MPLS
MPLS Overview
Unicast IP Forwarding in Traditional IP Networks
Overview of MPLS Forwarding
MPLS Terminology
MPLS Control and DATA Plane Components
MPLS operation
Penultimate Hop Popping (PHP)
Frame Mode MPLS
MPLS Architecture and LDP Configuration
Introducing MPLS Labels and Label Stacking
Label Switch Router and LSP
Label Distribution Protocols
LDP Operation and Configurations
Targeted LDP Session
LDP Autoconfiguration and LDP-IGP Synchronization
IP Lookup versus Label Lookup
Implicit and Explicit NULL Label
TTL Behavior of Labeled Packets
MPLS MTU
Basic MPLS VPN Overview and Configuration
Introduction to MPLS VPN
Overlay and Peer to Peer VPN Model
Architectural Overview of MPLS VPN
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
Route Distinguisher (RD )
BGP Extended Community
Route Target Export and Import (RT)
PE-CE Routing- Static & RIP
Static PE-CE Routing Overview
Static PE-CE routing configuration and Verification
RIP v2 PE-CE Routing Configuration and Verification
PE-CE Routing Protocol- OSPF
Traditional OSPF Routing Model
MPLS VPN or OSPF super backbone Concept
OSPF Route propagation using MPLS VPN super backbone
OSPF Down bit and Domain Tag
OSPF Backdoor and Sham Link
Configuration and Verification
PE-CE Routing Protocol- EIGRP
EIGRP Route Propagation
Routing Loops and Suboptimal Routing
BGP cost Community Feature
EIGRP Site of Origin (SoO) Attribute
Configurations and Verification
Implementing BGP in MPLS VPN
BGP PE-CE Routing Protocol Overview
Implementing Route Reflectors in MPLS VPN Networks
Hub and Spoke MPLS VPN sites using Unique AS Numbers
Hub and Spoke MPLS VPN sites using Same AS Numbers
Configuration and Verification
Inter-Provider VPN (Inter AS)
Overview of Inter-Provider VPN
Inter-Provider VPN using Back to Back VRF Method
Inter-Provider VPN using VPNV4 exchange
Inter-Provider VPN using Multi Hop VPNv4 Exchange
Carrier Supporting Carriers (CSC)
Carrier Supporting Carrier Overview
Deployment Scenarios with CSC
Internet Access from MPLS VPN
VPN Internet Access Topologies
Internet Access Implementation Methods
Internet Access through the Global Routing Table
Internet Access Through a Central VRF Site
Any Transport over MPLS (ATOM)
Introduction to Layer 2 VPN
Understanding the need for ATOM
Pseudo Wire Reference Model
Transporting Layer 2 Frames
Label Exchange in ATOM
Configuration and Verification
Implementing VPN with L2TPv3
Layer 2 Tunneling protocol Overview
Configuring L2TPv3 Tunnel for Layer2 VPN
Troubleshooting MPLS Networks
Verifying Label switched path
Traceroute in MPLS networks
TTL Behavior in MPLS networks
Label Aware ICMP
MPLS ip TTL-Expiration pop command
Debug MPLS Packets
Quality of Service (QoS)
Introduction to QoS
The Need for QoS
Understanding QoS
Implementing QoS
The Building Blocks of QoS
Models for Implementing
Integrated Services Model
Differentiated Services Model
QoS Mechanisms
MQC and Cisco AutoQoS
MQC
Cisco AutoQoS VoIP
Cisco AutoQoS for the Enterprise
Classification and Marking
Using MQC for Classification
Using MQC for Class-Based Marking
Using NBAR for Classification
Configuring QoS Preclassify
Configuring QoS Policy Propagation via BGP
Configuring LAN Classification and Marking
QoS in the Life of a Packet
Congestion Management
Queuing
Queuing Implementations
Configuring FIFO and WFQ
Configuring CBWFQ and LLQ
Configuring LAN Congestion Management
Congestion Avoidance
RED
Configuring Class-Based Weighted RED
Configuring Explicit Congestion Notification
Traffic Policing and Shaping
Configuring Class-Based Policing
Configuring Class-Based Shaping
Configuring Class-Based Shaping on Frame Relay Interfaces
Frame Relay Voice-Adaptive Traffic Shaping and Fragmentation
Link Efficiency Mechanisms
Configuring Class-Based Header
Compression
Configuring Link Fragmentation and Interleaving
QoS Best Practices
Traffic Classification Best Practices
Deploying End-to-End QoS
Providing QoS for Security