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| Language | Mode | Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| German | Virtual Class or Classroom | On request |
| French | Virtual Class or Classroom | On request |
| Italian | Virtual Class or Classroom | On request |
| English | Virtual Class or Classroom | On request |
What you’ll learn
- Network professionals
- Systems engineers
- Partners
- Customers
Training overview
Objectives
After taking this training, you should be able to:
- Describe IP multicast services
- Identify IP multicast issues on a data link layer
- Explain why Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) is the most current scalable IP multicast routing protocol
- Describe Rendezvous Point (RP) distribution solutions
- Recognize the drawbacks of the PIM-SM and describe two extensions to provide possible solutions
- Explain basic concepts of Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) and its use in the IP multicast environment
- Configure and deploy Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) in the interdomain environment
- Describe solutions to mitigate security issues in the IP multicast network
- Describe the process of monitoring and maintaining multicast high-availability operations
- Design multicast-related application and network solutions in customer and service provider networks
Prerequisites
We recommend that you have the following knowledge and skills before taking this training:
- Work experience and configuration skills for Cisco routers and LAN switches
Lab outline
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multicast
- PIM-SM Protocol Basics
- PIM-SM Protocol Mechanics and Timers
- PIM Sparse-Dense Mode and Manual RP Configuration
- Configuring Dynamic RP Information Distribution
- Bidirectional PIM
- Source-Specific Multicast
- Anycast RP, External MP-BGP, and MSDP Peering
