Alcatel–Lucent Service Routing Architect (SRA) Self–Study Guide: Preparing for the BGP, VPRN and Multicast Exams

This book is your official self–study guide for the Alcatel–Lucent Service Routing Architect (SRA) certification. The certification requires a solid understanding of all the fundamental technologies for IP/MPLS VPN networks in use today. The book is loaded with many practical configuration and troubleshooting exercises and is an invaluable reference source to the working network engineer.

After reading this book you will be able to:

Configure policies in Alcatel–Lucent SR OS to control the selection of BGP routes Describe the implementation of different VPRN topologies Configure inter–AS VPRNs and carrier supporting carrier (CSC) networks Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 multicast routing Configure Draft Rosen and NG MVPN networks in SR OS Configure and verify mLDP and RSVP–TE P2MP LSPs

"... an ideal addition to the bookshelf of all network design professionals, especially those looking to study for the Alcatel–Lucent SRA certification exam. It features detailed examples, diagrams and lab exercises combined with well written explanations of cutting edge technologies deployed in the market today."
Kieran Gleeson
Alcatel–Lucent SRA No. 150
IP Network Design Consultant

"It′s rare to find a book which includes all of the essential content that make it truly useful as both a teaching resource and a learning resource... It′s now one of the must–have texts for advanced–level university networking courses that I teach. I highly recommend it."
Michael Anderson
Professor for Bachelor of IT Networking degree Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

"... an excellent reference book for today′s service providers for their training, researching and engineering."
Grace Wang
Alcatel–Lucent NRS II No. 1128
Senior Enterprise IP Network Planner, Rogers Communications Inc.

"... a comprehensive encyclopedia related to the design and troubleshooting of Alcatel–Lucent Service Router networks."
Christoffer Smørås
Alcatel–Lucent 3RP No. 552
Senior Network Engineer, NetNordic

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Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview

Section I: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Chapter 2: Internet Routing Architecture

Chapter 3: BGP Fundamentals

Chapter 4: Implementing BGP on Alcatel–Lucent SR

Chapter 5: Implementing BGP Policies

Chapter 6: Scaling iBGP

Chapter 7: Advanced BGP Topics

Section II: Virtual Private Routed Networks (VPRN)

Chapter 8: Basic VPRN Operation

Chapter 9: Advanced VPRN Topologies and Services

Chapter 10: Inter–AS VPRNs

Chapter 11: Carrier Supporting Carrier VPRN

Section III: Multicast Routing

Chapter 12: Multicast Introduction

Chapter 13: Multicast Routing Protocols

Chapter 14: Multicast Resiliency

Chapter 15: Multicast Virtual Private Networks (MVPN)

Chapter 16: Draft Rosen

Chapter 17: Next Generation MVPN

Appendix A: Chapter Assessment Questions and Answers

Glossary

Index