MPLS: Traffic Engineering

Course details

This course provides an in-depth examination of traffic engineering (TE) strategies within MPLS networks. Join instructor Arash Deljoo as he explores topics such as MPLS TE tunnel configurations, RSVP signaling, Fast Reroute (FRR) techniques, and more. Along the way, boost your know-how with optimizing network performance and resource allocation. Ideal for network professionals and system administrators, this course enhances your ability and proficiency in designing, deploying, and managing MPLS-based networks for efficient traffic engineering and improved network reliability.

Learning objectives
Leverage the core principles and components of MPLS traffic engineering (TE).
Configure MPLS TE tunnels for efficient traffic management and resource optimization.
Understand the role of RSVP signaling in setting up label switched paths (LSPs) for traffic engineering.
Implement Fast Reroute (FRR) mechanisms for network resilience and fault recovery.
Apply MPLS TE techniques to design and deploy scalable and reliable networks.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Boost your MPLS skill set with traffic engineering

1. MPLS TE Foundation

02 - Traffic engineering introduction
03 - MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) overview

2. MPLS TE Components

04 - Routing protocol requirements
05 - Resource Reservation Protocol with TE extension
06 - RSVP messages

3. MPLS TE Configuration

07 - MPLS TE generic configuration
08 - MPLS TE explicit tunnel
09 - Steering traffic into an MPLS TE tunnel with static routes
10 - Steering traffic into an MPLS TE tunnel with PBR
11 - MPLS TE dynamic tunnel
12 - MPLS TE semi-dynamic tunnel using exclude-address
13 - MPLS TE semi-dynamic tunnel using loose next hop

4. Advanced MPLS TE Features

14 - MPLS TE auto-bandwidth
15 - MPLS TE affinity
16 - MPLS TE administrative weight
17 - MPLS TE setup and hold priority
18 - MPLS TE autoroute announce
19 - MPLS TE forwarding adjacency
20 - Class-based tunnel selection (CBTS)

5. MPLS TE Fast Reroute (FRR)

21 - MPLS TE Fast Reroute for link protection - Part 1
22 - MPLS TE Fast Reroute for link protection - Part 2
23 - MPLS TE Fast Reroute for node protection
24 - Shared Risk Link Group (SRLG)
25 - MPLS TE Path Protection

6. Cost Calculation of IGP Routes over TE Tunnels

26 - TE tunnels default cost calculation
27 - Adjusting the cost calculation of TE tunnels
28 - MPLS TE load balancing
29 - MPLS TE reoptimization
30 - MPLS TE link manager

7. MPLS TE and MPLS VPN

31 - VRF-to-TE tunnel routing
32 - TE tunnel with a P router as a tailend router
33 - AToM tunnel selection

Conclusion

34 - Next steps