IPv6 numbering process 
  • Describe the fields in the IPv6 header that are used to support quality of service (QoS) and explain how these fields differ from the IPv4 QoS model 
  • Describe Cisco IOS tools, such as Telnet, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Secure Shell Protocol (SSH), and others 
  • Describe open shortest path first (OSPF)v3, the IPv6-capable version of the OSPF routing protocol, including its operations, configuration, and commands 
  • Describe Cisco enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP), including its operation, configuration, and commands 
  • Explore multiprotocol border gateway protocol (MP-BGP), including operation, IPv6-related configuration, and commands 
  • Explain the issues when using policy-based routing (PBR) and when disabling the processing of extension headers 
  • Describe the characteristics of first hop redundancy protocol (FHRP) for IPv6, which are used to offer redundant connections on the network layer for upstream connectivity 
  • Describe redistribution of IPv6 routing information, differences among various routing protocols, and changes in the behavior of redistribution compared to IPv4 
  • Describe the IPv6 multicast addresses format, including a real-life multicast example 
  • Describe IPv6 multicast addressing options, media access control (MAC) address mappings, and multicast address scoping 
  • Describe the dual-stacking approach to integrating IPv6 functionality into an existing IPv4-only environment 
  • Describe tunneling mechanisms for IPv4-to-IPv6 transition, or for supporting IPv4 and IPv6 coexistence 
  • Explain the benefits of adopting IPv6 single stack instead of using both IPv4 and IPv6 and the process for converting networks from IPv4 to IPv6 
  • Describe the features of access control lists (ACLs) in an IPv6 environment 
  • Describe how security is implemented in IPv6 
  • Describe security issues in an IPv6 transition environment 
  • Describe security practices for IPv6 deployment 
  • Describe how Cisco IOS Firewall works and how to configure it in Pv6 traffic 
  • Describe the IPv6 networking environments in use today, the process of becoming an IPv6 internet service provider (ISPs), address allocation policies and organizations, and strategies for connecting to the IPv6 internet 
  • Identify an IPv6 multihoming issue and prescribe a potential solution 
  • Describe several IPv6 enterprise deployment strategies 
  • Explain how to deploy IPv6 over a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) network 
  • Describe IPv6 broadband access services and digital subscriber line (DSL)-based access in particular 
  • Describe how to plan and implement IPv6 in enterprise networks 
  • Describe how plan and implement IPv6 cloud and software-defined deployments 
  • Describe and identify the most common planning and implementation approaches as they pertain to moving to IPv6 in branch networks 

Course Content

Explaining the rationale for IPv6

  • IP Address Allocation
  • History of IPv4
  • Next Generation of IP
  • IPv4 Workarounds

IPv6 Features and Benefits

  • Features and Benefits of IPv6
  • IPv6 Addresses
  • IPv6 Autoconfiguration and Aggregation
  • Advanced IPv6 Features
  • Transition Strategies to IPv6

Market Drivers

  • IPv6 Market Growth and Technologies
  • Core IPv4 Address Space Exhaustion Timeline
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Driving Change
  • Growth of the Internet
  • IoT and the Increasing Number of Devices
  • Multinational Compliance Efforts and References

IPv6 Addressing Architecture

  • IPv6 Addressing Architecture
  • IPv6 Address Formats and Types
  • IPv6 Address Uses
  • Required IPv6 Addresses

IPv6 Header Format

  • IPv6 Header Changes and Benefits
  • IPv6 Header Fields
  • IPv6 Extension Headers

Enabling IPv6 on Cisco Routers

  • Enabling IPv6 on Cisco Routers
  • IPv6 Address Configuration

Using ICMPv6 and Neighbor Discovery

  • ICMPv6
  • ICMP Errors
  • Echo
  • IPv6 over Data Link Layers
  • Neighbor Discovery
  • Stateless Autoconfiguration
  • Value of Autoconfiguration
  • Renumbering
  • Cisco IOS Neighbor Discovery Command Syntax
  • Cisco IOS Network Prefix Renumbering Scenario
  • ICMP MLD
  • IPv6 Mobility

Troubleshooting IPv6

  • Cisco IOS IPv6 Configuration Example
  • Cisco IOS show Commands
  • Cisco IOS debug Commands
  • Cisco IOS debug Command Example

IPv6 Mobility

  • Introduction to IP Mobility
  • Mobile IPv6
  • Network Mobility Examples

DNS in an IPv6 Environment

  • DNS Objects and Records
  • DNS Tree Structure
  • Dynamic DNS

DHCPv6 Operations

  • DHCPv6
  • DHCPv6 Operation
  • DHCPv6 Multicast Addresses
  • DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation Process
  • DHCPv6 Troubleshooting

