Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) v6.1 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.

This course will help you:

• Understand the essential features and functions of the ASR 9000 Series routers running Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software
• Practice Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit configurations on the ASR 9900 Series router in lab exercises
• Configure Cisco ASR 9900 configuration changes and restore older versions of the configuration
• Install the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software operating system, Package Information Envelopes (PIEs), and Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)
• Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 and ASR 9900 Series router

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• 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

The primary audience for this course includes:

• System engineers
• Technical support personnel

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

This course does not have an exam.