MPLS

Architecture & Design

MPLS is the technology of choice both within service provider networks and in various campus structures. Depending on the exact area of application, a large number of variants have been developed for setting up the necessary label switched paths. The exact functionalities and the necessary protocol sequences for the operation of MPLS are covered in this course. The content taught will then enable course participants to become actively involved in the planning and implementation of MPLS networks. In addition, in-depth knowledge of the applications of the protocol is acquired, which enables the development of customized, customer-specific solutions.

Course Contents

Motivation of Label Switching
Label Switching Router and Label Switched Paths
Forwarding Information Base and Forwarding Equivalence Classes
Label Distribution and LDP
IP Routing in MPLS Networks
Rerouting of Label Switched Paths
VPN Concepts with MPLS
Basic Features of BGP-4 and MP-BGP4
MPLS VPNs According to RFC 2547 or RFC 4364 with MP-BGP-4
DiffServ and IntServ with MPLS
VPLS—Virtual Private LAN Service

The course contents will be deepened by hands-on exercises in a router network.

The detailed digital documentation package, consisting of an e-book and PDF, is included in the price of the course.

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Target Group

The course is aimed at anyone who wants to understand MPLS in detail at protocol level.

Knowledge Prerequisites

In-depth knowledge of common LAN and WAN technologies as well as good knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol family including IP routing are required for successful course participation. Attending the course TCP/IP - Protocols, Addressing, Routing is recommended as preparation.

1 Fundamentals of Label Switching

1.1 Motivation of Label Switching

1.1.1 Disadvantages of conventional IP routing

1.1.2 Bypassing the routing decision

1.1.3 Routing of transit traffic

1.2 The components of an MPLS network

1.3 Label Switched Paths

1.3.1 Important basic terms and definitions

1.3.2 Data flows and label assignment

1.3.3 Management of labels

1.3.4 Merging of Label Switched Paths

1.3.5 Routing for path selection

1.4 The Label under the magnifying glass

1.4.1 Generic Label Format and Shim Header

1.4.2 Structure of the LSPs

1.4.3 LDP Discovery

1.4.4 Label distribution control

1.4.5 Penultimate hop popping

1.4.6 Label mapping

1.4.7 Route aggregation and LDP

1.5 Properties of the LSP

1.6 RSVP-TE tunnels and protection concepts

2 IP routing and MPLS

2.1 IGPs and EGPs

2.1.1 Destination-Based Routing

2.1.2 Local Decision: The Next Hop

2.2 Topology knowledge

2.2.1 The recommended IGP: OSPF

2.2.2 The trend in provider networks: IS-IS

2.3 BGP-4: The basics

2.3.1 Internal and External BGP

2.3.2 What is a BGP route?

2.3.3 The BGP routing process

2.3.4 The link with MPLS

3 VPNs based on MPLS and BGP-4

3.1 Conventional VPN structures

3.1.1 Overlay model

3.1.2 IP VPNs and tunnel protocols

3.2 MPLS VPNs

3.2.1 VPNs based on MPLS and BGP5

3.2.2 The customer connection

3.2.3 Address uniqueness

3.2.4 Directed distribution of routing information

3.2.5 LSP as tunnel between provider edge routers

3.2.6 Provisioning

3.2.7 Intranet, extranet and Internet

3.3 Structuring of Provider Networks

3.3.1 IBGP full meshing

3.3.2 Optimization via Route Reflectors

3.4 Multiprovider VPNs

3.4.1 Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC)

3.4.2 Inter-AS VPN

3.5 Properties of L3 VPNs

3.5.1 IP addresses of clients

3.5.2 Security against attacks

3.5.3 Dynamic routing of LSPs and redundancy

3.5.4 Configuration overhead as network grows

3.5.5 Management of customer edge routers

3.5.6 The topology

3.6 Layer 2 VPNs

3.6.1 Pseudowires

3.6.2 VPLS - Virtual Private LAN Service

3.6.3 Layer-2 vs. Layer-3 VPN

4 Quality of Service with MPLS

4.1 Quality of Service

4.1.1 QoS with DiffServ

4.1.2 Differentiated Services

4.1.3 The Per Hop Behaviours

4.1.4 Queueing

4.2 Implementation with MPLS

4.2.1 E-LSPs: Using the Experimental Field

4.2.2 L-LSPs: Coding with Label

4.3 Traffic Engineering with DiffServ and MPLS

A Network sketches

A.1 Network sketches

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