Introduction to MPLS

Excellent One-day MPLS Technology Course for Technical Managers

Course Description

The decision to switch to new technology is very difficult; there are a number of issues technical manager must consider before making the final decision. The issues range from understanding who supplies the technology to learning how the technology integrates into existing system to finally gaining a basic understanding of how the technology works.

In Introduction to MPLS Networks, you will get a solid technical overview of MPLS, so you can better understand how the technology will work within your existing systems. You will do case studies involving multiple vendors of MPLS product solutions so you can learn the benefits and features from more than one vendor.

The deeper your understand of a new technology is the better you will be able to purchase the best solution for your needs. As for sales personnel, the same is true but in reverse, the deeper your understand of the technology the better you will be able to help your customers make a best purchase decision for their needs.

If you are selling or considering to deploy MPLS, make the investment in your team and yourself but gaining an deeper understanding of how the technology works for moving forward.

Course Objectives

• Learn about MPLS VPNs, including L3VPN RFC 2547bis, and compare Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs.
• Work on case studies and practical examples on MPLS using information from Riverstone, RedBack, and Cisco Systems.
• Learn Label numbers and MPLS commands.
• Understand how MPLS Data Flows and do Single Stacked and Stacked Label Decodes.
• Examine Label Distribution including DOU and DOD.
• Detail and Learn Traffic Engineering and calculate the amount of bandwidth you need.
• Discover GMPLS and the GMPLS Control Plane.
• Understand how MPLS is being marketing and the benefits and features of MPLS solutions.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for Technical Manager in enterprise organizations considering integrating MPLS and for Sales and Marketing professionals within product manufacturers or carriers need to support the sale of an MPLS solutions.

Prerequisites

Student prerequisites are as follows:

• Basic understanding of Data Networking

Course Outline

• Chapter 1: Fundamentals of MPLS Networks and Data Flow
• MPLS Network Construction
  
• Data Flow in MPLS Networks
  
• MPLS Commands
  
• Exercises
  
• Chapter Summary and Review
  
• Chapter 2: MPLS Label Distribution
• The Early Days of Switching
  
• MPLS Label Distribution
  
• Control of Label Distribution
  
• Triggering of Label Distribution
  
• Brief Review
  
• Protocols
  
• Practical Applications
  
• Exercises
• Chapter 2 Summary and Review
• Chapter 3: Advanced MPLS Signaling
• Introduction to MPLS Signaling
  
• Practical Applications
  
• Exercises
  
• Chapter 3 Summary and Review
  
• Going Further and Links
  
• Chapter 4: MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery
• Introduction to MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery
  
• The Need for Network Protection
  
• Reviewing Routing
  
• Network Protection
  
• MPLS Error Detection
  
• Thrashing Links
  
• Practical Applications
  
• Chapter 4 Summary and Review
• Chapter 5: Traffic Engineering
• Introduction to MPLS Traffic Engineering
  
• Aspects of Traffic Engineering
  
• Provisioning and Subscribing
  
• Calculating How Much Bandwidth You Need
  
• Practical Applications
  
• Exercises
• Chapter 5 Summary and Review
  
• Chapter 6: MPlS and GMPLS
• Introduction to MPlS and GMPLS
  
• Where Networking Is Today
  
• Where Networking Is Going
  
• GMPLS Control Plane
  
• Is That All There Is?
  
• Standards
  
• Chapter 6 Summary and Review
• Chapter 7: MPLS in Virtual Private Networks
• Introduction to Virtual Private Networks
  
• VPN Concepts in MPLS
  
• MPLS VPN Designs
• L3VPN RFC 2547bis
  
• Comparing VPN Types
  
• Practical Applications—Riverstone’s Layer 3 Encapsulation in MPLS
  
• Chapter 7 Summary and Review
• Chapter 8: Quality of Service Meets MPLS
• Introduction to Quality of Service
  
• What Is QoS?
  
• Measuring QoS in Data Networks
  
• Mediation for Dropped Packets, Latency, and Jitter
  
• Reservation and Policing Protocols
  
• QoS in MPLS Networks
  
• Practical Applications
  
• Chapter 8 Summary and Review
  
• Chapter 9: Marketing
• Introduction to MPLS VPN Marketing
  
• Who: The User’s Perspective
  
• What: Money
  
• How: Approaches to Marketing and Sales
  
• Market Planning Overview
  
• Case Example
  
• Challenges
  
• Chapter 9 Summary and Review
• Chapter 10 Case Studies
• Introduction
  
• Case Study One: Redback
  
• Case Study Two
  
• Appendix A: Answers to Exercises
  
• Appendix B: Ethereal Captures
  
• Appendix C: Related Articles and List of CarriersCourse Introduction