ASR9KE — Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials

Course Overview

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials 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

Who should attend
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
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

Course Objectives
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