Total MPLS VPN for engineers training course description
A hands on course concentrating solely on MPLS
VPNs. The course begins with a review of VPN basics
before moving onto L3VPNs and MBGP, followed by
L2VPNs.
What will you learn
Compare, contrast and evaluate MPLS L2VPNs versus L3VPNs.
Describe, configure and troubleshoot MPLS L3VPNs.
Configure and troubleshoot MBGP.
Describe, configure and troubleshoot MPLS L2VPNs.
Total MPLS VPN for engineers training course details
Who will benefit:
Anyone working with MPLS VPNs.
Prerequisites:
Concise MPLS for engineers
Duration
2 days
Total MPLS VPN for engineers training course contents
MPLS VPN basics
LSR, PE and P router roles. What is a VPN?
MPLS VPN types, MPLS VPN comparison, MPLS
L3VPN, L2VPN. VPN architectures.
Hands on:
Building the base network.
L3VPN
Separate routing tables, The Virtual Routing
Table, VRFs, Route Distinguisher (RD), VNPv4
addresses.
Hands on: Minimal VRF configuration,
routing between customer and provider (PE-CE).
MBGP
MP-BGP, IPv4 routing, IPv6 routing, VPNv4
addresses, VPNv6 addresses. Exchanging labels.
Exchanging routes. Route targets, communities.
Route reflectors.
Hands on: MBGP setup. MPLS
L3VPN troubleshooting.
L2VPN
Why L2 not L3? Services: TDM, ATM, Frame
Relay, Ethernet. Pseudowires.
Hands on: Simple
L2VPN configuration.
Pseudowires
VPWS, AToM, Attachment Circuit, Traffic
encapsulation, Ethernet over MPLS. Ethernet
MTU considerations. VC types.
Hands on: PW
configuration and troubleshooting.
VPLS
Ethernet multipoint connectivity. Virtual
Forwarding Instance (VFI), Virtual Switching
Instance. Flooding, MAC address management,
split horizons. Hierarchical VPLS. Signalling: LDP
based. BGP based. Auto discovery.
Hands on:
VPLS configuration and troubleshooting.
Next generation L2VPN
E-VPN, PBB-EVPN.