MPLS, label switching and VPN

Description:

MPLS is one of the technologies underlying the emerging network architecture. MPLS combines the intelligence and scalability of routing with the reliability and operability of traditional transport. MPLS is the key that opens the door to virtual private networks (VPN's) and Quality of Service (QoS) from end to end.

This course will describe MPLS, the basic concepts of switching labels up to specific features offered by this technology.

Target audience:

Managers, technicians and engineers with extensive knowledge of network data transmission where functions require a good knowledge of MPLS networks, the components that comprise them and the services associated.

Learning objective:

1. Describe the process of transmitting data over a network MPLSP.

2. Describe the main components of an MPLS network.

3. Distinguish between different types of VPN's.

4. Describe mechanisms for traffic engineering.

Course duration: 3 days

Course content:

switching labels

- History

- Terminology

- LSR, LSP FEC

- The distribution of label

- Tables switching

- The management plan

Distribution labels

- Distribution with LDP

- Distribution under constraints with CR-LDP

- Distribution addition constraint with RSVP-TE

The traffic engineering

- Traditional methods

- Routing explicit

- Resistance fault

- Quick Re routing

- Load

Virtual Private Networks

- MPLS VPN Layer 2

- MPLS VPN Layer 3

- VRF

Evolution of MPLS

- MPLS, GMPLS, TMPL, MPLS-TP

- Competing technologies: PBB, PBT ...

- Standards bodies: ITU and IETF

Methodology:

This course differs from conventional learning. It is articulated around three axes, namely theoretical, simulation and socratic dialogue.