A l c at e l - l u c e n t S e rv i c e R o u t i n g C e r t i f i c at i o n ( S RC ) P r o g r a m

C o u r s e o u t l i n e

Alcatel-Lucent
Multiprotocol
Label Switching

The Alcatel-Lucent course covers multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) concepts, terminology,
signaling protocols, design considerations such as resiliency, and the implementation, monitoring
and basic troubleshooting of an MPLS network. Successful completion of the Alcatel-Lucent
Multiprotocol Label Switching course will enable students to demonstrate a good understanding
of MPLS and the establishment of label switched paths (LSPs) using either label distribution
protocol (LDP) or resource reservation protocol with traffic engineering (RSVP-TE).
CREDIT TOWARD CERTIFICATION

EXAM

Alcatel-Lucent Network Routing Specialist II

Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label Switching (4A0-103)

Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Routing Professional

Alcatel-Lucent Triple Play Routing Professional
Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Architect
DURATION
5 days (classroom hours and in-depth lab training)
RECOMMENDED COURSE PREREQUISITES
1. Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks
2. Alcatel-Lucent Interior Routing Protocols and
High Availability

Credit for Other IP Certifications

If you have already received an IP certification from Cisco or
Juniper, and your certification is still valid, you may be eligible
to receive credit towards prerequisite written exams in the
Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Certification program. To find
out which third-part certifications are eligible for credit, which
SRC exam exemptions you may be qualified to receive, and
instructions on how to request an exemption, please visit http://
www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/exemptions. Please note that your
third-party certification must be current/active to receive credit.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

COURSE MODULES

After completing the course, students should be able to:

Module 1 MPLS Introduction

Explain the basic concepts of MPLS technology such as

forwarding equivalence classes (FECs), labels and label stacks,
label distribution, LSPs and MPLS packet forwarding

Module 2 MPLS Fundamentals

Describe the MPLS header structure and explain the label

operations of pop, push and swap

Module 3 Label Distribution Protocol

Module 4 RSVP
Module 5 Traffic Engineering

List the characteristics of different label distribution protocols

and compare them

Module 6 Resiliency

Explain how LDP works to distribute labels for FECs and

establish LSPs

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Describe traffic engineering and its advantage in an MPLS

network.
Identify the traffic engineering extensions made to the IGP
routing protocols and understand how they are used with
CSPF to establish traffic engineered LSPs
Demonstrate how RSVP-TE is used to establish traffic
engineered LSPs using RSVP signaling messages to distribute
labels, specify constraints for the LSP and request LSP
protection mechanisms
Describe the concept of a shared risk link group (SRLG) and its
use in traffic engineering
State the purpose of using LDP over RSVP tunnels to provide
traffic engineering in a hierarchical network
Configure an MPLS-based core network using LDP, RSVP-TE,
and LDP over RSVP
List the various LSP protection mechanisms (Secondary/
Standby LSP, fast reroutes)
Describe MPLS for IP routing (MPLS shortcuts)
Configure 6PE on a network of 7750 SRs
Configure RSVP-TE LSPs using each of the possible protection
mechanisms
Understand how to manage, monitor and perform basic
troubleshooting of LDP-established LSPs on the AlcatelLucent 7750 Service Router (SR) and Alcatel-Lucent 7450
Ethernet Service Switch (ESS)
Understand how to manage, monitor and perform basic
troubleshooting of RSVP-TE-established LSPs on the
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR and Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS

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