Introduction to MPLS

Overview/Description
To introduce MPLS standards, components, operation, and implementations

Target Audience
Technical professionals; IT and telecommunications engineers and technicians who need to learn about current and future packet switching technologies; students investigating or researching multiprotocol communications techniques and related technologies

Prerequisites
Familiarity with networking and internetworking environments; an understanding of routing, switching, and the fundamentals of datacommunications

Expected Duration
355 Minutes

Objectives:

Introduction to MPLS

  • describe the development of MPLS and its advantages in an interworking environment.
  • describe the development of MPLS standards.
  • discuss the fundamentals of routing and the functions of routers.
  • describe the features of layer 2 switching.
  • discuss routing and switching in relation to MPLS.
  • describe the functionality of the components of MPLS.
  • explain MPLS operations and label switching in MPLS.
  • describe the label distribution protocols.
  • describe the components of MPLS and explain MPLS operations.
  • explain how MPLS can be used to implement QoS on a network.
  • outline the basic mechanisms of traffic engineering using MPLS.
  • describe the implementation of VPNs using MPLS.
  • explain traffic engineering and VPN and QoS implementations of MPLS.
  • describe MPLS implementation over a Frame Relay network.
  • describe MPLS implementation over an ATM network.
  • describe GMPLS and its implementation over optical media.
  • describe the implementation of MPLS and GMPLS with current transmission technologies.
  • describe GMPLS implementation in the control-plane.


    • Course Number: 80476_eng