Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (CLS-ASR9KE)

Length

4 days

Price

$5830.00 inc GST

Version

6.1

Overview

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 9000 Series platforms.

Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will gain an understanding of all major aspects of the platform, including hardware, Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, routing protocols including Segment Routing, Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast, Quality of Service (QoS) features, and network virtualization. The course investigates Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) XR 64-Bit Linux-based feature parity in the environment, as well as how to install Cisco IOS® XR 64-Bit software packages.

Key Topics

Detailed Info

Cisco ASR 9000 Hardware
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software
Multicast Routing
Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Segment Routing
Layer 3 VPNs
Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture
Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services
Layer 2 Multicast
Quality of Service

Skills Gained

Key Topics

Target Audience

Prerequisites

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

List and describe the major features and benefits of a Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco 64-Bit IOS XR operating system
Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
Configure Cisco ASR 9000, back out of configuration changes, and restore older versions of the configuration
Install the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software operating system, package information envelopes, and software maintenance updates
Enable multicast routing on a Cisco ASR 9900 Series router
Configure Layer 3 VPN services
Configure Ethernet link bundles
Configure local Ethernet Line (E-Line) Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN)
Configure Ethernet over Multiprotocol Label Switching (EoMPLS) E-Line L2VPN
Configure EoMPLS with pseudowire backup
Configure local Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) L2VPN
Describe Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) L2VPN
Describe VPLS with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autodiscovery
Configure service-based Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
Configure Layer 2 multicast features
Describe basic QoS implementation
Describe how to configure and verify network Virtualization (nV) on the ASR 9000 series

Key Topics

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Hardware

Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Chassis
Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Architecture
Examining the Route Switch Processor/ Route Processor (RSP/RP)
Functions and Fabric Architecture
Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Line Card
Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Power Subsystems

Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Architecture and Linux Fundamentals

Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Fundamentals
Cisco ASR 9000 IOS XR 64-Bit vs. 32-Bit
Exploring Linux Fundamentals

Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Installation

Examining Resource Allocations and Media Mappings
Migrating to Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software
Performing Disaster Recovery
Installing Software Packages

Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Configuration Basics

Configuring Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Basic Operations
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Initial Configuration
Reviewing the Configuration

Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Routing Protocols

Exploring Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
Exploring OSPF
Exploring BGP
Exploring Routing Protocol for LLN

Multicast Routing

Exploring Multicast Routing
Exploring Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)

Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching

Examining the MPLS Forwarding Infrastructure
Implementing the MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Segment Routing

Segment Routing Concepts
Interior Gateway Protocol Segment Routing (IGP SR) Control Plane Overview
Prefix and Adjacency Segment IDs (SIDs)
SR IS-IS Multi-Level and OSPF Multi-Area
IS-IS SR Configuration and Verification
OSPF SR Configuration and Verification

Layer 3 VPNs

Examining L3VPNs
Exploring L3VPN Control and Data Flow
Configuring L3VPNs
Verifying the L3VPN Operation

Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture

Examining Carrier Ethernet and Flexible Ethernet Edge
Comparing Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
Examining the ASR 9000 Layer 2 Infrastructure and Ethernet Flow Points (EFPs)
Layers 2 and 3 Coexistence and VLAN Tag Manipulation
Exploring the Layer 2 Network Infrastructure

Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services

Point-to-Point Alternating Current-Alternating Current (AC-AC) and Attachment Circuit Redundancy
Point-to-Point AC-Pseudowire (PW) Cross-Connect
Examining Pseudowire Redundancy and Resiliency

Layer 2 Multicast

Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Multicast
Implementing Multicast

Quality of Service

QoS Basics and the Modular QoS CLI (MQC) Mode
Layer 2 QoS Example

Lab outline

ASR 9904 Hardware Discovery Lab
Device Discovery and Initial Configuration
Installing Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Operations
Configuring IS-IS Routing
Configuring OSPF Routing
Configuring Internal BGP (iBGP) Routing
IPv4 Multicast Configuration
Configuring Multiprotocol Label Switching
Configuring and Verifying IGP Segment Routing
Configuring Layer 3 Virtual Private Network
Local E-Line Service
EoMPLS Service

Target Audience

This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers in their network environment. The primary audience for this course includes:

System engineers
Technical support personnel
Channel partners, resellers

Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for this course:

Basic IOS XR 64-Bit Software configuration commands
Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools
Routing protocol configuration experience with BGP, Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switching and related protocols
Strong knowledge of MPLS configuration or multicast configuration experience
Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment

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