Rick Gallahers MPLS Training Guide
Building Multi Protocol Label Switching Networks
- 1st Edition - November 20, 2003
- Imprint: Syngress
- Author: Syngress
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 8 0 7 1 - 8
Rick Gallahers MPLS Training Guide introduces readers to mpls concepts, installation, migration, operation, inspection, and troubleshooting. It discusses specific router and switch… Read more
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Request a sales quoteRick Gallahers MPLS Training Guide introduces readers to mpls concepts, installation, migration, operation, inspection, and troubleshooting. It discusses specific router and switch platforms and includes such topics as frame-mode mpls, cell-mode mpls, label distribution protocol, tag distribution protocol, label distribution protocol migration, mpls configuration, traffic engineering, mpls vpns, mpls vpn deployment models, mpls vpn routing protocol support, multi-protocol bgp, mpls vpn configurations, mpls vpn integration, and mpls vpn management.
- Readers will find complete ready-to-use configurations for routers
- Shows how to implement MPLS traffic engineering on a core network and optimize traffic
- Great for users studying for Cisco's Implementing Cisco MPLS exam, 640-910 and written by a Cisco internetworking expert who knows everything about MPLS
- Includes coverage of Cisco Systems' newly released (October 7, 2002) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- Bandwidth Protection software package. The new architecture uses MPLS Traffic Engineering Fast Reroute and an offline application called Tunnel Builder Pro to increase resiliency at a network-wide level
- Includes updated coverage of MPLS and GMPLS
Network engineers running high-bandwidth networks ISPs needing to manage different kinds of data based on different plans and priorities. In addition, readers studying for the Cisco MPLS exam will find this a valuable reference
Chapter 1 The Fundamentals of MPLS Networks and Data Flow
Introduction
What Is MPLS?
MPLS Network Construction
Exercise 1.1: LER and Granularity
Exercise 1.1 Summary
Data Flow in MPLS Networks
Practical Applications
Label Numbers
MPLS Commands
Exercise 1.2: MPLS Data Flow
Exercise 1.3: Single Stacked Label Decode
Hands-On: Compare and Contrast IP/Ethernet and IP/MPLS/Ethernet
Exercise 1.3 Summary
Exercise 1.4: Stacked Decode
Hands-On: Open the File and Review File Content
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 2 MPLS Label Distribution
Introduction
The Early Days of Switching
MPLS Label Distribution
Control of Label Distribution
Label Distribution Triggering
Protocols
Practical Applications: Label Distribution
Configuration Steps
Enabling the Label Distribution Protocol
Configuring New Interfaces with Show Commands
Create and Enable the Interface
Create and Enable MPLS on New Interface
Create and Enable LDP
LDP Session Information
Other Show Commands
LDP Neighbor Information
LDP Statistical Information
LDP Interface Information
Exercise 2.1: Control—Ordered or Not?
Exercise 2.2: Label Distribution
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 3 MPLS Signaling
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS Signaling
Traffic Control in MPLS Networks
RSVP-TE
CR-LDP
Comparing CR-LDP to RSVP-TE
Practical Applications: Signaling Different Types of RSVP-TE Paths
Extending RSVP for MPLS Networks
Signaling a Path Using RSVP-TE
Hop by Hop
RSVP Hop-by-Hop Show Commands
Explicit Route Objects
A Strict Routing Example
Exercise 3.1: Decode the RSVP-TE Message
RSVP Path Request
RSVP Path Request
RSVP Reservation Details
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 4 MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery
The Need for Network Protection
Failure Detection and Tradeoffs
Reviewing Routing
Alternative Paths
IGP Rapid Convergence
Network Protection
Fault Detection and Recovery
MPLS Error Detection
RRR
RSVP-TE Protection
Thrashing Links
Practical Applications
Designating Backup Paths
Show Paths
Fast Reroute and Detour LSP
Cisco’s Tunnel Builder Vendor Solution
Chapter Summary and Review
Chapter 5 MPLS Traffic Engineering
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS Traffic Engineering
Aspects of Traffic Engineering
Provisioning and Subscribing
Calculating How Much Bandwidth You Need
Example 1:Two Tunnels with Load-Balanced OC-12 Designed for Peak Busy Hour
Example 2: Calls with Silence Suppression
Example 3: Over-Provisioned by 110 Percent
Practical Applications: OPNET1
OPNET MPLS Capabilities and Features
Exercise 5.1:Traffic Engineering
Part 1: Voice
Part 2: Video
Part 3: Streaming Data
Part 4: Time-Critical Data
Part 5: Nontime Critical Data
Part 6: Review Questions
Chapter Review and Summary
Going Further
Chapter 6 Introduction to MPlS and GMPLS
Introduction
MPλS and GMPLS
Where Networking Is Today
Where Networking Is Going
The Birth of GMPLS
The GMPLS Control Plane
Neighbor Discovery
Dissemination of Link Status
Typology State Management
Path Management
Link Management
Protection and Recovery
Chapter Summary and Review
Is That All There Is?
