ROUTE - Implementing Cisco IP Routing v1.0

• Assessing Complex Enterprise Network Requirements
  • Cisco hierarchical network model
  • Cisco Enterprise Architecture
  • Traffic conditions in a converged network
  • Cisco SONA framework
  • Routing and routing protocols
• Common Maintenance Processes and Procedures
  • Typical implementation plan information and tasks
  • Implementation documentation

3. Implementing a Scalable Multiarea Network OSPF-Based Solution

• Planning
  • Link-state routing protocols
  • Two-tier hierarchy structure
  • How link-state routing protocols establish neighbor adjacencies
  • How OSPF calculates the best path to each destination network
  • How link-state updates (LSUs) verify active links
  • Different OSPF area types
  • Create a typical implementation plan and documentation package for an OSPF-basedsolution
• How OSPF Packet Processes Work
  • Five OSPF packet types
  • How OSPF neighbor adjacencies are established
  • Exchanging and synchronizing link-state databases (LSDBs) or topology tables
  • Maintaining a database of the most recent link-state sequence numbers
  • Verifying that OSPF packets are flowing properly between two routers
• Improving Routing Performance in a Complex Enterprise Network
  • OSPF network types
  • Determine adjacency behavior
    • Point-to-point links
    • Broadcast networks
    • Metro Ethernet and EoMPLS networks
    • MPLS networks
  • Select a DR and BDR
  • Implement OSPF over Frame Relay
    • Frame Relay NBMA
    • Point-to-point Frame Relay network
    • Point-to-multipoint Frame Relay network
  • Use subinterfaces in OSPF over Frame Relay
• Configuring and Verifying OSPF Routing
  • 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 and verify basic multiarea OSPF operations
  • Neighbor relationship
  • OSPF router types
  • LSAs defined by OSPF
  • Interpret the OSPF LSDB and routing table
  • Controlling routing advertisements using the passive-interface command
  • Effects of a non-contiguous backbone or area that does not connect to area 0 andhow OSPF virtual links are used to address these issues
  • Configure and verify an OSPF virtual link
  • Change the cost metric from default values
• Configuring and Verifying OSPF Route Summarization
  • Functions of inter-area route summarization and external route summarization
  • Configure route summarization in OSPF
  • Benefits of a default route in OSPF
  • Configure a default route injection into OSPF
• Configuring and Verifying OSPF Special Area Types
  • OSPF area types
  • Configure OSPF stub areas and totally stubby areas
  • Interpret routing tables for stub areas and totally stubby areas
  • Configure OSPF NSSAs
  • Verify all types of OSPF stub areas
• Configuring and Verifying OSPF Authentication
  • Distinguish between the two types of authentication used in OSPF
  • Configure and troubleshoot simple password authentication
  • Configure and troubleshoot MD5 authentication

4. Implement an IPv4-Based Redistribution Solution

• Assessing Network Routing Performance and Security Issues
  • Common network performance issues
  • How distribution lists, prefix lists, and route maps work and how they control routing updates
  • Use route maps to filter routes
  • Suppress routing updates using passive interfaces
• Operating a Network Using Multiple IP Routing Protocols
  • The need to use multiple IP routing protocols
  • Route redistribution
  • Configure dynamic routing protocol updates for passive interfaces and distributelists
  • Use of Policy routing and route maps
  • Seed metrics used by various routing protocols
  • Process for points of distribution in a network and identifying possible routingloops
  • Create a distribution and loop map for a given network
• Configuring and Verifying Route Redistribution
  • Procedures necessary to configure route redistribution into RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF
  • Advantages of administrative distance in terms of routing protocols
  • Modify administrative distance on the router globally and specifically
  • Assess the impact of administrative distance changes on routing tables
  • Implement route maps with route redistribution to prevent routing loops
    Verify route redistribution operations

5. Implementing Path Control

• Assessing Path Control Network Performance Issues
  • Use filters to determine path selection
  • Use PBR to determine path selection
  • Configure and verify PBR
• Additional Path Control Sessions via E-Learning
  • ROUTE-01 Lesson 1: Parallel Processes when Implementing Path Control
  • ROUTE-01 Lesson 2: Directed Demo of Procedures to Implement Path Control byOther Methods
  • ROUTE-01 Lesson 3: Self-Check Assessment

