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Duration:             

       5  day Classroom

Prerequisites:    

Following are the prerequisites for this course:

       Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools

       Routing protocol configuration experience with BGP, Intermediate System-to-IntermediateSystem (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

       Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switchingand related protocols

       Strong knowledge of MPLS configuration or multicast configuration experience

       Knowledge of Cisco router security implementation, including authentication, authorization,and accounting (AAA) and TACACS

       Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment

Course Content

This instructor-led course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® ASR9000 Series platforms. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will gainan understanding of all major aspects of the platform, including hardware; software;Layer 2 and Layer 3 services; Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast; operations, administration,and management (OAM); and quality of service (QoS) features.This training is based onCisco IOS® XR Software Release 4.0.1.

Course Outline

The course outline is as follows:

       Module 1: Introduction to the Cisco ASR 9000 Aggregation Series

       Module 2: Cisco ASR 9000 Hardware

       Module 3: Cisco IOS XR Software Overview

       Module 4: Cisco IOS XR Software Basics

       Module 5: Cisco IOS XR Software Software Installation

       Module 6: Cisco IOS XR Software Security

       Module 7: Cisco IOS XR Software Operations

       Module 8: Cisco IOS XR Routing Protocols

       Module 9 Route Policy Language

       Module 10: Layer 3 Multicast

       Module 11: Cisco IOS XR MPLS

       Module 12: Cisco IOS XR Layer 3 VPN

       Module 13: Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture

       Module 14: Cisco ASR 9000 Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services

       Module 15: Cisco ASR 9000 Multipoint Layer 2 Services

       Module 16: Cisco ASR 9000 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

       Module 17: Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Multicast

       Module 18: Cisco ASR 9000 QoS

Lab Outline

       The lab outline is as follows:

       Lab 1: Hardware Discovery and Initial Configuration

       Lab 2: Cisco IOS XR Software Installation

       Lab 3: Cisco IOS XR Security

       Lab 4: Cisco IOS XR Operations

       Lab 5: OSPF Routing Configuration

       Lab 6: IS-IS Routing Configuration

       Lab 7: BGP Routing Configuration

       Lab 8 Route Policy Language

       Lab 9: Layer 3 Multicast

       Lab 10: MPLS

       Lab 11: Layer 3 VPN

       Lab 12: Local E-Line

       Lab 13: EoMPLS E-Line

       Lab 14: Local E-LAN

       Lab 15: VPLS

       Lab 16 OAM

       Lab 17: Layer 2 Multicast

Course Objectives

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 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 ofthe configuration

       Install the Cisco IOS XR operating system, package information envelopes (PIEs), andsoftware maintenance updates (SMUs)

       Configure the Cisco IOS XR security features in an owner secure domain router (SDR)

       Configure routing protocols and Route Policy Language in a complex multi-AS environment

       Enable multicast routing on a Cisco ASR9000 Series router

       Configure Multiprotocol Label Switch.Traffic Engineering (MPLS.TE) on a Cisco ASR9000Series router

       Configure Layer 3 VPN services

       Configure Ethernet link bundles

       Configure local E-Line L2VPN

       Configure Ethernet over MPLS E-Line L2VPN

       Configure EoMPLS with pseudowirebackup

       Configure local E-LAN L2VPN

       Configure link-based Ethernet operations, administration, and maintenance (E-OAM)

       Configure virtual private LAN service (VPLS) L2VPN

       Configure VPLS with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autodiscovery

       Configure service-based connectivity fault management (CFM)

       Describe Multiple Spanning Tree-Access Gateway (MST-AG)

       Configure Layer 2 multicast features

       Describe basic QoS implementation

Who should Attend

This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy Cisco ASR9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers in their network environment. The primary audience for, this course includes:

       System engineers

       Technical support personnel

       Channel partners, resellers