Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks

Prerequisites:
To fully benefit from this course, the BSCI v2.1 student typically will have attended the Cisco CCNA curriculum and passed the CCNA certification test.
Successful students must have the following prerequisite skills and knowledge to be at a level appropriate for entering BSCI v2.1:
· Networking terms, numbering schemes, and topologies
· Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model
· Operating and configuring a Cisco router
· TCP/IP stack and configuring IP addresses IP subnetting to include complex subnetting and variable-length subnet masking (VLSM)
· Routing protocol operation and configuration for Using, implementing, and configuring static and default routes
· Interpreting the contents, entries, and indicators from a Cisco routing table Filtering traffic with standard and extended access lists
· Verifying basic router configurations using show and debug command output Verifying basic switch configurations using show command output
· Configuring a WAN serial interface using High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
· Configuring a WAN serial interface using Frame Relay permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) and subinterfaces

Course Content:
The BSCI 2.1 course is recommended training for individuals seeking certification as a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). BSCI 2.1 instructs network administrators of medium-to-large network sites on the use of advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco routers connected to LANs and WANs.The goal is to train network administrators to grow a dramatically increased number of routers/sites using these techniques instead of redesigning the network when additional sites or wiring configurations are added The course contains seven modules and 16 main lab exercises.

Course Objectives:
After completing this course, the student should be able to:
· Describe advanced IP addressing to include variable-length subnet mask, route summarization, classless interdomain routing (CIDR), basic IP version 6, and using Network Address Translation (NAT) with route maps
· Identify advanced IP routing principles, including static and dynamic routing characteristics and the concepts of classless routing and network boundary summarization
· Configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) for a scalable network
· Configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) for a scalable multiarea network
· Configure Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) for a scalable multiarea network
· Manipulate routing updates and packet flow using redistribution, distribution lists, administrative distance, route maps, and policy-based routing
· Configure basic Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for internal and external Border Gateway Protocol connections

Course Outline:

Module 1: Advanced IP Addressing
· Purpose of Address Planning
· Hierarchical Addressing
· Using Variable-Length Subnet Masks
· Route Summarization and Classless Interdomain Routing
· Understanding IP Version 6
· Network Address Translation

Module 2: Routing Principles
· IP Routing Overview
· Characteristics of Routing Protocols
· IP Routing Protocols Comparison

Module 3: Configuring EIGRP
· EIGRP Overview
· EIGRP Operations
· EIGRP Diffusing Update Algorithm
· Configuring and Verifying EIGRP
· Advanced EIGRP Configuration Options
· EIGRP in a Scalable Network

Module 4 Configuring OSPF
· OSPF Overview
· OSPF Packet Types
· Configuring Basic OSPF
· PIC Version 9.5 FY04, Q2 4 of 5
· OSPF Network Types
· Types of OSPF Routers and Link-State Advertisements
· OSPF Route Summarization Techniques
· OSPF Special Area Types
· OSPF Virtual Links

Module 5 Configuring the IS-IS Protocol
· Overview of IS-IS Routing and Connectionless Network Service
· Understanding CLNS Addressing
· Basic Operations of IS-IS in a Connectionless Network Service Environment
· Basic Operations of IS-IS in an IP and CLNS Environment
· Configuring Basic IS-IS

Module 6: Manipulating Routing Updates
· Migration and Route Selection Between Multiple IP-Routing Protocols
· Configuring and Verifying Route Redistribution
· Controlling Routing Update Traffic
· Using Route Maps to Control Routing Updates
· Using Administrative Distance to Influence the Route-Selection Process
· Policy-Based Routing

Module 7 Configuring Basic BGP
· BGP Overview
· BGP Concepts and Terminology
· Basic BGP Operations and Configuration
· BGP Route Summarization
· BGP Path Selection Process
· Basic BGP Path Manipulation Using Route Maps
· Design Options for Multihoming

Who Should Attend?
· System Engineers
· Channel Partner/Reseller
· Customers
· Tech Support and Network Admin