This is a 5 day Instructor-led course. This course replaces version 2.1 with the following enhancements:
Improved labs
Clearer explanations
More information on VPNs
An introduction to Traffic Engineering
Correction of errors in previous version
Elimination from course of ATM-related references
Before taking this course or attempting the associated exam, students should take BSCI - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks and BGP - Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers. The associated exam remains 642-611 MPLS, a requirement for obtaining the CCIP certification.
Target Audience:
Systems engineers, channel partners/resellers and customers.
Pre-requisites:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent level of working knowledge and experience, completion of CCNA Basics and ICND courseware is recommended training for CCNA. Equivalent knowledge and skill that can be acquired by attending Cisco's training courses Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP). Practical experience with deploying and operating networks based on Cisco network devices and Cisco IOS is strongly recommended.
The QoS course is highly recommended because QoS knowledge is assumed in several sections of the course.
At Course Completion:
Upon completion of the Internetworking With Cisco MPLS (MPLS) course the student will be able to:
Describe how MPLS labels are assigned and distributed
Identify the Cisco IOS tasks and command syntax necessary to implement MPLS on frame-mode Cisco IOS platforms
Describe the MPLS peer-to-peer architecture and explain the routing and packet forwarding model in this architecture
Identify the Cisco IOS command syntax required to successfully configure, monitor, and troubleshoot VPN operations
Identify how the MPLS VPN model can be used to implement managed services and Internet access
Describe the various Internet access implementations that are available and the benefits and drawbacks of each model
