Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Configure multiarea OSPF 
• Configure OSPF special area types and optimization features 
• Configure IS-IS multilevel networks and optimization features 
• Configure BGP to influence outbound and inbound BGP route selection 
• Implement BGP route reflectors and confederations 
• Describe the main characteristics of routing protocol tools that are used in service provider environments 
• Implement the Routing Policy Language 
• Configure route redistribution 
• Troubleshoot routing protocols in the service provider network 
• Describe, implement, and troubleshoot MPLS in service provider network 
• Describe and implement segment routing technology 
• Introduce and implement segment routing IPv6 
• Implement BGP security options 
• Implement advanced features to improve convergence in BGP networks 
• Implement Topology Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) 
• Describe Cisco MPLS traffic engineering 
• Describe how traffic engineering is used in segment routing networks 
• Implement and configure advanced SR-TE features 
• Implement IPv6 tunneling mechanisms 
• Describe IP multicast concepts and technologies 
• Implement and verifying the PM-SM protocol 
• Implement enhanced PIM-SM features 
• Implement MSDP in the interdomain environment 
• Implement mechanisms for dynamic RP distribution 

Configure OSPF Multiarea Networks

• Multiarea OSPF Overview
• Configure Multiarea OSPF
• OSPF Area and LSA Types
• Watch and Learn: Multiarea OSPF Overview
• OSPFv2 Path Selection
• Configure OPSFv2 Path Selection
• Configure OSPFv2 Cost
• OSPFv3 Overview
• Configure OSPFv3

Configure OSPF Special Area Types

• OSPF Stubby Area Types Overview
• Configure OSPF Stubby Area Types
• OSPF NSSA Area Types Overview
• Configure OSPF NSSA Area Types
• Watch and Learn: OSPF Stubby Area Types Overview

Configure OSPF Optimization Features

• OSPFv2 Summarization Overview
• Configure OSPFv2 Summarization
• OSPF Fast Convergence Overview
• Configure OSPF Timers
• Configure OSPF BFD
• Watch and Learn : OSPFv2 Summarization Overview

Configure IS-IS Multilevel Networks

• IS-IS Interlevel Routing Overview
• Configure IS-IS Interlevel Routing
• Configure IS-IS Route Leaking
• Configure IS-IS Prefix Suppression
• IS-IS Path Selection
• Configure IS-IS Metric
• IS-IS for IPv6 Overview
• Configure IS-IS for IPv6
• Watch and Learn IS-IS Interlevel Routing Overview

Configure IS-IS Optimization Features

• IS-IS Summarization Overview
• Configure IS-IS Summarization
• IS-IS Fast Convergence Overview
• Watch and Learn: IS-IS Fast Convergence Overview

Introducing Routing Protocols

• Routing Protocol Tools Overview
• Routing Protocols Filtering Examples and Objectives
• Autonomous System Path ACL
• Autonomous System Path Access List Overview
• Configure Autonomous System Path Access List
• Route Maps Overview
• Configure Route Maps

Introducing Routing Policy Language

• Routing Policy Language Overview
• Routing Policy Language Syntax
• Describe and Configure RPL Attributes and Parameters
• RPL Attributes and Parameters Use Cases
• RPL Parameterization Overview
• Value Sets Overview
• Configure Autonomous System Path Sets
• Configure Community Sets
• Configure Prefix Sets
• Routing Policies Application Overview
• Routing Policies Troubleshooting
• Route Maps to Routing Policies Translation

Influencing Outbound BGP Route Selection

• BGP Weight Overview
• Configure BGP Weight
• BGP Local Preference Overview
• Modify BGP Local Preference
• Watch and Learn: BGP Local Preference

Influencing Inbound BGP Route Selection

• Autonomous System Path Prepending Overview
• Implement Autonomous System Path Prepending
• BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators Overview
• Implement BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators
• BGP Communities Overview
• Implement BGP Communities
• Multihomed Customer Connectivity to ISPs
• Configure Multihomed Customer Primary and Backup Scenario
• Configure Multihomed Customer Load Sharing Scenario

