Junos MPLS Fundamentals

 

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the history and rationale for MPLS, as well as its basic terminology.
• Explain the MPLS label operations (push, pop, swap) and the concept of label-switched path (LSP).
• Describe the configuration and verification of MPLS forwarding.
• Describe the functionalities and operation of RSVP and LDP.
• Configure and verify RSVP-signaled and LDP-signaled LSPs.
• Select and configure the appropriate label distribution protocol for a given set of requirements.
• Explain the Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) extensions used to build the Traffic Engineering Database (TED).
• Describe the Constrained Shortest Path First (CSPF) algorithm, its uses, and its path selection process.
• Describe administrative groups and how they can be used to influence path selection.
• Describe the default traffic protection behavior of RSVP-signaled LSPs.
• Explain the use of primary and secondary LSPs.
• Describe the operation and configuration of fast reroute.
• Describe the operation and configuration of link and node protection.
• Describe the operation and configuration of LDP loop-free alternate.
• Describe the LSP optimization options.
• Explain LSP priority and preemption.
• Describe the behavior of fate sharing.
• Describe how SRLG changes the CSPF algorithm when computing the path of a secondary LSP.
• Explain how extended admin groups can be used to influence path selection.
• Explain the purpose of several miscellaneous MPLS features.

 

 

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2:  MPLS Fundamentals

• MPLS Foundation
• Terminology
• MPLS Configuration
• MPLS Packet Forwarding
• Lab: MPLS Fundamentals

Chapter 3: Label Distribution Protocols

• Label Distribution Protocols
• RSVP
• LDP
• Lab: Label Distribution Protocols

Chapter 4: Routing Table Integration

• Mapping Next-Hops to LSPs
• Route Resolution Example
• Route Resolution Summary
• IGP Passive Versus Next-Hop Self for BGP Destinations
• Lab: Routing Table Integration 

Chapter 5: Constrained Shortest Path First

• RSVP Behavior Without CSPF
• CSPF Algorithm
• CSPF Tie Breaking
• Administrative Groups
• Interarea Traffic Engineered LSPs
• Lab: CSPF

Chapter 6:  Traffic Protection and LSP Optimization

• Default Traffic Protection Behavior
• Primary and Secondary LSPs
• Fast Reroute
• RSVP Link Protection
• LDP LFA and Link Protection
• LSP Optimization
• Lab: Traffic Protection

Chapter 7: Fate Sharing

• SRLG
• Extended Admin Groups
• Lab: Fate Sharing

Chapter 8: Miscellaneous MPLS Features

• Forwarding Adjacencies
• Policy Control over LSP Selection
• LSP Metrics
• Automatic Bandwidth
• Container LSPs
• TTL Handling
• Explicit Null Configuration
• MPLS Pings
• Lab: Miscellaneous MPLS Features