Course Categories
IP NETWORKS AND PROTOCOLS Hands-on IP Networking IP Engineering Overview IP Backbone Traffic Engineering TCP/IP Protocol Suite Softswitching and VoIP MPLS Overview SIGTRAN IMS and SIP SERVICE ENABLERS WIMAX UMTS LTE GSM AND GPRS RADIO PRINCIPLES AND PLANNING TETRA CDMA WIRELESS ACCESS TRANSPORT AND SIGNALLING GENERIC TELECOMS INDUSTRY DYNAMICS
Who would benefit
Those requiring an understanding of the architecture and operation of an MPLS-enabled network, where it fits within an IP environment and its role in traffic engineering.
PrerequisitesA good understanding of IP networks and routing concepts is required. Basic knowledge of ATM and Frame Relay principles is an advantage.
Topic areas include- Motivation for MPLS
- IP addressing, subnetting and CIDR
- Quality of Service (QoS) in IP networks
- Data link layer protocols
- IP over ATM
- Packet forwarding across MPLS
- MPLS architecture
- MPLS applications, packet forwarding and label operations
- Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
- MPLS VPN advanced topics
- The need for traffic engineering
- TE extensions OSPF, IS-IS, RSVP and LDP