Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) v6.0 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 9000 Series platforms. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will gain an understanding of all major aspects of the platform, including hardware, Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, routing protocols including Segment Routing, Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast, quality of service (QoS) features, and network virtualization. The course investigates Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) XR 64-Bit Linux-based feature parity in the environment, as well as how to install Cisco IOS® XR 64-Bit software packages.

• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Channel partners, resellers

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

• 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

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 Alternating Current-Alternating Current (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