Course Content

Module 1: Planning Routing Services to Requirements

• Lesson 1: Assessing Complex Enterprise Network Requirements
• Objectives:
• Describe the Cisco conceptual network models, such as Cisco Enterprise Architectures and the Cisco hierarchical network model
• Describe the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
• Describe the traffic conditions in a converged network
• Describe the Cisco SONA framework
• Describe routing and routing protocols
• Lesson 2: Common Maintenance Processes and Procedures
• Objectives:
• Describe the step required to create a typical implementation plan
• Describe the types of information contained in a typical implementation plan.
• Describe the types of task detailed in a typical implementation plan.
• Describe the types of information that should be documented related to an implementation.
• Describe the way that the information related to an implementation can be documented.
• Lab 1-1: Assess Skills for Implementing Complex Networks
• Lesson 3: Lab 1-1 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Describe the lab topology and identify the implementation and verification tasks
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions

Module 2: Implementing an EIGRP based Solution

• Lesson 1: Planning Routing Implementations with EIGRP
• Objectives:
• Identify the four key technologies employed by EIGRP
• Describe how EIGRP operates
• Describe the five components of the metric used by EIGRP
• Calculate the EIGRP metric for a range of pathways between routers
• Create a typical implementation plan for an EIGRP based solution.
• Document EIGRP implementation, operations and maintenance processes
• Lesson 2: Implementing and Verifying Basic EIGRP for the Enterprise LAN Architecture
• Objectives:
• Describe the commands used in a basic EIGRP configuration task
• Select the interfaces and networks that will participate in EIGRP routing use the network command and wildcard masks
• Verify basic EIGRP operations and that the router recognizes EIGRP neighbors and their routes
• Create neighbor relationships using the neighbor command and verify that the router recognizes EIGRP neighbors and routes
• Control routing update advertisements using the passive-interface command
• Configure and verify the last-resort gateway or default route
• Determine why administrators may need to use manual route summarization over default automatic route summarization
• Configure and verify route summarization
• Lab 2-1: Configure and Verify EIGRP Operations
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure basic EIGRP operations
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement EIGRP functions
• Implement the identified EIGRP solution to configure basic EIGRP functions in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct Operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Lesson 3: Lab 2-1 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for basic EIGRP configuration and how to influence the EIGRP path selection
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 4: Configuring and Verifying EIGRP for the Enterprise WAN Architecture
• Objectives:
• Describe the effect on EIGRP operations when operating over a circuit emulation link like Metro Ethernet or EoMPLS
• Describe the effect on EIGRP operations when operating over MPLS VPNs
• Describe the effect on EIGRP operations when operating over Frame Relay
• Physical interface - dynamic DLCI mapping, static DLCI mapping -broadcast vs. non-broadcast
• Logical multipoint interface - dynamic DLCI mapping, static DLCI mapping - broadcast vs. non-broadcast
• Logical point-to-point interface
• Configure and verify EIGRP operating over Frame Relay
• Physical interface - dynamic DLCI mapping, static DLCI mapping -broadcast vs. non-broadcast
• Logical multipoint interface - dynamic DLCI mapping, static DLCI mapping - broadcast vs. non-broadcast
• Logical point-to-point interface
• Describe the features of load balancing across equal paths
• Configure and verify EIGRP load balancing across unequal-cost paths
• Evaluate why EIGRP defaults may need to be changed to ensure efficient use of bandwidth across WAN links
• Configure EIGRP bandwidth use across WAN links
• Lab 2-2: Configure and Verify EIGRP Circuit Emulation, and Frame Relay Operations
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure EIGRP circuit emulation, and Frame Relay operations
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement EIGRP functions
• Implement the identified EIGRP solution to EIGRP circuit emulation, and Frame Relay operations in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct Operation Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Compare performance improvements to expectations
• Lesson 5: Lab 2-2 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for basic EIGRP configuration and how to influence EIGRP path selection
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 6: Implementing and Verifying EIGRP Authentication
• Objectives:
• Evaluate router authentication
• Describe the Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication used in EIGRP
• Configure MD5 authentication
• Troubleshoot MD5 authentication
• Lab 2-3: Configure and Verify EIGRP Authentication
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure basic EIGRP authentication
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement EIGRP authentication
• Implement the identified EIGRP solution to configure basic EIGRP authentication in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct Operation Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Lesson 7: Lab 2-3 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for EIGRP authentication over LAN and WAN interfaces
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 8: Advanced EIGRP Features in an Enterprise Network
• Objectives:
• Describe factors affecting scalability in large internetworks
• Describe how EIGRP uses queries to update its routing tables in the event that a route is lost and there is no feasible successor
• Mark the spokes of a large network as stubs to reduce EIGRP queries and thus improve network scaling
• Describe why stuck-in-active (SIA) connections occur
• Minimize active routes
• Illustrate how graceful shutdown prevents loss of packets when routers go down
• Lab 2-4: Implement and Verify EIGRP Operations
• Objectives:
• Develop a work plan to troubleshoot configuration and security issues.
• Isolate the issues
• Correct all of the identified issues
• Test the fixes made
• Document and report the troubleshooting procedures, findings and recommendations
• Lesson 9: Lab 2-4 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation, verification, and troubleshooting tasks for EIGRP operations to solve adjacency and connectivity issues
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions

