Alcatel–Lucent Network Routing Specialist II (NRS II) Self–Study Guide: Preparing for the NRS II Certification Exams

This book is your official self–study guide for the Alcatel–Lucent Network Routing Specialist II (NRS II) Certification. The certification is designed to provide a solid understanding of IP/MPLS networks and their Layer 2 and Layer 3 service applications in today′s advanced networks. The book is loaded with many practical configuration and troubleshooting exercises and is an invaluable reference source to the working network engineer. Upon completing the book and obtaining your certification, you will have a valuable foundation of skills, knowledge, and best practices needed for operating an IP/MPLS services network.
After reading this book, you will be able to:
Design an address plan and configure interfaces for IPv4 and IPv6
Configure and verify routing for IPv6
Describe the operation of LDP and configure an LDP network
Explain how OSPF and IS–IS are enhanced to support traffic engineering
Configure and verify RSVP–TE LSPs for traffic engineering and high availability
Describe the different services that can be implemented in an IP/MPLS network
Configure and verify Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services
Configure and verify IPv6 tunneling over an IP/MPLS network
"I strongly recommend this book to any individual or organization needing to build their IP Service Routing knowledge and hands–on implementation skills and know–how. This comprehensive self–study guide not only leads to a valuable certification at the NRS II level, it covers a wide range of critical IP subject areas in a thorough and practical manner to help you better support your mission, business, and customers."
—Gary Horn, Vice President, Technology Services and CTO Advocate Health Care
Includes CD–ROM with test engine and lab exercises

Spis treści:
Foreword xxvii
Introduction xxix
Part I IP Networking 1
Chapter 1 IP /MPLS Service Networks 3
1.1 Internet Protocol 4
1.2 Alcatel–Lucent 7750 Service Router Product Group 7
Chapter 2 Layer 2: The Physical Components of the Internet 17
2.1 Purpose and Functions of a Layer 2 Protocol 20
2.2 Ethernet 23
2.3 Ethernet VLANs 28
2.4 SONET/SDH, POS, and ATM 33
2.5 Configuring Ports 38
Chapter 3 IP Networks 53
3.1 Summary of IP Capabilities 56
3.2 IP Addressing Review 58
3.3 IP Forwarding 60
3.4 Configuring an IP Interface on the Alcatel–Lucent 7750 SR 66
3.5 Using and Configuring Static Routes 70
3.6 Other Static Route Options 73
3.7 IPv6 79
3.8 ICMPv6 87
3.9 Configuring IPv6 90
Chapter 4 Dynamic Routing Protocols 117
4.1 Overview of Dynamic Routing 120
4.2 Dynamic Routing Protocols 122
4.3 Link–State Routing Protocols 126
4.4 Role of BGP in Internet Routing 131
4.5 RTM and Route Selection 146
Chapter 5 Introduction to OSPF 157
5.1 Overview of OSPF Operation 160
5.2 The OSPF Database and OSPF Messages 163
5.3 Establishing OSPF Adjacencies 167
5.4 Flooding LSAs 178
5.5 Router LSA Details 183
5.6 The Designated Router and Network LSAs 188
5.7 Configuring and Verifying OSPF 194
5.8 Other OSPF Features 202
Chapter 6 OSPF Multi–Area Networks 223
6.1 OSPF Multi–Area Networks 227
6.2 Backbone Network and ABRs 228
6.3 Summary LSA Details 229
6.4 Route Summarization 235
6.5 Virtual Links 240
6.6 Exporting Routes to OSPF 245
6.7 Stub Areas 252
6.8 Flooding Rules Summary 262
6.9 Opaque LSAs 262
Chapter 7 OSPFv3 279
7.1 OSPFv3 283
Chapter 8 Introduction to IS–IS 319
8.1 Overview of IS–IS Operation 323
8.2 The IS–IS Database and IS–IS PDUs 326
8.3 Establishing IS–IS Adjacencies 333
8.4 Flooding LSPs 350
8.5 The Designated IS (DIS) 352
8.6 Configuring and Verifying IS–IS 356
8.7 Co nfiguring Other IS–IS Features 365
Chapter 9 IS–IS Multi–Area Networks 387
9.1 Hierarchy in an IS–IS Network 390
9.2 Implementing a Multi–Area IS–IS Network 393
9.3 Route Summarization and Route Leaking 405
9.4 Exporting Routes to IS–IS 417
Chapter 10 IS–IS for IPv6 439
10.1 IPv6 in an IS–IS Network 444
Part II Multiprotocol Label Switching 471
Chapter 11 Introduction to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) 473
11.1 Applications of MPLS 476
11.2 MPLS Concepts and Components 483
11.3 Label Switching and Label Operations 488
11.4 MPLS Label Structure 496
11.5 Label Values and Label Space 503
11.6 Static LSPs 507
11.7 Dynamic Label Distribution 514
11.8 Label Distribution Modes 516
Chapter 12 Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) 527
12.1 LDP Operation and Messages 530
12.2 LDP Sessions 534
12.3 Label Distribution with LDP 539
12.4 LDP and IGP Interaction 556
Chapter 13 RSVP–TE Operation 599
13.1 Overview of RSVP–TE 603
13.2 RSVP–TE Operation and Messages 609
13.3 RSVP–TE Adjacencies and the Hello Message 623
13.4 RSVP–TE Path Selection 629
13.5 MPLS Shortcuts 636
Chapter 14 Constraint–Based Routing and TE–LSPs 671
14.1 Purpose of Constraint–Based Routing 675
14.2 CSPF Algorithm 678
14.3 Traffic–Engineering Extensions 683
14.4 OSPF–TE 686
14.5 IS–IS TE 690
14.6 Traffic–Engineered LSPs 695
14.7 More Control over Path Selection 712
14.8 LDP–over–RSVP 740
Chapter 15 RSVP–TE Resource Reservation 763
15.1 RSVP–TE and Bandwidth Reservation 767
15.2 Bandwidth Reservation Styles 779
15.3 LSP Soft Preemption 797
15.4 DiffServ–Aware Traffic Engineering 808
Chapter 16 MPLS Resiliency 843
16.1 Network Resiliency Overview 847
16.2 RSVP&# 8211;TE Secondary Paths 847
16.3 Fast Reroute 876
Part III VPN Services 947
Chapter 17 Introduction and Overview of VPN Services 949
17.1 Introduction to Services 952
17.2 Service Types 955
Virtual Private Wire Service 955
17.3 MPLS Transport and Service Label Signaling 961
17.4 Service Configuration Model on the 7750 970
Chapter 18 VPWS Services 1015
18.1 Overview of VPWS 1018
18.2 Epipe SAP Encapsulations 1018
18.3 MTU Relationships 1031
18.4 Other VPWS Services 1066
Chapter 19 VPLS 1089
19.1 VPLS Overview 1092
19.2 Virtual Switch Behavior 1094
19.3 VPLS Configuration and Verification 1101
19.4 VPLS Topologies 1116
Chapter 20 Layer 3 Services 1147
20.1 IES Overview 1150
20.2 VPRN Overview 1163
20.3 VPRN for IPv6 (6VPE) 1191
Chapter 21 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance 1219
21.1 OAM Overview 1222
21.2 Service Mirroring 1232
Appendix Chapter Assessment Questions and Answers 1253
Glossary 1395
Afterword 1421
Index 1423

