1. Service Provider Routing

• Understanding Service Provider Routing Protocols
  • Cisco IP NGN Architecture
  • Overview of Routing Protocols
    • Interior Gateway Protocols
    • Overview of OSPF
    • Overview of IS-IS
  • BGP Overview

2. Implement OSPF in the Service Provider Network

• Introducing OSPF Routing
  • OSPF in the Cisco IP NGN Architecture
  • OSPF and OSPFv3 Key Characteristics
  • Structure of OSPF Network
  • Hierarchical Structure of OSPF in a Service Provider Environment
  • OSPF LSA Types
  • OSPF Operation
  • OSPF Best Path Calculation
    • OSPF Metric
  • Building the LSDB
  • LSA Operation
  • OSPF Link-State Database
    • OSPF Intra-Area Routing
    • OSPF Inter-Area Routing
    • OSPF External Routes
  • OSPF Virtual Link
  • Interpreting OSPF Routes in the Routing Table
  • Calculating Costs for E1 and E2 OSPF Routes
  • OSPF LSDB Overload Protection
• Understanding OSPF Operation
  • OSPF Functions
  • OSPF Packet Format
  • OSPF Packet Types
  • OSPF Neighbor States
  • OSPF Link-State Flooding
  • Debug OSPF Packets
  • OSPF Network Types
  • IPv6 Support for OSPF Modes
• Implementing OSPF Routing
  • Implement OSPF
  • Verifying Basic OSPF
  • OSPF Virtual Links
  • Cisco Nonstop Forwarding
  • Cisco Nonstop Routing
  • Cisco NSF and NSR for OSPF
  • Graceful Restart for OSPFv3
  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
  • OSPF Authentication Overview
• Implementing OSPF Special Area Types
  • OSPF Summarization
    • OSPF Interarea Route Summarization
    • OSPF External Route Summarization
  • Default Routes in OSPF
  • OSPF Area Types
  • OSPF Router and LSA Types
  • OSPF Stub Area and Totally Stubby Area
  • OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area and Totally Not-So-Stubby Area

3. Implement Integrated IS-IS in the Service Provider Network

• Introducing IS-IS Routing
  • IS-IS in the Cisco IP NGN
  • Integrated IS-IS Routing
  • Integrated IS-IS Design Principles
  • Similarities Between IS-IS and OSPF
  • IS-IS Addressing
  • IS-IS Router Types
  • IS-IS Routing Logic
  • Asymmetric IS-IS Routing
  • Symmetric IS-IS Routing
  • IS-IS Packets
  • Integrated IS-IS for IPv6
  • IS-IS Network Types
  • IS-IS Operations
  • IS-IS LSP Flooding
  • IS-IS LSDB Synchronization
  • IS-IS Adjacencies
  • IS-IS Single Topology Restrictions
  • Multitopology IS-IS for IPv6
• Implementing Integrated IS-IS Routing
  • Implement OSI Area Routing
  • Implement IS-IS Routing
  • Optimizing the IS-IS Processes
  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection for IS-IS
  • Nonstop Forwarding for IS-IS
  • IP Route Summarization Configurations in IS-IS Networks
  • Verification of IS-IS
  • Troubleshooting IS-IS Commands
  • Configuring IS-IS to Support IPv6

4. Implement BGP in the Service Provider Network

• Enterprise Connectivity to Service Providers
  • Enterprise Connectivity Requirements
  • Routing Method Selection
  • Connection Options
  • Single-Homed Enterprises
  • Dual-Homed Enterprises
  • Multihomed Enterprises
  • Dual-Multihomed Enterprises
• Introducing BGP Routing
  • BGP Terminology
  • Autonomous System and BGP
  • BGP Routing Between Autonomous Systems
  • BGP Path Vector Functionality
  • BGP Routing Policies
  • BGP Features
  • BGP Databases
  • BGP Message Types
  • Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP4
  • MPLS VPN Overview
• Implementing Basic BGP Routing
  • Planning for BGP
  • Configure Basic EBGP
  • Advertising BGP Networks
  • Configure Basic IBGP
    • Full-Mesh IBGP
  • BGP Support for IPv6
  • Shutting Down a BGP Neighbor
  • BGP Next-Hop Behavior
    • BGP Next Hop Self
  • Cisco IOS XR BGP Configuration Templates
  • BGP Neighbor States
  • BGP Neighbor Authentication
  • Clearing the BGP Session
  • Monitoring BGP Routes
  • BGP Path Selection
    • BGP Route Selection Decision Process
    • BGP Weight Attribute
    • BGP Local Preference Attribute
    • BGP AS Path Attribute
    • BGP Multi-Exit Discriminator Attribute

5. Routing Protocol Tools and Route Manipulation

• Introducing Routing Protocol Tools
  • Routing Protocol Tools Overview
    • Example: OSPF Filtering
    • Example: BGP Filtering
  • Route Filtering Tools
    • Prefix Lists Overview
    • Prefix List Syntax in Cisco IOS or IOS XE Software
  • AS Path-Based Filtering
    • AS Path Access List Syntax in Cisco IOS or IOS XE Software
    • Regular Expressions, Special Characters
    • Commonly Used Regular Expressions
    • AS Path Access List Examples
• Introducing Route Maps and Routing Policy Language
  • Route Maps Overview
    • Route Map Processing
    • Route Maps Syntax
  • Routing Policy Language
    • RPL Conditions
    • RPL Operators
    • RPL Boolean Operators
    • RPL Nesting
    • RPL Setting Attributes and Parameters
    • RPL Setting BGP Attributes and Parameters
    • RPL Setting OSPF and IS-IS Parameters
    • RPL Parameterization
  • Applying Routing Policies
  • Maintaining Routing Policies
  • Value Sets
  • AS Path Sets
  • Standard Community Sets
  • Prefix Sets
  • Monitoring Routing Policies
  • Testing Routing Policies
  • Translating Route Maps to Routing Policies
• Implementing Route Redistribution
  • The Need for Redistribution
  • Route Redistribution
  • Using Seed Metrics in Route Redistribution
    • Default Seed Metrics in Route Redistribution
  • One-Point Route Redistribution
  • Multipoint Route Redistribution
  • Route Redistribution Techniques
  • Redistribution Implementation Considerations
  • Implement Redistribution
    • Redistribution into OSPF
    • Redistribution into IS-IS
    • Redistribution into BGP
  • Administrative Distance
    • Modifying OSPF Administrative Distance
    • Modifying IS-IS and BGP Administrative Distance
  • Redistribution to Prevent Routing Loops
• Influencing BGP Route Selection
  • BGP Weight
    • Configuring Per-Neighbor Weights
    • Changing Weights with RPLs or Route Maps
    • BGP Weight Attachment Points
  • BGP Local Preference
    • Changing Local Preference
    • Monitoring Local Preference
  • AS Path Prepending
    • AS Path Prepending Design Considerations
  • AS Path Filtering Concerns: AS Path Prepending
  • BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators
  • BGP Communities
    • Steps for Designing a BGP solution around BGP communities
    • BGP Named Community Lists
    • BGP Support for Sequenced Entries in Extended Community Lists
    • Matching BGP Communities
    • Monitoring BGP Communities