Module 3: Implementing a Scalable Multiarea Network OSPF Based Solution

• Lesson 1: Planning Routing Implementations with OSPF as Scalable Routing Protocol
• Objectives:
• Describe link-state routing protocols
• Describe the two-tier hierarchy structure of OSPF
• Describe how routers running a link-state routing protocol establish neighbor adjacencies with their neighboring routers
• Describe how OSPF calculates the best path to each destination network
• Describe how routers use link-state updates (LSUs) to verify that links are still active
• Describe the different OSPF area types.
• Create a typical implementation plan for an OSPF based solution.
• Create a typical implementation documentation package for an OSPF based solution
• Lesson 2: How OSPF Packet Processes Work
• Objectives:
• Describe the five OSPF packet types
• Describe how OSPF neighbor adjacencies are established
• Describe the process of exchanging and synchronizing the link-state databases (LSDBs, or topology tables) between routers
• Describe how OSPF maintains synchronization of the LSDBs (topology tables) of all routers in the network
• Describe the process of maintaining a database of only the most recent link-state sequence numbers
• Describe how to verify that OSPF packets are flowing properly between two routers
• Lesson 3: Improving Routing Performance in a Complex Enterprise Network
• Objectives:
• Introduce OSPF network types
• Determine adjacency behavior in point-to-point links
• Determine adjacency behavior in a broadcast network
• Determine adjacency behavior in a Metro Ethernet and EoMPLS network
• Determine adjacency behavior in MPLS networks
• Select a DR and BDR
• Implement OSPF over different Frame Relay implementations
• Implement OSPF over Frame Relay NBMA
• Use subinterfaces in OSPF over Frame Relay
• Implement OSPF over a point-to-point Frame Relay network
• Implement OSPF over a point-to-multipoint Frame Relay network
• Lesson 4: Configuring and Verifying OSPF Routing
• Objectives:
• Describe the procedure to configure basic single-area and multiarea OSPF
• Enable the route process
• Configure a router ID
• Enable OSPF on networks and interfaces using the network and ip ospf commands
• Configure basic multiarea OSPF operations
• Verify basic multiarea OSPF operations
• Neighbor relationship
• OSPF router types
• LSAs defined by OSPF
• Interpret the OSPF LSDB and routing table
• Describe how routing advertisements can be controlled using the passive-interface command
• Describe the effects of a non-contiguous backbone or area that does not connect to area 0 and how (Design note: Network mergers are a good context.)
• OSPF virtual links are used to address these issues
• Configure and verify an OSPF virtual link
• Change the cost metric from default values
• Lab 3-1: Configure and Verify OSPF to Improve Routing Performance
• Lesson 5: Lab 3-1 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation, verification, and troubleshooting tasks for OSPF operations over LAN and WAN interfaces with different Frame Relay WAN segment representations
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lab 3-2: Implement and Verify OSPF Multiarea Routing
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure OSPF multiarea routing functions
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement OSPF multiarea routing functions
• Implement the identified OSPF solution to configure basic OSPF multiarea routing functions in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Compare and report performance improvements to expectations
• Lesson 6: Lab 3-2 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation, verification and troubleshooting tasks for OSPF operations in multiarea over LAN and WAN interfaces with different Frame Relay WAN segment representations
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 7: Configuring and Verifying OSPF Route Summarization
• Objectives:
• Describe the functions of interarea route summarization and external route summarization
• Configure route summarization in OSPF
• Describe the benefits of a default route in OSPF
• Configure a default route injection into OSPF
• Lab 3-3: Configure and Verify OSPF Route Summarization for Interarea and External Routes
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure route summarization
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement route summarization
• Implement the identified OSPF solution to configure route summarization in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Compare and report performance improvements to expectations
• Lesson 8: Lab 3-3 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation, verification, and troubleshooting tasks for OSPF route summarization for interarea and external routes
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 9: Configuring and Verifying OSPF Special Area Types
• Objectives:
• Describe the OSPF area types
• Configure OSPF stub areas
• Configure OSPF totally stubby areas
• Interpret information shown on routing tables for stub areas and totally stubby areas
• Configure OSPF NSSAs
• Verify all types of OSPF stub areas
• Lab 3-4: Configure and Verify OSPF Special Area Types
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure OSPF special area types
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement OSPF special area types
• Implement the identified OSFP solution to configure OSPF special area types the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Lesson 10: Lab 3-4 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for implementing the OSPF special area types including stub, totally-stubby, and totally not-so-stubby area (NSSA)
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 11: Configuring and Verifying OSPF Authentication
• Objectives:
• Distinguish between the two types of authentication used in OSPF
• Configure simple password authentication
• Configure MD5 authentication
• Troubleshoot simple password authentication
• Troubleshoot MD5 authentication
• Lab 3-5: Configure and Verify OSPF Authentication
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure OSPF Authentication
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement OSPF Authentication
• Implement the identified SOPF solution to configure route summarization in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct Operation Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Compare and report performance improvements to expectations
• Develop a work plan to troubleshoot
• Assemble tools, applications and resources to troubleshoot
• Isolate the issues
• Correct all of the identified issues
• Test the fixes made
• Document and report the troubleshooting procedures, findings and recommendations
• Lesson 12: Lab 3-5 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for implementing OSPF authentication
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solution

