Introduction to Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Overview The course reviews traditional routing and forwarding and switching technologies highlighting their limitations. It identifies the market drivers of next generation networks and discusses the bandwidth and QoS requirement today’s applications. The course identifies the benefits of MPLS including support for QoS and CoS, IP/ATM integration, VPN services and efficient traffic engineering. Duration - 2 Days.
Who will benefit
This course provides a technical introduction for Technical professionals who require a good overall understanding of the applications, attributes and functionality of MPLS.
Prerequisites
None.
By the end of the course delegates will be able to describe:
By the end of the course delegates will be able to describe: • Introduction to the MPLS environment • MPLS Standardisation • MPLS Fundamentals • Label Switch Routers • MPLS and ATM/FR • Label Distribution Protocols • MPLS Traffic Engineering • GMPLS
Course Content
Introduction To The MPLS Environment IP Addressing review Traditional routing operations and their limitations MPLS aligned with next generation networks and IP services MPLS market drivers MPLS Standardisation And Development Bodies The MPLS standards groups and development bodies Their roles and how they work together Recent standards and current developments MPLS Fundamentals Reviews current Forwarding and Switching technologies Outlines and relates Tag Switching to the MPLS “Label” concept Describes generic MPLS devices Introduces MPLS Label operations Describes the FEC Label Switch Routers LSR operation Label Switch Paths MPLS attributes and terminology Label swapping and mapping operations MPLS label and the label stack Label aggregation The advantages of label merging NHLFE and FEC mapping Liberal and conservative label retention	MPLS and ATM/FR ATM/FR network technologies identifying the VCID requirement IP/ATM overlay MPLS/ATM/FR label mapping operations and merging IP’s TTL and performance issues Label Distribution Protocols Label distribution LDPs and LDP message formats Use of RSVP and BGP 4 in MPLS MPLS Traffic Engineering Traditional traffic engineering procedures Compares CR-LDP and RSVP TE Diff Serv and integration with MPLS Provisioning QoS GMPLS Optical networking, DWDM and OXC GMPLS functions and operations