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Core Routing Fundamentals

Skill Level
Fundamentals
Duration 9 hours 20 minutes
Updated Nov 16, 2023

About this learning path

Before a core network can provide route services and traffic engineering, it must first establish basic transport connectivity between its nodes. In this course, you will learn how interior routing protocols are used to establish dynamic routing within the core, how MPLS technology is used to enhance packet transport across the underlay, and how Segment Routing is changing the way we think about transport paths. In each module you will watch a brief video describing the underlying technology and then walk through a hands-on lab to dive deeper into the relevant protocols and configurations that make underlay routing work.

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Prerequisites

  1. Basic networking knowledge of IP connectivity and routing

What you'll learn

  1. Basics of ISIS and OSPF, the two primary routing protocols used within core networks
  2. Overview of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology and its application in carrier environments
  3. How Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) utilizes MPLS to improve data transport
  4. Fundamentals of Segment Routing

Technologies

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Core Routing Fundamentals
  1. 1. Underlay Routing Protocols
    1. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentUnderlay Routing Protocols
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentIntro to ISIS
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  2. 2. MPLS
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentIntro to MPLS Using LDP
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  3. 3. Segment Routing
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentIntro to Segment Routing Lab
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  4. 4. Conclusion
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