Module 4: Implement an IPv4-based Redistribution Solution

• Lesson 1: Assessing Network Routing Performance and Security Issues
• Objectives:
• Determine common network performance issues
• Identify How distribution lists work
• Use distribution lists to control routing updates
• Identify how prefix lists work
• Use a prefix list to control routing updates
• Identify how route maps work
• Use route maps to control routing updates
• Use route maps to filter routes
• Suppress routing updates using passive interfaces
• Lesson 2: Operating a Network Using Multiple IP Routing Protocols
• Objectives:
• Describe the need to use multiple IP routing protocols
• Define route redistribution
• Illustrate how to configure dynamic routing protocol updates for passive interfaces and distribute lists.
• Illustrate the use of Policy routing and route maps
• Identify the seed metrics that are used by various routing protocols
• Describe the process for points of distribution in a network and identifying possible routing loops.
• Create a distribution and loop map for a given network.
• Lesson 3: Configuring and Verifying Route Redistribution
• Objectives:
• Describe the procedures necessary to configure route redistribution
• Assess the advantages of administrative distance in terms of routing protocols
• Modify administrative distance on the router globally for a particular routing protocol or specifically for certain routes to control path selection
• Assess the impact of administrative distance changes on routing tables
• Implement route maps with route redistribution to prevent routing loops
• Verify route redistribution operations
• Lab 4-1: Configure Route Redistribution Between Multiple IP Routing Protocols
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to improve routing through route redistribution in multiple protocols
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to improve routing through route redistribution in multiple protocols
• Implement the identified to improve routing through route redistribution in multiple protocols in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Compare and report performance improvements to expectations
• Lesson 4: Lab 4-1 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for implementing the redistribution between OSPF and EIGRP and OSPF and RIPv2 protocols
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions

Module 5: Implementing Path Control

• Lesson 1: Assessing Path Control Network Performance Issues
• Objectives:
• Assess path control network performance
• Use filters to determine path selection
• Use PBR to determine path selection
• Configure and verify PBR
• Configure and verify PBR operations on a Cisco router
• Lab 5-1: Configure and Verify Path Control between Multiple IP Routing Protocols
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure path control
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement path control functions
• Implement the identified EIGRP solution to configure path control functions in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Compare and report performance improvements to expectations
• Lesson 2: Lab 5-1 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks for manipulating the path for a selection of the packets traveling across the network
• Present a sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 3: References to additional Path Control in E-Learning
  • Objectives:
• ROUTE-01 of 3: Implement Path Control
• ROUTE-01 Lesson 1: Parallel processes when implementing Path Control
• ROUTE-01 Lesson 2: Directed Demo of Procedures to Implement Path Control by Other Methods
• ROUTE-01 Lesson 3: Self-Check Assessment