6. Connection of an Enterprise Network to an ISP Network

• Planning the Enterprise-to-ISP Connection
  • Connectivity requirement between an enterprise network and an ISP
  • Exchanging routing information across an ISP
    • Static routes
    • Common IGPs
    • MPLS VPNs
    • Circuit Emulation
    • BGP
  • Types of enterprise-to-ISP connections and their effect on the selection of anexchange method
    • Single-homed
    • Dual-homed
    • Multihomed
    • Dual-multihomed
• Advantages of Using BGP
  • Connectivity between an enterprise network and an ISP that requires the use ofBGP
  • Issues when an enterprise connects to the Internet through multiple ISPs
  • BGP multihoming options
  • How BGP routes between autonomous systems
  • How BGP uses path-vector functionality
  • BGP compared to other distance vector routing protocol and database types
• Comparing the Functions and Uses of EBGP and IBGP
  • Terminology
  • Establishing external and internal BGP (EBGP) neighbor relationships
  • Use of metrics
• Configuring and Verifying Basic BGP Operations
  • Initiate basic BGP configuration
  • Activate a BGP session for external and internal neighboring routers
  • Administratively shut down and re-enable a BGP neighbor
  • Factors and options to correctly configure BGP
  • 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
• Using the BGP Attributes and Path Selection Process
  • BGP attributes that affect outbound EBGP path selection
  • Criteria for selecting a BGP path
  • Configure the AS path attribute to affect outbound EBGP path selection
  • Configure local preference attribute to affect outbound path selection
  • Configure the weight attribute to affect outbound EBGP path selection
  • Use route maps to set attributes to control outbound EBGP path selection
    • AS Path prepending
    • Local preference
    • Weight
  • Configure the MED attribute to effect inbound EBGP path selection
  • Configure AS path attribute (AS prepending) to affect inbound EBGP pathselection
  • Document implementation, operations, and maintenance
• IPv6 and Routing for Branch Offices and Remote Workers
  • Implementing IPv6
  • Implementing Routing Facilities for Branch Offices and Mobile Workers
  • Analyzing Mobile Workers Designs and Planning for Mobile Workers Installations
  • Directed Demo: Implement Special Facilities for Mobile Workers

Lab 1: Assess Skills for Implementing Complex Networks

Review skills and knowledge from ICND2 and assess readiness for implementing andoperating Layer 3 functions in a complex enterprise network.

Lab 2: Configure and Verify EIGRP Operations

Configure basic EIGRP functions according to the implementation plan using CiscoIOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices andportions of the network.

Lab 3: Configure and Verify EIGRP Circuit Emulation and Frame RelayOperations

Implement EIGRP circuit emulation and Frame Relay operations according to theimplementation plan using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correctorder to the selected devices and portions of the network.

Lab 4: Configure and Verify EIGRP Authentication

Implement EIGRP authentication according to the implementation plan using CiscoIOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices andportions of the network.

Lab 5: Implement and Verify EIGRP Operations

Develop a work plan to troubleshoot configuration and security issues. Isolatethe issues, correct all of the identified issues, test the fixes made. Documentand report the troubleshooting procedures, findings, and recommendations.

Lab 6: Configure and Verify OSPF to Improve Routing Performance

Lab 7: Implement and Verify OSPF Multiarea Routing

Configure basic OSPF multiarea routing functions according to the implementationplan using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to theselected devices and portions of the network.

Lab 8: Configure and Verify OSPF Route Summarization for Interarea andExternal Routes

Configure route summarization according to the implementation plan using CiscoIOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices andportions of the network.

Lab 9: Configure and Verify OSPF Special Area Types

Configure OSPF special area types according to the implementation plan usingCisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devicesand portions of the network.

Lab 10: Configure and Verify OSPF Authentication

Configure route summarization according to the implementation plan using CiscoIOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices andportions of the network. Troubleshoot OSPF authentication.

Lab 11: Configure Route Redistribution Between Multiple IP Routing Protocols

Implement route redistribution in multiple protocols according to theimplementation plan using Cisco IOS commands and applications in the correctorder to the selected devices and portions of the network.

Lab 12: Configure and Verify Path Control Between Multiple IP RoutingProtocols

Configure path control functions according to the implementation plan usingCisco IOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devicesand portions of the network.

Lab 13: Configure BGP Operations

Configure basic EBGP functions according to the implementation plan using CiscoIOS commands and applications in the correct order to the selected devices andportions of the network.

Lab 14: Manipulate EBGP Path Selections

Configure EBGP according to the implementation plan using Cisco IOS commands andapplications in the correct order to the selected devices and portions of thenetwork.