In this course, you will learn about the features and functions of the Cisco 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; software; Layer 2 and Layer 3 services; Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast; operations, administration, and management (OAM); quality of service (QoS) features; and network virtualization.
Note: You are required to bring your own laptop and Ethernet cable to class.
Skills Gained
- Major features and benefits of a Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
- Major features and benefits of the Cisco IOS XR Software operating system
- Data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
- Configure the Cisco ASR 9000, back out of configuration changes, and restore older versions of the configuration
- Install the Cisco IOS XR operating system, package information envelopes (PIEs), and software maintenance updates (SMUs)
- Enable multicast routing on a Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
- Configure Multiprotocol Label Switch-Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) on a Cisco ASR 9000 Series 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 pseudowire backup
- 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)
- Multiple Spanning Tree-Access Gateway (MST-AG)
- Configure Layer 2 multicast features
- Basic QoS implementation
- How to configure and verify network virtualization (nV) on the ASR 9000 series
Who Can Benefit
- Technical professionals, including system engineers, technical support personnel, channel partners, and resellers, who need to know how to deploy Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers in their network environment