Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE)

This course will help:
  • Understand the essential features and functions of the ASR 9000 Series routers running Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software 
  • Practice Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit configurations on the ASR 9900 Series router in lab exercises 
  • Configure Cisco ASR 9900 configuration changes and restore older versions of the configuration 
  • Install the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software operating system, Package Information Envelopes (PIEs), and Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs) 
  • Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 and ASR 9900 Series router 

Course syllabus:

  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series Hardware 
  • Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Chassis 
  • Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Architecture 
  • Examining the Route Switch Processor/ Route Processor (RSP/RP) Functions and Fabric Architecture 
  • Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Line Card 
  • Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Power Subsystems 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Architecture and Linux Fundamentals 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Fundamentals 
  • Cisco ASR 9000 IOS XR 64-Bit vs. 32-Bit 
  • Exploring Linux Fundamentals 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Installation 
  • Examining Resource Allocations and Media Mappings 
  • Migrating to Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software 
  • Performing Disaster Recovery 
  • Installing Software Packages 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Configuration Basics 
  • Configuring Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Basic Operations 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Initial Configuration 
  • Reviewing the Configuration 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software Routing Protocols 
  • Exploring Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) 
  • Exploring OSPF 
  • Exploring BGP 
  • Exploring Routing Protocol for LLN 
  • Multicast Routing 
  • Exploring Multicast Routing 
  • Exploring Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) 
  • Cisco Multiprotocol Label Switching 
  • Examining the MPLS Forwarding Infrastructure 
  • Implementing the MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) 
  • Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Segment Routing 
  • Segment Routing Concepts 
  • Interior Gateway Protocol Segment Routing (IGP SR) Control Plane Overview 
  • Prefix and Adjacency Segment IDs (SIDs) 
  • SR IS-IS Multi-Level and OSPF Multi-Area 
  • IS-IS SR Configuration and Verification 
  • OSPF SR Configuration and Verification 
  • Layer 3 VPNs 
  • Examining L3VPNs 
  • Exploring L3VPN Control and Data Flow 
  • Configuring L3VPNs 
  • Verifying the L3VPN Operation 
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture 
  • Examining Carrier Ethernet and Flexible Ethernet Edge 
  • Comparing Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs 
  • Examining the ASR 9000 Layer 2 Infrastructure and Ethernet Flow Points (EFPs) 
  • Layers 2 and 3 Coexistence and VLAN Tag Manipulation 
  • Exploring the Layer 2 Network Infrastructure 
  • Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services 
  • Point-to-Point AC-AC and Attachment Circuit Redundancy 
  • Point-to-Point AC-Pseudowire (PW) Cross-Connect 
  • Examining Pseudowire Redundancy and Resiliency 
  • Layer 2 Multicast 
  • Examining the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Multicast 
  • Implementing Multicast 
  • Quality of Service 
  • QoS Basics and the Modular QoS CLI (MQC) Mode 
  • Layer 2 QoS Example 

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

You will learn:

  • 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 Virtualization (nV) on the ASR 9000 series

Pre-requisites:

Before attending this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills: 

  • 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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