Description
Duration: 5 days
The Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) course covers the fundamental principles behind Internet routing and technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). Students learn how to design and deploy BGP networks on Cisco IOS routers, with an emphasis on correct configuration and practical troubleshooting. The course addresses BGP theory, network design considerations, and the appropriate use of BGP features through hands-on lab exercises.
Target Audience
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Network managers
- Systems engineers looking to implement BGP
Prerequisites
- Intermediate to advanced experience configuring Cisco IOS Software
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Implementing Cisco Advanced Routing and Services (ENARSI)
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Core Technologies (SPCOR)
What’s included?
- Authorized Courseware
- Intensive Hands on Skills Development with an Experienced Subject Matter Expert
- Hands on practice on real Servers and extended lab support 1.800.482.3172
- Examination Vouchers & Onsite Certification Testing – (excluding Adobe and PMP Boot Camps)
- Academy Code of Honor: Test Pass Guarantee
- Optional: Package for Hotel Accommodations, Lunch and Transportation
With several convenient training delivery methods offered, The Code Academy makes getting the training you need easy. Whether you prefer to learn in a classroom or an online live learning virtual environment, training videos hosted online, and private group classes hosted at your site. We offer expert instruction to individuals, government agencies, non-profits, and corporations. Our live classes, on-sites, and online training videos all feature certified instructors who teach a detailed curriculum and share their expertise and insights with trainees. No matter how you prefer to receive the training, you can count on The Code Academy for an engaging and effective learning experience.
Methods
- Instructor Led (the best training format we offer)
- Live Online Classroom – Online Instructor Led
- Self-Paced Video
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Learning Objectives
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot basic BGP to support interdomain routing across a network with multiple domains
- Apply BGP policy controls to affect the route selection process in environments with connections to multiple ISPs
- Use BGP attributes to manage route selection in networks with multiple external connections
- Connect a customer network to the Internet in scenarios requiring multiple simultaneous connections
- Configure a service provider network to function as a transit AS when maintaining multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
- Implement route reflection as a scalability solution in service provider networks with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
- Identify and apply BGP tools and features that improve the scalability of BGP routing in large BGP deployments
Course Outline
Module 1: BGP Fundamentals
Introduces core BGP concepts, including its function as an interdomain routing protocol, its place within Internet architecture, and how it is implemented on Cisco IOS routers.
Module 2: BGP in Transit Autonomous Systems
Explains how to configure and operate BGP within a transit autonomous system, focusing on how service provider networks forward traffic between separate autonomous systems.
Module 3: Influencing Route Selection with Policy Controls
Covers BGP policy control tools that enable administrators to shape the route selection process, with a focus on multi-ISP connection scenarios.
Module 4: Influencing Route Selection with BGP Attributes
Reviews BGP attributes including AS path, MED, local preference, and communities, and demonstrates how each can be used to direct route selection in multi-homed network environments.
Module 5: BGP Connectivity Between Customers and Providers
Covers the design and configuration requirements for establishing BGP connections between customer networks and service providers, including multi-homing and general Internet access scenarios.
Module 6: BGP Scaling in Service Provider Environments
Examines approaches for scaling BGP within large service provider networks, including route reflection and confederations as alternatives to a full BGP mesh.
Module 7: Advanced BGP Scalability Optimization
Covers BGP features and tools used to improve scalability and manageability in large deployments, including route filtering, peer groups, and other mechanisms that reduce overhead and increase performance.