Module 6: Connection of an Enterprise Network to an ISP Network

• Lesson 1: Planning the Enterprise-to-ISP Connection
• Objectives:
• Describe connectivity requirement between an enterprise network and an ISP.
• Describe the methods for exchanging routing information across an ISP.
• Describe the types of enterprise-to-ISP connections and their effect on the selection of an exchange method.
• Lesson 2: Considering the Advantages of Using BGP
• Objectives:
• Describe connectivity between an enterprise network and an ISP that requires the use of BGP, including a description of the issues that arise when an enterprise decides to connect to the Internet through multiple ISPs
• Describe BGP multihoming options
• Describe how BGP routes between autonomous systems
• Describe how BGP uses path-vector functionality
• Describe the features of BGP in terms of deployment, enhancements over other distance vector routing protocol and database types
• Lesson 3: Comparing the Functions and Uses of EBGP and IBGP
• Objectives:
• Define terms used to describe BGP routers and their relationships
• Describe the requirements for establishing an external BGP (EBGP) neighbor relationship
• Describe the requirements for establishing an internal BGP (IBGP) neighbor relationship
• Use of metrics
• Lesson 4: Configuring and Verifying Basic BGP Operations
• Objectives:
• Initiate basic BGP configuration
• Activate a BGP session for external and internal neighboring routers
• Administratively shut down and re-enable a BGP neighbor
• Select the factors and options to correctly configure BGP
• Describe BGP neighbor states
• Configure MD5 authentication on the BGP TCP connection between two routers
• Configure and verify BGP operations in a single-homed environment.
• Troubleshoot BGP configuration
• Lab 6-1: Configure BGP Operations
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure EBGP operations
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement EIGRP functions
• Implement the identified EBGP solution to configure basic EBGP functions in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Lesson 5: Lab 6-1 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Compare your solution, findings, and action log against a set of checkpoints provided by the instructor and identify common and alternative solutions.
• Consolidate the lessons learned during the review discussions into a set of best practice methods and commands to aid you in future troubleshooting procedures.
• Lesson 6: Using the BGP Attributes and Path Selection Process
• Objectives:
• Characterize BGP attributes that effect outbound EBGP path selection
• Select the criteria for selecting a BGP path
• Configure the AS path attribute to effect outbound EBGP path selection
• Describe how the local preference attribute can be configured to effect outbound path selection
• Configure the weight attribute to effect outbound EBGP path selection
• Use route maps to set selected attributes for selected routes to control outbound EBGP path selection
• Describe how the MED attribute can be configured to effect inbound EBGP path selection
• Describe how the AS path attribute (AS prepending) can be configured to affect inbound EBGP path selection
• Describe how to use route maps to set selected attributes for selected routes to control outbound EBGP path selection
• AS Path prepending
• MED
• Lab 6-2: Manipulate EBGP Path Selections
• Objectives:
• Select the required tools and commands to configure EBGP path selections
• Organize the tasks into an implementation plan to implement VS
• Implement the identified EBGP solution to configure EBGP in the provided network according to the implementation plan, using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of the network
• Write a verification and test plan to verify correct implementation and operation according to the expected performance criteria
• Verify the implementation according to the verification plan, using the appropriate show and debug commands and applications to verify correct operation
• Document implementation, operations and maintenance
• Lesson 7: Lab 6-2 Debrief
• Objectives:
• Identify the implementation and verification tasks to establish BGP adjacency in the network and manipulate the BGP path using local preference and MED BGP attributes
• Present the sample solution and identify possible alternative solutions
• Lesson 8: E-Learning Training on IPv6 and Routing for Branch Offices and Remote Workers
• Objectives:
• Route-02: Implementing IPv6
• Lesson 1: IPv6 Addressing and Unicast
• Lesson 2: Implementing RIPng, OSPFv3, EIGRP and Redistribution in IPv6
• Lesson 3: IPv6 Transition Techniques
• Lesson 4: NAT and PAT with IPv6
• ROUTE-03: Implementing Routing Facilities for Branch Offices and Mobile Workers
• Lesson 1: Analyzing Branch Office Designs and Planning for Branch Office Installations
• Lesson 2: Directed Demo - Implement Special Facilities for Branch Offices.
• Lesson 3: Lab Debrief
• Lesson 4: Analyzing Mobile Workers Designs and Planning for Mobile Workers Installations
• Lesson 5: Directed Demo - Implement Special Facilities for Mobile Workers.
• Lesson 6: Lab 03-2 Debrief
• Lesson 7: Self-Check Assessment

Lab Outline

• Lab 1-1: Assess Skills for Implementing Complex Networks
• Lab 2-1: Configure and Verify EIGRP Operations
• Lab 2-2: Configure and Verify EIGRP Circuit Emulation and Frame Relay Operations
• Lab 2-3: Configure and Verify EIGRP Authentication
• Lab 2-4: Implement and Verify EIGRP operations
• Lab 3-1: Configure and Verify OSPF to Improve Routing Performance
• Lab 3-2: Implement and Verify OSPF Multiarea Routing
• Lab 3-3: Configure and Verify OSPF Route Summarization for Interarea and External
• Lab 3-4: Configure and Verify OSPF Special Area Types
• Lab 3-5: Configure and Verify OSPF Authentication
• Lab 4-1: Configure Route Redistribution Between Multiple IP Routing Protocols
• Lab 5-1: Configure and Verify Path Control Between Multiple IP Routing Protocols
• Lab 6-1: Configure BGP Operations
• Lab 6-2: Manipulate EBGP Path Selections