Scaling BGP in Service Provider Networks

• Scalable IBGP Solutions Overview
• BGP Split-Horizon Rule Overview
• BGP Route Reflectors Overview
• Implement BGP Route Reflectors
• BGP Confederations Overview
• Implement BGP Confederations

Implementing Route Redistribution

• Route Redistribution Overview
• Seed Metrics
• Implementation Considerations
• Implementation
• Administrative Distance Overview
• Modify Administrative Distance
• Prevent Routing Loops Redistribution

Troubleshooting Routing Protocols

• Methodologies Overview
• Tools Overview
• OSPF Adjacencies
• OSPF Routes
• IS-IS Adjacencies
• IS-IS Routes
• BGP Peers
• BGP Routes

Improving BGP Convergence and Implementing Advanced Operations

• BGP Route Flap Dampening Overview
• Implementing BGP Route Flap Dampening
• BGP Convergence Features Overview
• Improving BGP Convergence
• Path MTU Discovery Overview
• Input Queue Depth Overview
• Cisco Nonstop Forwarding and Routing Overview
• BGP Dynamic Neighbors Overview

Multiprotocol Label Switching

• Forwarding Structures Overview
• Label-Switching Path Overview
• Label Management in LDP
• Follow Packet Propagation Across an MPLS Domain
• Impact of IP Aggregation on LSPs
• Forwarding Operations
• Loop Detection Using the MPLS TTL Field
• Modify TTL Propagation
• Examine Convergence Process
• Examine Link Recovery Convergence Process

Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering

• Packet Forwarding Overview
• RSVP Path Setup Overview
• Traffic Forwarding Overview
• Attributes
• Affinity Bits
• Path Setup, Computation and Optimization

Troubleshooting MPLS

• MPLS Troubleshooting Overview
• MPLS Troubleshooting Scenarios

Segment Routing

• Segment Routing Overview
• Segment Types
• Segment Routing Labels Overview
• Routing Protocol Extensions for Segment Routing
• Prefix and Adjacency Segment Identifiers
• LDP Interworking Concepts
• FIB Programming Overview
• Migration from LDP

Implementing Segment Routing

• Configure and Verify Segment Routing IS-IS
• Configure and Verify Segment Routing OSPF
• Configure and Verify Segment Routing BGP
• Mapping Server Overview
• Implement Mapping Server
• Implement Tree-SID

Segment Routing for IPv6

• SRv6 Overview
• Header Formats
• Node Roles
• Segment Formats
• Endpoint Behaviors
• Micro-Segments

Implementing Segment Routing for IPv6

• Configure and Verify SRv6 Extension
• Configure and Verify IS-IS for SRv6
• Configure and Verify BGP Service for SRv6
• Configure and Verify MP-BGP for SRv6

Segment Routing TI-LFA

• TI-LFA Overview
• P and Q Spaces Overview
• Zero-Segment Implementation
• Single-Segment Implementation
• Double-Segment Implementation
• TI-LFA for LDP Overview
• Verifying TI-LFA for LDP

Segment Routing Traffic Engineering

• Concepts and Components
• RSVP-TE Comparison
• Policy Overview
• Distributed and Centralized Policies
• Configuring Segment Routing Policy
• Traffic Steering Overview
• Implementing SR-TE Automate
• PCE-Based Paths Overview
• Implementing PCE and BGP-LS
• SRLG Overview
• Implementing SRLG

Advanced Segment Routing Traffic Engineering Features

• Performance Measurement Overview
• Configuring Performance Measurement
• Verifying Performance Measurement
• On-Demand Next Hop Overview
• Implementing ODN
• BGP SR-TE
• Flexible Algorithm Overview
• Implementing Flexible Algorithm

Securing BGP

• Service Provider Environment Threats
• BGP Threat Countermeasures
• BGP Route Limiting
• BGP Neighbor Authentication
• BGP TTL Security
• CoPP and LPTS
• Remote-Triggered Black-Hole Filtering
• BGP FlowSpec

Deploying IPv6 Tunnelling Mechanisms

• IPv6 Tunnelling Mechanisms
• GRE Tunnels
• 6in4 Tunnels
• 6to4 Automatic Tunnels
• NAT64 Overview
• MAP-T Overview
• Using layer 2 MPLS VPNs to Support IPv6
• Using Cisco 6VPE to Support IPv6