QoS Support in an IPv6 Environment

  • IPv6 Header Fields Used for QoS
  • IPv6 and the Flow Label Field
  • IPv6 QoS Configuration

Cisco IOS Software Features

  • Cisco IOS XE Software Features
  • Cisco IOS XE Software IPv6 Tools
  • IPv6 Support for Cisco Discovery Protocol
  • Cisco Express Forwarding IPv6
  • IP Service Level Agreements

Examining OSPFv3

  • OSPFv3 Key Characteristics
  • OSPFv3 Enhancements
  • OSPFv3 Address Families
  • OSPFv3 Configuration
  • OSPFv3 IPsec ESP Authentication and Encryption
  • OSPFv3 Advanced Functionalities

Examining EIGRP for IPv6

  • EIGRP for IPv6
  • Cisco IOS EIGRP for IPv6 Commands

Understanding MP-BGP

  • MP-BGP Support for IPv6
  • IPv6 as Payload and Transport Mechanism in MP-BG
  • BGP Peering Over Link-Local Addresses
  • BGP Prefix Filtering
  • MP-BGP Configuration and Troubleshooting

Configuring IPv6 Policy-Based Routing

  • Policy-Based Routing
  • Configure PBR

Configuring FHRP for IPv6

  • First Hop Redundancy Protocols and Concepts
  • HSRPv2 for IPv6
  • VRRPv3 for IPv6
  • GLBP for IPv6

Configuring Route Redistribution

  • Route Redistribution
  • PE-CE Redistribution for Service Providers

Implementing Multicast in an IPv6 Network

  • IPv6 Multicast Addressing
  • PIM for IPv6
  • Rendezvous Points
  • MP-BGP for the IPv6 Multicast Address Family
  • IPv6 Multicast Application Example

Using IPv6 MLD

  • Multicast Listener Discovery
  • MLD Snooping and MLD Group Limits
  • Multicast User Authentication and Group Range Support

Implementing Dual Stack

  • Dual-Stack Applications
  • Dual-Stack Node
  • The Dual-Stack Approach

Describing IPv6 Tunnelling Mechanisms

  • Overlay Tunnels
  • Manually Configured Tunnels
  • Automatic Tunnels

Transition to Single-Stack Deployments

  • IPv6 Single Stack
  • DNS for IPv6 Migrating from A to AAAA
  • Translation Options

Configuring IPv6 ACLs

  • IPv6 ACLs
  • IPv6 ACL Configuration
  • Reflexive and Time-Based ACLs
  • Cisco IOS IPv6 Header Filtering
  • Cisco IOS New ICMPv6 Types
  • Editing of ACLs
  • How to Configure ACLs in an IPv6 Environment

Using IPsec,IKE and VPNs

  • IPsec, IKE, and VPNs Basics
  • IPsec and IKE
  • VPN Connections Using IPv6

Security Issues in an IPv6 Transition Environment

  • Dual-Stack Transition Mechanism
  • Single-Stack Security Issues
  • Security at the Network Edge
  • ICMP Traffic Requirements
  • Private IPv6 Addressing Versus Public IPv6 Addressing
  • IP Overloading Issues

IPv6 Security Practices

  • Threats in IPv6 Networks
  • Zero trust Overview
  • Build Distributed Security Capability
  • Hide Topology when Possible
  • Secure the Local Link
  • ICMPv6 at Edge—Manage ICMPv6 Traffic
  • Develop Mobility Support Plan
  • Use Transition Mechanisms as Transport
  • Secure the Routing Plane
  • Deploy an Early-Warning System

Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall for IPv6

  • Cisco IOS Firewall for IPv6
  • IPv6 Inspection on ISRs
  • Implement IPv6 Inspection on ISR
  • Zone-Based Policy Firewall for IPv6 on ISRs
  • Configuring Zones and Zone Pairs
  • Configuring a Basic OSI Layer 3 to 4 Interzone Access Policy
  • Troubleshooting the Zone-Based Policy Firewall

IPv6 Address Allocation

  • IPv6 Internet
  • IPv6 Address Allocation
  • Connecting to the IPv6 Internet

IPv6 Multihoming Issue

  • IPv6 Multihoming Aspects and Issues
  • IPv6 Multihoming Status
  • Protocol-Based Solutions

IPv6 Enterprise Deployment Strategies

  • Enterprise Networks
  • Impacts of Network Services
  • WAN Networks
  • Dual Stack: Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Tunneling: Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Translation: Advantages and Disadvantages

