MCAST - Implementing Cisco Multicast

Course Description

The Implementing Cisco Multicast (MCAST) v2.0 course teaches you the fundamentals of IP multicasting, including multicast applications, sources, receivers, group management, and IP multicast routing protocols such as Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) used within a single administrative domain. You will learn about issues in switched LAN environments and reliable IP multicasting, and technical solutions for simple deployments of IP multicast within a provider or customer network. The course reviews the configuration and troubleshooting guidelines for implementation of IP multicast on Cisco® routers. Labs offer hands-on experience to help you prepare to deploy IP multicast successfully.

How You'll Benefit

This course will help you:
Gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of IP multicasting
Understand the configuration and troubleshooting guidelines for implementation of IP multicast on Cisco routers
Prepare to deploy IP multicast within a provider or customer network

Who Should Enroll

Network professionals, including systems engineers
Channel Partners
Customers

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:
Describe IP multicast services
Identify IP multicast issues on a data link layer
Explain why Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) is the most current scalable IP multicast routing protocol
Describe Rendezvous Point (RP) distribution solutions
Recognize the drawbacks of the PIM-SM and describe two extensions to provide possible solutions
Explain basic concepts of Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) and its use in the IP multicast environment
Configure and deploy Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) in the interdomain environment
Describe solutions to mitigate security issues in the IP multicast network
Describe the process of monitoring and maintaining multicast high-availability operations
Design multicast-related application and network solutions in customer and service provider networks
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Introduce IP multicast services, to evaluate the functional model of IP multicasting and the technologies present in IP multicasting, acknowledge IP multicast benefits and associated caveats, and determine various types of multicast applications in order to understand the IP multicast conceptual model and its implementation prerequisites
Identify IP multicast issues on a data link layer, explain the methods of mapping network layer multicast addresses to data link layer addresses, and list the mechanisms for constraining multicast streams in a LAN environment
Introduce Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM) as the most current scalable IP multicast routing protocol to learn the principles of protocol operation and details, become familiar with the determinism built into sparse mode multicast protocols, and configure and deploy PIM-SM in complex IP multicast network deployments

Course Prerequisites

It is recommended, but not required, that students have the following knowledge and skills:
Work experience and configuration skills for Cisco routers and LAN switches
CCNA Routing and Switching Certification
Attended the Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) Training Course

Course Outline

Module 1: IP Multicast Concepts and Technologies
Module 2: Multicast on the LAN
Module 3: PIM Sparse Mode
Module 4: Rendezvous Point Engineering
Module 5: PIM Sparse Mode Protocol Extensions
Module 6: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP
Module 7: Interdomain IP Multicast
Module 8: IP Multicast Security
Module 9: Multicast Optimization and High-Availability Features
Module 10: Applications of Multicast

Lab Outline

Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multicast
PIM-SM Protocol Basics
PIM-SM Protocol Mechanics and Timers
PIM Sparse-Dense Mode and Manual RP Configuration
Configuring Dynamic RP Information Distribution
Bidirectional PIM
Source-Specific Multicast
Anycast RP, External MP-BGP, and MSDP Peering