The Future
Who Are the Players?
Standards
Going Further
Chapter 7 Virtual Private Networks and MPLS
Introduction
Introduction to Virtual Private Networks
Virtual Private Networks
Generic Routing Encapsulation and IP-IP
IP Security (IPSec)
Layer-2 Tunnel Protocol,Version 3 (L2TPv3)
MPLS Tunnels
VPN Models
The Overlay Model
VPN Peer Model (MPLS)
MPLS VPN Topologies
Layer 3 MPLS VPNs
Virtual Routing
Layer-2 VPNS
Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS)
Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
IP LAN Services (IPLS)
Martini
Kompella
AToM
Comparing VPN Types
Practical Application
Example 1: Layer-3 Encapsulation in MPLS
Steps to Delivering IP over MPLS
IP over MPLS Example
Related Show Commands
Practical Application Summary
Exercise 7.1: Case Study 1
Practical Application: Implementing a VPN
Exercise 7.2: Case Study 2
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 8 Quality of Service Meets MPLS
Introduction
Introduction to QoS
What Is QoS?
Measuring QoS in Data Networks
Mediation for Dropped Packets, Latency, and Jitter
Packet Marking
Reservation/Policing Protocols
Policy-Based Packet Policing
How Can You Monitor and Police These Problems?
QoS in MPLS Networks
QOS and COS
Mapping L-LSP VS. E-LSP
IP Traffic Trends
QoS in MPLS Without Markings
MPLS with Pre-Marked Packets
Use of DIFFSERV Markings
Practical Applications: Mapping ToS Bits to Exp or FECs in Riverstone Routers
Setting The Exp Bits
Creating Ingress and Egress Policies
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 9 MPLS Marketing
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS VPN Marketing
Who:The User Perspective
End Users
Service Providers
Equipment/Hardware Vendors
What: Money
How: Approaches to Marketing and Sales
What Do They Want?
Market Planning Overview
Marketing the Technology
Case Example
Selling Services
Selling Hardware
Challenges
The Promised Land
A Business Case from Redback Networks
Appendix A: Answer Key for Chapter Exercises
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: A brief History of Ethereal
Introduction
What Is MPLS?
MPLS Network Construction
Exercise 1.1: LER and Granularity
Exercise 1.1 Summary
Data Flow in MPLS Networks
Practical Applications
Label Numbers
MPLS Commands
Exercise 1.2: MPLS Data Flow
Exercise 1.3: Single Stacked Label Decode
Hands-On: Compare and Contrast IP/Ethernet and IP/MPLS/Ethernet
Exercise 1.3 Summary
Exercise 1.4: Stacked Decode
Hands-On: Open the File and Review File Content
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 2 MPLS Label Distribution
Introduction
The Early Days of Switching
MPLS Label Distribution
Control of Label Distribution
Label Distribution Triggering
Protocols
Practical Applications: Label Distribution
Configuration Steps
Enabling the Label Distribution Protocol
Configuring New Interfaces with Show Commands
Create and Enable the Interface
Create and Enable MPLS on New Interface
Create and Enable LDP
LDP Session Information
Other Show Commands
LDP Neighbor Information
LDP Statistical Information
LDP Interface Information
Exercise 2.1: Control—Ordered or Not?