Support for IPv6 in MPLS

  • MPLS Operations
  • IPv6 over MPLS Deployment Scenarios
  • IPv6 Tunnels Configured on CE Routers
  • IPv6 over Layer 2 MPLS VPN
  • Cisco 6PE
  • Deploy Cisco 6PE on MPLS Networks

IPv6 Broadband Access Services

  • IPv6 Rapid Deployment
  • Customer Link Encapsulations
  • FTTH Access Architecture
  • Cable Access Architecture
  • Wireless Access Architecture
  • DSL Access Architecture

Planning and Implementing IPv6 Cloud and Software-Defined Deployments

  • Cisco SD-WAN
  • Cisco SD-Access
  • Cloud-Native Deployment
  • IaaS – AWS and Azure

Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Enterprise Networks

  • Enterprise Network Definition
  • Implementing IPv6 in an Enterprise Campus Network
  • IPv6 in an Enterprise WAN Network

Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Branch Networks

  • Branch Deployment General Considerations
  • Branch Deployment Profiles: Single-Tier Profile Implementation

Labs

  • Discovery Lab 1: Using Neighbor Discovery
  • Discovery Lab 2: Using Prefix Delegation
  • Discovery Lab 3: Routing with OSPFv3
  • Discovery Lab 4: Routing with EIGRP
  • Discovery Lab 5: Routing with BGP and MP-BGP
  • Discovery Lab 6: Multicasting
  • Discovery Lab 7: Implementing Tunnels for IPv6
  • Discovery Lab 8: Configuring Advanced ACLs
  • Discovery Lab 9: Implementing IPsec and IKE
  • Discovery Lab 10: Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall

Course Overview

This course covers the fundamental concepts of segment routing, how to configure and verify segment routing within an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), the interworking of Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) with segment routing, how to implement topology-independent loop-free alternate (TI-LFA) using segment routing, and how to instantiate and verify segment routing traffic engineering policies. Students will also learn how to implement segment routing within Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Describe the key concepts of segment routing
  • Implement and verify IGP segment routing
  • Migrate an existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) LDP-based network to segment routing
  • Implement and verify TI-LFA segment routing
  • Instantiate segment routing policies
  • Instantiate multidomain segment routing policies
  • Configure and verify BGP prefix segments and SR-based services

Course Content

Introduction to Segment Routing (SR)

  • Examining Unified Fabric Routing
  • Exploring Segment Routing Concepts
  • Examining Segment Types
  • Examining the Segment Routing Global Block (SRGB)

IGP Segment Routing Implementation and Verification

  • Examining the IGP Control Plane
  • Examining SRGB and IGP Interactions
  • Examining Prefix and Adjacency Segment Identifiers
  • Intermediate System to Intermediate System Multilevel and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Multi-Area
  • Configuring and Verifying IS-IS SR Operation
  • Configuring and Verifying OSPF SR Operation

Segment Routing and LDP Interworking

  • SR and LDP Interworking Data Plane
  • Mapping Server Function and Configuration
  • Interworking Deployment Models

Topology Independent -Loop Free Alternate

  • Examining Classic LFA
  • Examining TI-LFA Fundamentals
  • Implementing and Verifying TI-LFA for SR Traffic
  • Implementing and Verifying TI-LFA for LDP Traffic
  • TI-LFA and SR/LDP Interworking

Segment Routing Policies – Traffic Engineering (SR-TE)

  • Exploring SR Policies
  • Introducing the Anycast and Binding SIDs
  • Enabling and Verifying SR Policies
  • Instantiating SR Policies
  • Instantiating SR Policies Using BGP Dynamic

Multidomain SR Policies

  • Configuring and Verifying a Path Computation Element (PCE)
  • Configuring and Verifying BGP Link State (BGP-LS)
  • Configuring Multidomain SR Policies with a PCE
  • Configuring Multidomain SR Policies with On-Demand Next Hop (ODN)

Segment Routing – Based Services 

  • Examining the BGP Prefix – SID Operation
  • Configuring and Verifying the BGP Prefix SID
  • Examining Egress Peer Engineering
  • Examining the BGP Prefix-SID Operation
  • SR Flexible Algorithm and Performance Measurement (PM) Delay
  • SR-Enabled VPNs

Labs:

  • Lab 1: Configuring and Verifying IGP Segment Routing
  • Lab 2: Migrating from LDP to Segment Routing
  • Lab 3: Configuring and Verifying TI-LFA Fast Reroute
  • Lab 4: Configuring and Verifying SR Policies
  • Lab 5: Configuring and Verifying Multidomain SR-TE
  • Lab 6: Configuring and Verifying BGP Segment Routing