Module 1—Cisco ASR 1000 System Introduction
Provides an introduction to each of the subsequent modules by introducing concepts and terminology used throughout the course. Includes high-level overviews of the hardware and software architectures and platform features. Presents an overview of the positioning of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers in enterprise and service provider networks.
Module 2—Cisco ASR 1000 Hardware Architecture
Provides detailed descriptions of the hardware components.
Module 3—Cisco ASR 1000 Software Architecture
Includes detailed descriptions of the software architecture and components. Includes information about the boot process, Cisco IOS XE Software packaging, release plans, and a high-level overview of troubleshooting Cisco IOS XE Software.
Module 4—Cisco ASR 1000 High Availability
Introduces the high-availability functionality. Includes details of the process involved in hardware failures.
Module 5—Cisco ASR 1000 In-Service Software Upgrade
Defines the IISSU features. Provides details of the ISSU process.
Module 6—Quality of Service
Describes the features of QoS specifically pertaining to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series platform.
Module 7—Multicast Services
Describes the Cisco ASR 1000 Series multicast services. Includes details about the control and data planes and describes multicast packet flows. Explains the multicast replication process and multicast HA process and includes commands used for troubleshooting multicast
Module 8—Security Services
Introduces security services and includes information about IPSec and IPSec highavailability implementations. Details of multigigabit firewall and NetFlow Event Logging are included.
(Optional) Appendix
Enterprise and Service Provider Solutions
The lab outline is as follows:
Lab 1—Lab Access and Cisco ASR 1000 Orientation
Students perform lab exercises to become familiar with access to the remote Cisco ASR 1000 lab and the Cisco ASR 1000 hardware modules.
Lab 2—Performing System Software Maintenance Functions
Students boot the router from ROMMON, become familiar with the file system, and reload the software.
Lab 3—Configuring and Testing High Availability
Students practice forcing a failover of the redundant route processor and ESP and observe any traffic loss.
Lab 4—Configuring and Testing ISSU
Students practice performing software upgrades in various modes, including the super and subpackages using legacy and native CLI methods.
Lab 5—Configuring QoS and Viewing Results
Students configure and test QoS implementation of ingress queuing and egress shaping of multiple traffic classes.
Lab 6—Configuring and Testing Multicast
Students configure multicast services on the Cisco ASR 1000 and observe the results using various show and debug commands. Students also force a high-availability failover and observe the effects that is has on multicast traffic.
Lab 7—Configuring and Testing Firewall and NAT
Students configure zone-based firewall and NAT and view stateful sessions. They then force a high-availability failover and observe the effects it has on stateful sessions.