Junos Service Provider Switching (JSPX)

This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS.

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites: Students should have basic networking knowledge and an understanding of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and the TCP/IP protocol suite. Students should also attend the Introduction to Junos Software (IJS) and Junos Routing Essentials (JRE) courses prior to attending this class.

After you complete this course you will be able to:

• Describe carrier Ethernet.
• Describe the different Ethernet standards organizations.
• Describe the Layer 2 services that are available on the MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers.
• Describe the function of an Ethernet LAN.
• Describe learning and forwarding in a bridging environment.
• Describe Ethernet frame filtering.
• Implement VLAN tagging.
• Implement IRB.
• Implement a Layer 2 firewall filter.
• Describe the usage of a routing instance.
• Describe the function of a virtual router.
• Describe the function of a virtual switch.
• Implement a virtual switch.
• Describe interconnecting routing instances.
• Describe the different Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) VLAN stacking models.
• Describe the components of provider bridging.
• Configure and monitor provider bridging.
• Describe the components of provider backbone bridging.
• Configure and monitor provider backbone bridging.
• Explain the purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
• Describe the basic operation of the STP, the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), and the VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP).
• Configure and monitor the STP, the RSTP, the MSTP, and the VSTP.
• Explain the purpose of bridge protocol data unit (BPDU), loop, and root protection.
• Explain typical OAM features.
• Describe the basic operation of link fault management (LFM).
• Describe the basic operation of connectivity fault management (CFM).
• Configure and monitor Ethernet OAM..
• Describe the basic operation of Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP).
• Configure and monitor ERP

Day 1

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: Carrier Ethernet

• Ethernet in the WAN
• Ethernet Standards Organizations
• MX Series Layer 2 Features

Chapter 3: Ethernet Switching and Virtual LANs

• Ethernet LANs
• Bridging
• Configuring and Monitoring VLANs
• Configuring and Monitoring IRB
• Layer 2 Address Learning and Forwarding
• Layer 2 Firewall Filtering
• Lab 1: Ethernet Switching and VLANs

Chapter 4: Virtual Switches

• Routing Instances Overview
• Configuring and Monitoring Virtual Switches
• Interconnecting Routing Instances
• Lab 2: Virtual Switches

Day 2

Chapter 5: Provider Bridging

• Expanding the Bridged Network
• Provider Bridging
• Configuring and Monitoring Provider Bridging
• Provider Backbone Bridging
• Configuring and Monitoring Provider Backbone Bridging
• Lab 3: Provider Bridging

Chapter 6: Spanning-Tree Protocols

• Overview of STP
• Overview of RSTP
• Overview of MSTP
• Overview of VSTP
• Configuring and Monitoring Spanning-Tree Protocols
• Understanding BPDU, Loop, and Root Protection
• Lab 4: MSTP

Chapter 7: Ethernet OAM

• OAM Overview
• LFM
• CFM
• Configuring and Monitoring Ethernet OAM
• Lab 5: Ethernet OAM

Chapter 8: Ethernet Ring Protection

• ERP Overview
• Configuring and Monitoring ERP
• Lab 6: Ethernet Ring Protection