CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II (IEWB-SP-VOL2)

Expert's CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II is a self-paced product designed to be used as a supplement to other self-paced and instructor-led training materials in preparation for Cisco Systems' CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam.

The CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II consists of 10 full-scale lab scenarios designed from the ground up based on Cisco Systems' newest specification for the CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam. The labs contained in the workbook are designed to simulate the actual CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam and at the same time illustrate the principles behind the technologies which it covers.

Authors

• Brian Dennis, CCIE #2210 (R&S/ ISP Dial/ Security/ Service Provider)

• Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/ Service Provider/ Security)

At-a-Glance

• The CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II is covered by our exclusive Investment Protection Program.
• Content covers all major Service Provider topics per the latest CCIE Blueprint.
• 20 full-color diagrams illustrating a different logical topology for each scenario.
• Each full scale lab scenario divided into technology sections totaling 100 points just like the actual CCIE Lab Exam.
• All labs written from the ground up based on Cisco's new CCIE lab equipment and IOS versions 12.3 and 12.4 specification.
• Final Configurations broken down on a task-by-task basis so no need to guess which commands relate to which question.
• Same physical topology used throughout the entire workbook so no need to re-cable your equipment.
• Hardware specification is widely supported by commercial rack vendors and easily replicated in your home lab using Dynamips.
• Free online discussion forum actively monitored by the actual authors of the workbook.
• Developed by authors you know and trust to provide only the best material.

Summary

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The CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II consists of 10 full-scale lab scenarios designed from the ground up based on Cisco Systems' newest specification for the CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam. The labs contained in the workbook are designed to simulate the actual CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam and at the same time illustrate the principles behind the technologies which it covers.

Full-Scale Lab Content

Like the actual CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam each of the full-scale lab scenarios contained in Internetwork Expert's CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II are designed to be configured within an 8 hour time frame, and are on average 15 - 17 pages in length. These labs are not 5 or 6 page mini-labs as you will see in other workbook products on the market. In addition to this, each full-scale lab scenario in the workbook covers a wide range of topics similar to the actual CCIE Lab Exam, and is divided into 10 general technology sections.

These sections are:

1. Layer 2 Technologies
2. Interior Gateway Routing
3. Exterior Gateway Routing
4. MPLS
5. VPN
6. IP Multicast
7. QoS
8. Security
9. System Management
10. IP Services

Full-Scale Lab Topics

Below is a short list of some of the technologies covered in the CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II. This list is not meant to be exhaustive or all-inclusive, but is a rough guideline as to what topics are generally covered in the workbook.

• Layer 2 Technologies
• PPPoE
• MPLS over ATM
• 802.1Q Tunneling
• Interior Gateway Routing
• OSPF
• IS-IS
• Redistribution
• Summarization
• Filtering
• Policy Routing
• Exterior Gateway Routing
• IPv4 Unicast BGP
• VPNv4 BGP
• Route Reflection
• Confederation
• Next-Hop Processing
• Redistribution
• Summarization
• Filtering
• Communities
• MPLS
• TDP
• LDP
• BGP + Label
• Inter-AS MPLS
• Carrier Supporting Carrier
• Controlling MPLS Label Distribution
• MPLS Traffic Engineering
• VPN
• PE-CE Routing with Static Routing
• PE-CE Routing with RIPv2
• PE-CE Routing with OSPF
• PE-CE Routing with EIGRP
• PE-CE Routing with EBGP
• Central Services MPLS VPNs
• MPLS VPNs Extranets
• VRF Import/Export Maps
• BGP Site-Of-Origin
• OSPF Sham-Links
• OSPF Domain-IDs
• Back-to-Back VRF
• Inter-AS MPLS VPNs
• Hierarchical MPLS VPNs
• VRF-Lite
• L2TPv3
• IP Multicast
• PIM Dense Mode
• PIM Sparse Mode
• Multicast RPF Failure
• Auto-RP
• PIM NBMA Mode
• Bootstrap Router
• Multicast Source Distribution Protocol (MSDP)
• Anycast RP
• Multicast BGP
• Multicast MPLS VPNs
• QoS
• Congestion Management
• Congestion Avoidance
• Shaping
• Policing
• IP Precedence
• DSCP
• MPLS EXP
• QoS Groups
• NBAR
• RSVP
• Security
• ACLs
• RPF
• Routing update security
• Common attacks
• System Management
• SNMP
• RMON
• Syslog
• NTP
• IP Services
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Netflow
• Accounting

Point Scale

Like the actual CCIE lab exam, each lab scenario contained in the CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II consists of various sections totaling 100 points. Each task within the lab is assigned a specific point value. Points are only awarded if the presented solution meets all the given requirements, and does not violate any preset restrictions. No partial credit is awarded for any task. A minimum score of 80 points is required to 'pass' a particular scenario. This design allows the labs in the CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II to be used as mock lab exams simulating the conditions of the actual CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam.

In addition to the actual workbook, a comprehensive solutions guide is included free of charge in electronic format with all workbook purchases. We do not charge for our solutions, but you may have seen that some of our competitors charge for theirs. Our solutions guide includes final configurations, commands, recommended verifications, troubleshooting steps, and links to additional resources for further reading. The solutions guide is as much of an integral part of the product as the workbook itself.

Final Configurations

The final configurations in the IEWB-SP-VOL2 solutions guide are broken down on a task-by-task basis. This allows you to know exactly which command or commands correspond to which task. There is no need to sort through a long configuration file to guess which commands correspond to which question.

Internetwork Expert's CCIE Service Provider Lab Workbook Volume II uses the same hardware specification that is used in the actual CCIE Lab Exam. This includes seven routers with Ethernet, FastEthernet, GigabitEthernet, ATM, and Serial interfaces. The routers run a combination of 12.2S, 12.3T, and 12.4 IOS. In addition to the seven routers, two Catalyst 3550 series switches running the enhanced multilayer software image (EMI) are also included.

As per the actual CCIE lab hardware specification, IEWB-SP-VOL2 also includes various external devices that are not within the control of the candidate. These devices include a Frame Relay switch, an ATM switch, and three backbone routers to inject routes and facilitate in the testing of configurations.

The physical topology of IEWB-SP-VOL2 remains the same throughout the entire workbook. Therefore, once your lab has been physically cabled to meet the workbook's specification there is no need to change the cabling in order to complete each lab.

The generic devices used in IEWB-SP-VOL2 include the following:

The specific devices used in the design of IEWB-SP-VOL2 include:

The external core devices used in IEWB-SP-VOL2 include the following:

The devices used in IEWB-SP-VOL2 are cabled as follows: