Course Code : TDN-800
Course Duration : 2 Day(s)
Course Objectives:
To provide participants with the necessary knowledge to understand MPLS technology and to demonstrate its working
Expected Accomplishments:
By the end of this course participants will be able to
- Understand the limitations of traditional IP Networks and how MPLS can resolve them
- Understand how conventional Frame Relay and ATM networks can be MPLS enabled
- Understand the concepts, components and operation of MPLS technology
- Understand the MPLS Traffic Engineering capabilities
- Understand the concept of IP MPLS Virtual Private Networks
Who can benefit:
Professionals involved in the areas of Data Communications interested in learning more about Networking Technologies
Prerequisites:
Understanding of Data Communication Principles and IP Networks
Course Outline:
MPLS Overview
- Introduction
- Traditional IP Networks & their limitations
- MPLS drivers
- MPLS capabilities
- MPLS Standards
MPLS Implementation
- Conventional IP Routers
- Converting a IP router to LSR
- Conventional Frame Relay Switches & their limitations
- Converting FR Switches to FR LSR
- Conventional ATM Switches
- Converting ATM Switch to ATM LSR
MPLS Components
- Edge & Core Routers
- Label Switching Routers (LSR)
- FEC
- IP Routing protocols
- MPLS Label
- Label Switching Table
- Distributing Labels
- Label Stacks
Label Distribution Protocol
- LDP Capabilities
- Assigning datagrams to FEC
- LDP protocol Outline
- LDP message type and format
MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Traffic Engineering goals
- Traffic, queuing, shaping and policing
- Constraint based paths
- Differentiated Services
- Diffserv and Label Switching
MPLS Virtual Private Networks
- Conventional VPNs
- MPLS IP VPNs
- VPN Routing/Forwarding Table (VRF)
MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Traffic Engineering goals
- Traffic, queuing, shaping and policing
- Constraint based paths
- Differentiated Services
- Diffserv and Label Switching
MPLS Virtual Private Networks
- Conventional VPNs
- MPLS IP VPNs
- VPN Routing/Forwarding Table (VRF)
Delivery Method:
Instructor led classes with practical exercises
Related Training:
• Fundamentals of Data Communications
• TCP/IP Protocols
• IP Networks