IP Multicast Concepts and Technologies

• Multicast Overview
• IP Multicast Addresses
• Multicast Distribution Tree
• Multicast Group Management Protocols
• ASM Versus SSM Comparison
• Intradomain and Interdomain Multicast Routing Protocols
• Multicast IP Layer 3 to Layer 2 Mapping
• IGMP and PIM Snooping
• Multipoint LDP Overview

Implementing PIM-SM Protocol

• PIM-SM Overview
• PIM-SM Packets and State
• PIM-SM Receiver Joining a Shared Tree
• PIM-SM Source Recognition
• PIM-SM SPT Switchover Process
• PIM-SM Shared Tree Pruning Overview
• Configuring and Verifying PIM-SM

Implementing PIM-SM Enhancements

• SSM Overview
• Configuring SSM
• Bidirectional PIM Overview
• Configuring Bidirectional PIM

Implementing Interdomain IP Multicast

• Multicast Service Provider Requirements
• SSM Interdomain Overview
• Implementing MP-BGP Multicast
• Configuring PIM and IGMPv3
• ASM Interdomain
• MSDP Overview
• Implementing MSDP

Implementing MPLS

• MPLS Implementation Overview
• Configure Basic MPLS
• Configure MPLS MTU
• Modify IP TTL Propagation
• Customize LDP Configuration
• Control LDP Label Advertisement
• MPLS Verification
• Unified MPLS Overview
• Configure Unified MPLS

Implementing Distributed Rendezvous Point Solution in Multicast Network

• Static vs. Dynamic Discovery and RP Placement
• Auto-RP Overview
• Implementing Auto-RP
• Bootstrap Router Overview
• Configuring a Bootstrap Router
• Anycast RP Overview
• Configuring Anycast RP
• Understanding Phantom RP

• Discovery Lab 1: Implement OSPF Special Area Types (IPv4 and IPv6) 
• Discovery Lab 2: Implement OSPF Route Summarization (IPv4 and IPv6) 
• Discovery Lab 3: Implement Multiarea IS-IS 
• Discovery Lab 4: Implement IS-IS Route Summarization 
• Discovery Lab 5: Implement Outbound BGP Route Selection 
• Discovery Lab 6: Implement Inbound BGP Route Selection 
• Discovery Lab 7: Implement BGP Route Reflectors 
• Discovery Lab 8: Implement Route Redistribution 
• Discovery Lab 9: Troubleshoot Routing Protocols 
• Discovery Lab 10: Configure and Verify IGP Segment Routing 
• Discovery Lab 11: Configure and Verify SRv6 
• Discovery Lab 12: Configure and Verify SR TI-LFA Using OSPF 
• Discovery Lab 13: Configure and Verify SR TI-LFA Using IS-IS 
• Discovery Lab 14: Configure and Verify SR-TE Using OSPF 
• Discovery Lab 15: Configure and Verify SR-TE Using IS-IS 
• Discovery Lab 16: Configure and Verify ODN and Flexible Algorithm 
• Discovery Lab 17: Implement BGP Security Options 
• Discovery Lab 18: Implement Tunnels for IPv6 
• Discovery Lab 19: Enable and Optimize PIM-SM 
• Discovery Lab 20: Implement PIM-SM Enhancements 
• Discovery Lab 21: Implement MPLS in the Service Provider Core 
• Discovery Lab 22: Implement Rendezvous Point Distribution  

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) or IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration
• Knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP networking
• Intermediate knowledge of BGP, OSPF, and ISIS routing protocols
• Understanding of MPLS technologies
• Understanding of multicast technologies
• Familiarity with segment routing

• CCNA - Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
• PRNE-CPLL - Programming for Network Engineers - CPLL
• SPCOR - Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies

Recommended as preparation for the following exams:

• 300-510 - Implmenting Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions (SPRI) exam

Passing the 300-510 SPRI exam earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Service Provider Advanced Routing Implementation certification, and satisfies the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Service Provider certification.