Nokia Virtual Private LAN Services

The Nokia Virtual Private LAN Services course builds on the students’ knowledge of Layer 2 services. The course outlines the theoretical aspects of virtual private LAN service (VPLS), management VPLS (M-VPLS) and hierarchical VPLS (H-VPLS). Design considerations, verification, and troubleshooting are also covered through extensive lab exercises. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand and deploy complex VPLS designs.

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Course Number

3FL30637AAAAZZZZA

Duration

5 Days (classroom hours and in-depth lab training)

Exam

Nokia Virtual Private LAN Services (4A0-105)

Credit Towards Certification

Nokia Service Routing Architect

Recommended Prerequisites

Nokia Scalable IP Networks
Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching

Course Objectives

After completing the course, students should be able to:

Review Ethernet technology, MPLS features and the terminology of SAPs and SDPs in services
Using the basic components of services (SAPs and SDPs), create a simple VPLS
Describe the advantages of a VPLS and configure a VPLS service
Explain the impacts of MTU on a distributed VPLS service
Describe the VPLS FDB and list the tools required to maintain the VPLS FDB
Manage a VPLS infrastructure, and troubleshoot and repair a misconfigured VPLS
Describe the purpose and operation of policy-based forwarding
Implement loop control mechanisms such as rapid spanning tree in a VPLS environment
Define management VPLS (M-VPLS) and how it can be used with STP to provide redundancy and load balancing
Describe the use of LAG and MC-LAG in providing resiliency in a VPLS configuration
Describe the use of active and standby pseudowires to achieve redundancy instead of STP
Explain the key scalability concerns in large VPLS deployments
Explain the concept of a hierarchical VPLS and its benefits for large VPLS networks
Explain the concept of PBB (provider backbone bridging) and how it resolves the problem of MAC explosion when connecting to multiple bridging sites

Course Modules

Module 1 – Service Fundamentals Review
Module 2 – Introduction to VPLS
Module 3 – VPLS FDB Maintenance
Module 4 – Building Resilient VPLS Topologies
Module 5 – VPLS Network Design and Scaling
Module 6 – OAM Capabilities

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