Course Overview

This course is designed to provide technical network professionals with the skills they need to be able to successfully install, configure, and troubleshoot the E-series router in a dedicated access network running various routing protocols. The course covers the fundamentals of PPP, POS, ATM, VLANs, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP4 as well as E-series system administration. The course consists of over 50% hands-on exercises.

Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• Configure PPP, POS, Ethernet, ATM, and VLAN interfaces on the E-series router;
• Configure the E-series router for OSPF;
• Configure the E-series router for IS-IS;
• Configure the E-series router for BGP; and
• Describe fundamental E-series system administration tasks.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for technical network professionals responsible for the integration, configuration, and management of E-series router networks.

Course Level

This is an intermediate-level course designed to provide a strong foundation for configuring and troubleshooting various routing protocols on an E-series router.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for the E-series Routing Protocols course are knowledge of IP in an ISP environment and the Introduction to Juniper Networks Routers-E-series course.

Course Contents

Day 1

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: Interface Configuration

• The E-series Router in a Dedicated Access Environment
• Configuring and Verifying IP-over-Ethernet Interfaces
• Verifying IP-over-HDLC POS Interface
• Lab 1: Interface Configuration

Day 2

Chapter 3: OSPF Overview

• OSPF Operation and Single-Area Configuration
• Lab 2: Configuring OSPF

Chapter 4: IS-IS Overview

• IS-IS Overview
• IS-IS Protocol Operation
• IS-IS Configuration and Verification
• Lab 3: Configuring IS-IS

Day 3

Chapter 5: BGP Overview

• BGP Overview
• Basic BGP Configuration
• Influencing Traffic Flow
• Modifying BGP Path Attributes
• Lab 4: Configuring BGP

Chapter 6: System Administration

• Upgrading and Downgrading Software
• Backup Boot Configuration and Slot Configuration
• Rebuilding Flash Cards and Password Removal
• Solutions 1 and 2
• Accessing the CLI
• Other System Administration Tasks