Advanced Services’ Cisco ASR 9000 Aggregation Services
Router Series Essentials (ASR9k) v1

Length: 5-day Workshop

This instructor-led course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® 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; software; Layer 2 and Layer 3 services; Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast; operations, administration, and management (OAM); and quality of service (QoS) features.

You will learn to:

• List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco ASR 9000 series
  
• List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco IOS® XR Software operating
  system
  
• Configure the Cisco ASR 9000 platform, back out of configuration changes, and restore
  older versions of a configuration
  
• Install the Cisco IOS XR Software operating system, package information envelopes (PIEs),
  and software maintenance updates (SMUs)
  
• Configure Cisco IOS XR Software security features
  
• Configure routing protocols
  
• Enable multicast routing
• Configure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  
• Configure Layer 2 services with resiliency and OAM functions
  
• Configure Layer 2 multicast features
  
• Configure Layer 3 services
  
• Configure QoS
  
• Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000
  
• Troubleshoot basic Cisco ASR 9000 hardware and software problems

Recommended for:

This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy Cisco ASR
9000 Series routers in their network environment. The primary audience for this course includes:

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

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools
  
• Routing protocol configuration experience with Border Gateway Protocol (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
  
• Knowledge of Cisco router security implementation, including authentication, authorization,
  and accounting (AAA) and TACACS
  
• Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment

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