Nota biograficzna:
Glenn Warnock is a telecom professional at Alcatel–Lucent and has been a key member of the Service Routing Certification Team since 2006. Previously, Glenn worked for AT&T Canada, Apple Computer, and Nortel Networks.
Amin Nathoo is a telecom professional with 11 years of experience with Alcatel–Lucent. Amin has a Service Routing Architect certification and is currently a Subject Matter Expert in IP/MPLS networking on the Service Routing Certification Team.

Okładka tylna:
This book is your official self–study guide for the Alcatel–Lucent Network Routing Specialist II (NRS II) Certification. The certification is designed to provide a solid understanding of IP/MPLS networks and their Layer 2 and Layer 3 service applications in today′s advanced networks. The book is loaded with ma ny practical configuration and troubleshooting exercises and is an invaluable reference source to the working network engineer. Upon completing the book and obtaining your certification, you will have a valuable foundation of skills, knowledge, and best practices needed for operating an IP/MPLS services network.
After reading this book, you will be able to:
Design an address plan and configure interfaces for IPv4 and IPv6
Configure and verify routing for IPv6
Describe the operation of LDP and configure an LDP network
Explain how OSPF and IS–IS are enhanced to support traffic engineering
Configure and verify RSVP–TE LSPs for traffic engineering and high availability
Describe the different services that can be implemented in an IP/MPLS network
Configure and verify Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services
Configure and verify IPv6 tunneling over an IP/MPLS network
"I strongly recommend this book to any individual or organization needing to build their IP Service Routing knowledge and hands–on implementation skills and know–how. This comprehensive self–study guide not only leads to a valuable certification at the NRS II level, it covers a wide range of critical IP subject areas in a thorough and practical manner to help you better support your mission, business, and customers."
—Gary Horn, Vice President, Technology Services and CTO Advocate Health Care
Includes CD–ROM with test engine and lab exercises