Course Overview

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) v6.1 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 9000 Series platforms. You will gain an understanding of all major aspects of the platform and will also learn how to install Cisco IOS® XR 64-Bit software packages.

Who Should Attend

• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Channel partners, resellers

Course Objectives

• List and describe the major features and benefits of a Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
• List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco 64-Bit IOS XR operating system
• Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 Series router
• Configure Cisco ASR 9000, back out of configuration changes, and restore older versions of the configuration
• Install the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software operating system, package information envelopes, and software maintenance updates
• Enable multicast routing on a Cisco ASR 9900 Series router
• Configure Layer 3 VPN services
• Configure Ethernet link bundles
• Configure local Ethernet Line (E-Line) Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN)
• Configure Ethernet over Multiprotocol Label Switching (EoMPLS) E-Line L2VPN
• Configure EoMPLS with pseudowire backup
• Configure local Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) L2VPN
• Describe Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) L2VPN
• Describe VPLS with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autodiscovery
• Configure service-based Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
• Configure Layer 2 multicast features
• Describe basic QoS implementation
• Describe how to configure and verify network Virtualization (nV) on the ASR 9000 series

Course Outline