Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE)
The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) v6.0 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco© Aggregation Services Router (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, Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, routing protocols including Segment Routing, Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast, quality of service (QoS) features, and network virtualization. The course investigates Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) XR 64-Bit Linux-based feature parity in the environment, as well as how to install Cisco IOS© XR 64-Bit software packages.
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Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Basic IOS XR 64-Bit Software configuration commands
- Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools
- Routing protocol configuration experience with BGP, Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switching and related protocols
- Strong knowledge of MPLS configuration or multicast configuration experience
- Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment
Target Audience:
This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers in their network environment. The primary audience for this course includes:
- System engineers
- Technical support personnel
- Channel partners, resellers
Course Objectives:
- 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
Course Outline:
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Hardware
- Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Chassis
- Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Architecture
- Examining the Route Switch Processor/ Route Processor (RSP/RP) Functions and Fabric Architecture
- Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Line Card
- Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Power Subsystems
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Architecture and Linux Fundamentals
- Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Fundamentals
- Cisco ASR 9000 IOS XR 64-Bit vs. 32-Bit
- Exploring Linux Fundamentals
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Installation
- Examining Resource Allocations and Media Mappings
- Migrating to Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software
- Performing Disaster Recovery
- Installing Software Packages
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Configuration Basics
- Configuring Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Basic Operations
- Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Initial Configuration
- Reviewing the Configuration
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Routing Protocols
- Exploring Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
- Exploring OSPF
- Exploring BGP
- Exploring Routing Protocol for LLN
Multicast Routing
- Exploring Multicast Routing
- Exploring Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching
- Examining the MPLS Forwarding Infrastructure
- Implementing the MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Segment Routing
- Segment Routing Concepts
- Interior Gateway Protocol Segment Routing (IGP SR) Control Plane Overview
- Prefix and Adjacency Segment IDs (SIDs)
- SR IS-IS Multi-Level and OSPF Multi-Area
- IS-IS SR Configuration and Verification
- OSPF SR Configuration and Verification
Layer 3 VPNs
- Examining L3VPNs
- Exploring L3VPN Control and Data Flow
- Configuring L3VPNs
- Verifying the L3VPN Operation
Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture
- Examining Carrier Ethernet and Flexible Ethernet Edge
- Comparing Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
- Examining the ASR 9000 Layer 2 Infrastructure and Ethernet Flow Points (EFPs)
- Layers 2 and 3 Coexistence and VLAN Tag Manipulation
- Exploring the Layer 2 Network Infrastructure
Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services
- Point-to-Point Alternating Current-Alternating Current (AC-AC) and Attachment Circuit Redundancy
- Point-to-Point AC-Pseudowire (PW) Cross-Connect
- Examining Pseudowire Redundancy and Resiliency
Layer 2 Multicast
- Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Multicast
- Implementing Multicast
Quality of Service
- QoS Basics and the Modular QoS CLI (MQC) Mode
- Layer 2 QoS Example