$119
Up to date for the 2020s, MPLS and Carrier Networks is a comprehensive training course designed to build a solid understanding of carrier packet networks and services, the terminology, technologies, configuration, operation and most importantly, the underlying ideas… in plain English.
We’ll cut through the buzzwords and marketing to demystify carrier networks and services, explaining Service Level Agreements, traffic profiles, virtual circuits, QoS, Class of Service, MPLS, and how MPLS is used to implement Differentiated Services, integration, convergence and aggregation, and how MPLS relates to TCP/IP and Internet, without bogging down on details.
Course Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Carrier Packet Network Basics
3. Service Level Agreements
4. Virtual Circuits
5. QoS Requirement for Voice over IP
6. MPLS
7. TCP/IP over MPLS
8. Differentiated Classes of Service using MPLS
9. Integration and Convergence using MPLS
10. Managing Aggregates of Traffic with MPLS Label Stacking
11. MPLS Services vs. Internet Service
Based on Teracom’s famous Course 101, tuned and refined over the course of over 25 years of instructor-led training, you will gain career- and productivity-enhancing knowledge of the structure, components and operation of carrier packet networks and services, how they are implemented, packaged and marketed by carriers and how they are used by government, business… and other carriers.
This course is the sixth course in the CTNS Certification Package. Purchase this item to get the individual course.
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The Unlimited Plan gives you unlimited repeats, with no expiration and no monthly fees. One-time payment. Take as long as you like. Jump in and out of lessons, refresh your knowledge in the future.
A course completion certificate is awarded upon passing the course exam.
A reference book is available, in print and eBook.
Course Outline
1. Introduction
Course introduction and overview
2. Carrier Packet Network Basics
Customer Edge, Provider Edge, Access and Network Core
3. Service Level Agreements
Contractual specification: Traffic Profile and Class of Service
4. Virtual Circuits
Traffic Classes and pre-determined routes
5. QoS Requirement for Voice over IP
How packetized voice works and what is needed
6. MPLS
MPLS components, LER, LSP, LSR jargon, basic operation
7. TCP/IP over MPLS
Tracing a file transfer through the equipment and protocols
Implementing Virtual Private LAN Service with MPLS
8. Differentiated Classes of Service using MPLS
Different transmission characteristics for different traffic
9. Integration and Convergence using MPLS
Saving money with Integrated Access
10. Managing Aggregates of Traffic with MPLS Label Stacking
Aggregating similar traffic to be managed as a single entity
11. MPLS Services vs. Internet Service
Understanding the key difference: guarantees or not. The Future.
Teracom is the leader in telecommunications training. In business since 1992, we supply this training to the US government under our GSA schedule contract, which means pre-approved quality and pricing. We're so confident of the quality of this training, it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
