Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) training course

Instructor‑Led: $3,795 | Duration: 5 Days

The Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers training teaches the underlying foundations of the Internet and new-world technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). It prepares students to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble-free BGP networks covering:

  • The theory of BGP and configuration of BGP on Cisco IOS routers
  • Detailed troubleshooting information and hands-on exercises that provide students with the skills needed to configure and troubleshoot BGP networks in customer environments
  • BGP network design issues and usage rules for various BGP features

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    Course Highlights

    LEVEL: 
    • Intermediate
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    Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) Course Outline

    The Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers training teaches the underlying foundations of the Internet and new-world technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). It prepares students to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble-free BGP networks covering:

    • The theory of BGP and configuration of BGP on Cisco IOS routers
    • Detailed troubleshooting information and hands-on exercises that provide students with the skills needed to configure and troubleshoot BGP networks in customer environments
    • BGP network design issues and usage rules for various BGP features
    Who Should Attend this Course?
    • Network administrators
    • Network engineers
    • Network managers
    • Systems engineers (who would like to implement BGP)
    PREREQUISITES

    The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

    • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS Software configuration
    • Configuring and troubleshooting RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and IS-IS
    • Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in:
    • Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
    • Implementing Cisco Advanced Routing and Services (ENARSI)
    • Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Core Technologies (SPCOR)
    • Module 1: BGP Overview
    • Module 2: BGP Transit Autonomous Systems
    • Module 3: Route Selection Using Policy Controls
    • Module 4: Route Selection Using Attributes
    • Module 5: Customer to Provider Connectivity with BGP
    • Module 6: Scaling Service Provider Networks
    • Module 7: Optimizing BGP Scalability

    Lab Outline

    • Discovery 1: Configure Basic BGP
    • Discovery 2: Announcing Networks in BGP
    • Discovery 3: Implement BGP TTL Security Check
    • Discovery 4: BGP Route Propagation
    • Discovery 5: IBGP Full Mesh
    • Discovery 6: BGP Administrative Distance
    • Discovery 7: Configure Non-Transit Autonomous System
    • Discovery 8: Filtering Customer Prefixes
    • Discovery 9: Prefix-Based Outbound Route Filtering
    • Discovery 10: Configure Route Maps as BGP Filters
    • Discovery 11: Configure Per-Neighbor Weights
    • Discovery 12: Configure and Monitor Local Preference
    • Discovery 13: Configure Local Preference Using Route Maps
    • Discovery 14: Configure AS Path Prepending
    • Discovery 15: Configure MED
    • Discovery 16: Configure Local Preference Using the Communities
    • Discovery 17: Configure Route Reflector
    • Discovery 18: Configure BGP Route Limiting
    • Discovery 19: Configure BGP Peer Groups

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