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Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE)

Length 4 days
Price NZD 4200 exc GST
Version 6.1

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Why study this course

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) 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 virtualisation. 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.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

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What you’ll learn

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

List and describe the major features and benefits of a Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco 64-Bit IOS XR operating system
Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
Configure Cisco ASR 9000, back out of configuration changes, and restore older versions of the configuration
Install the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software operating system, package information envelopes, and software maintenance updates
Enable multicast routing on a Cisco ASR 9900 Series router
Configure Layer 3 VPN services
Configure Ethernet link bundles
Configure local Ethernet Line (E-Line) Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN)
Configure Ethernet over Multiprotocol Label Switching (EoMPLS) E-Line L2VPN
Configure EoMPLS with pseudowire backup
Configure local Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) L2VPN
Describe Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) L2VPN
Describe VPLS with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autodiscovery
Configure service-based Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
Configure Layer 2 multicast features
Describe basic QoS implementation
Describe how to configure and verify network Virtualisation (nV) on the ASR 9000 series

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Who is the course for?

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 subjects

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Hardware
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Architecture and Linux Fundamentals
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Installation
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Configuration Basics
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Routing Protocols
Multicast Routing
Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Segment Routing
Layer 3 VPNs
Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture
Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services
Layer 2 Multicast
Quality of Service

Lab Outline

ASR 9904 Hardware Discovery Lab
Device Discovery and Initial Configuration
Installing Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software
Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Operations
Configuring IS-IS Routing
Configuring OSPF Routing
Configuring Internal BGP (iBGP) Routing
IPv4 Multicast Configuration
Configuring Multiprotocol Label Switching
Configuring and Verifying IGP Segment Routing
Configuring Layer 3 Virtual Private Network
Local E-Line Service
EoMPLS Service

Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for this course:

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

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Terms & Conditions

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