Exercise 2.2: Label Distribution
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 3 MPLS Signaling
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS Signaling
Traffic Control in MPLS Networks
RSVP-TE
CR-LDP
Comparing CR-LDP to RSVP-TE
Practical Applications: Signaling Different Types of RSVP-TE Paths
Extending RSVP for MPLS Networks
Signaling a Path Using RSVP-TE
Hop by Hop
RSVP Hop-by-Hop Show Commands
Explicit Route Objects
A Strict Routing Example
Exercise 3.1: Decode the RSVP-TE Message
RSVP Path Request
RSVP Path Request
RSVP Reservation Details
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 4 MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery
The Need for Network Protection
Failure Detection and Tradeoffs
Reviewing Routing
Alternative Paths
IGP Rapid Convergence
Network Protection
Fault Detection and Recovery
MPLS Error Detection
RRR
RSVP-TE Protection
Thrashing Links
Practical Applications
Designating Backup Paths
Show Paths
Fast Reroute and Detour LSP
Cisco’s Tunnel Builder Vendor Solution
Chapter Summary and Review
Chapter 5 MPLS Traffic Engineering
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS Traffic Engineering
Aspects of Traffic Engineering
Provisioning and Subscribing
Calculating How Much Bandwidth You Need
Example 1:Two Tunnels with Load-Balanced OC-12 Designed for Peak Busy Hour
Example 2: Calls with Silence Suppression
Example 3: Over-Provisioned by 110 Percent
Practical Applications: OPNET1
OPNET MPLS Capabilities and Features
Exercise 5.1:Traffic Engineering
Part 1: Voice
Part 2: Video
Part 3: Streaming Data
Part 4: Time-Critical Data
Part 5: Nontime Critical Data
Part 6: Review Questions
Chapter Review and Summary
Going Further
Chapter 6 Introduction to MPlS and GMPLS
Introduction
MPλS and GMPLS
Where Networking Is Today
Where Networking Is Going
The Birth of GMPLS
The GMPLS Control Plane
Neighbor Discovery
Dissemination of Link Status
Typology State Management
Path Management
Link Management
Protection and Recovery
Chapter Summary and Review
Is That All There Is?
The Future
Who Are the Players?
Standards
Going Further
Chapter 7 Virtual Private Networks and MPLS
Introduction
Introduction to Virtual Private Networks
Virtual Private Networks
Generic Routing Encapsulation and IP-IP
IP Security (IPSec)
Layer-2 Tunnel Protocol,Version 3 (L2TPv3)
MPLS Tunnels
VPN Models
The Overlay Model
VPN Peer Model (MPLS)
MPLS VPN Topologies
Layer 3 MPLS VPNs
Virtual Routing
Layer-2 VPNS
Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS)
Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
IP LAN Services (IPLS)
Martini
Kompella
AToM
Comparing VPN Types
Practical Application
Example 1: Layer-3 Encapsulation in MPLS
Steps to Delivering IP over MPLS
IP over MPLS Example
Related Show Commands
Practical Application Summary
Exercise 7.1: Case Study 1
Practical Application: Implementing a VPN
Exercise 7.2: Case Study 2
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 8 Quality of Service Meets MPLS
Introduction
Introduction to QoS
What Is QoS?
Measuring QoS in Data Networks
Mediation for Dropped Packets, Latency, and Jitter
Packet Marking
Reservation/Policing Protocols
Policy-Based Packet Policing
How Can You Monitor and Police These Problems?
QoS in MPLS Networks
QOS and COS
Mapping L-LSP VS. E-LSP
IP Traffic Trends
QoS in MPLS Without Markings
MPLS with Pre-Marked Packets
Use of DIFFSERV Markings
Practical Applications: Mapping ToS Bits to Exp or FECs in Riverstone Routers
Setting The Exp Bits
Creating Ingress and Egress Policies
Chapter Summary and Review
Going Further
Chapter 9 MPLS Marketing
Introduction
Introduction to MPLS VPN Marketing
Who:The User Perspective
End Users
Service Providers
Equipment/Hardware Vendors
What: Money
How: Approaches to Marketing and Sales
What Do They Want?
Market Planning Overview
Marketing the Technology
Case Example
Selling Services
Selling Hardware
Challenges
The Promised Land
A Business Case from Redback Networks
Appendix A: Answer Key for Chapter Exercises
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: A brief History of Ethereal
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 20, 2003
- Imprint: Syngress
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780080480718
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