This three-day course is designed to provide students with the knowledge to configure and troubleshoot MPLS-based Layer 2 virtual private
networks (VPN).
The course includes an overview of MPLS Layer 2 VPN concepts, such as BGP Layer 2 VPNs, LDP Layer 2 circuits, forwarding
equivalence class (FEC) 129, virtual private LAN service (VPLS), Ethernet VPN (EVPN), and Inter-AS MPLS VPNs. This course also covers Junos OSspecific implementations of Layer 2 VPN instances, VPLS, and EVPNs. This course is based on the Junos OS Release 21.2R1.10.
Who should attend
Course Prerequisites
• Intermediate-level networking knowledge;
• An understanding of OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, and Junos routing policy;
• Experience configuring MPLS label-switched paths using Junos;
• Completion of the following courses, or equivalent knowledge
o Introduction to the Junos Operating System
o Junos Service Provider Switching
o Junos Intermediate Routing
o Junos MPLS Fundamentals
What you will learn
• Describe some of the different kinds of VPNs, their mechanics, and their use cases.
• Describe the types of MPLS VPN that operate at layer 2.
• Describe the mechanics of BGP-signaled pseudowires, also known as L2VPNs.
• Configure BGP-signaled L2VPNs with Ethernet and Ethernet-VLAN encapsulations.
• Demonstrate how to troubleshoot some of the most common BGP-signaled L2VPN configuration problems.
• Describe how BGP-signaled L2VPNs use a block of labels to bring efficiency to huband-spoke advertisements.
• Configure advanced BGP-signaled L2VPN features, such as multihoming, VLAN normalization, and route target constraint.
• Describe the mechanics of LDP-signaled pseudowires, also known as Layer 2 Circuits.
• Describe the causes and solutions of some of the most common L2Circuit configuration problems.
• Configure advanced LDP-signaled L2Circuit features, such as multihoming and local switching.
• Explain how the FEC 129 pseudowire method combines BGP for autodiscovery and LDP for signaling.
• Describe the purpose and mechanics of a VPLS.
• Create a VPLS instance that is signaled using BGP and demonstrate the commands that verify its status.
• Create VPLS instances that are signaled using LDP and FEC 129 and demonstrate the commands available to verify their status.
• Describe how mismatched VLAN tags are handled in a default VPLS configuration.
• Configure a VPLS to swap mismatched VLAN tags automatically, and to create multiple bridge domains inside a single VPLS instance.
• Configure the most important VPLS traffic management features, including flood protection, MAC limiting, IRB interfaces, and automated Site IDs.
• Configure hub-and-spoke VPLS topologies.
• Configure multihomed sites in a VPLS.
• Describe the features of Ethernet VPN, and the enhancements that EVPN brings over VPLS.
• Explain how EVPNs advertise MAC addresses, and how they request to receive flooded traffic within a bridge domain.
• Configure and verify a single-homed VLAN-based EVPN instance.
• Configure and verify a single-homed VLAN-aware bundle EVI.
• Configure a multihomed EVPN and explain the purpose of the EVPN Type 4 route.
• Describe the features provided by EVPN Type 1 routes.
• Describe how to use MAC Mobility and IRB interfaces in an EVPN.
• Explain how EVPNs can tightly integrate themselves into MPLS Layer 3 VPNs to provide highly efficient forwarding.
Additional information
PLEASE NOTE: It may take 2-3 business days for your course access to be activated. You will receive an email from us with all necessary details.