Alcatel-Lucent Network Routing Specialist II (NRS II) Self-Study Guide, Self-Study Guide -- Foreword -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Organized -- Conventions Used in the Book -- Audience -- Feedback Is Welcome -- The Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Certification Program Overview -- Alcatel-Lucent Network Routing Specialist II Exams -- Accessing a Service Router Lab: The SRC Exam Preparation Service -- Standard Icons -- Part I: IP Networking -- Chapter 1: IP/MPLS Service Networks -- 1.1 Internet Protocol -- 1.2 Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router Product Group -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 2: Layer 2: The Physical Components of the Internet -- Pre-Assessment -- 2.1 Purpose and Functions of a Layer 2 Protocol -- 2.2 Ethernet -- 2.3 Ethernet VLANs -- 2.4 SONET/SDH, POS, and ATM -- 2.5 Configuring Ports -- Practice Lab: Configuring IOMs, MDAs, and Ports -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 3: IP Networks -- Pre-Assessment -- 3.1 Summary of IP Capabilities -- 3.2 IP Addressing Review -- 3.3 IP Forwarding -- 3.4 Configuring an IP Interface on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR -- 3.5 Using and Configuring Static Routes -- 3.6 Other Static Route Options -- 3.7 IPv6 -- 3.8 ICMPv6 -- 3.9 Configuring IPv6 -- Practice Lab: Configuring IP Interfaces and Static Routes -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 4: Dynamic Routing Protocols -- Pre-Assessment -- 4.1 Overview of Dynamic Routing -- 4.2 Dynamic Routing Protocols -- 4.3 Link-State Routing Protocols -- 4.4 Role of BGP in Internet Routing -- 4.5 RTM and Route Selection -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 5: Introduction to OSPF -- Pre-Assessment -- 5.1 Overview of OSPF Operation -- 5.2 The OSPF Database and OSPF Messages -- 5.3 Establishing OSPF Adjacencies -- 5.4 Flooding LSAs -- 5.5 Router LSA Details -- 5.6 The Designated Router and Network LSAs.

5.7 Configuring and Verifying OSPF -- 5.8 Other OSPF Features -- Practice Lab: Configuring OSPF in a Single Area Network -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 6: OSPF Multi-Area Networks -- Pre-Assessment -- 6.1 OSPF Multi-Area Networks -- 6.2 Backbone Network and ABRs -- 6.3 Summary LSA Details -- 6.4 Route Summarization -- 6.5 Virtual Links -- 6.6 Exporting Routes to OSPF -- 6.7 Stub Areas -- 6.8 Flooding Rules Summary -- 6.9 Opaque LSAs -- Practice Lab: OSPF Multi-Area Networks -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 7: OSPFv3 -- Pre-Assessment -- 7.1 OSPFv3 -- Practice Lab: OSPFv3 -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 8: Introduction to IS-IS -- Pre-Assessment -- 8.1 Overview of IS-IS Operation -- 8.2 The IS-IS Database and IS-IS PDUs -- 8.3 Establishing IS-IS Adjacencies -- 8.4 Flooding LSPs -- 8.5 The Designated IS (DIS) -- 8.6 Configuring and Verifying IS-IS -- 8.7 Configuring Other IS-IS Features -- Practice Lab: Introduction to IS-IS -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 9: IS-IS Multi-Area Networks -- Pre-Assessment -- 9.1 Hierarchy in an IS-IS Network -- 9.2 Implementing a Multi-Area IS-IS Network -- 9.3 Route Summarization and Route Leaking -- 9.4 Exporting Routes to IS-IS -- Practice Lab: IS-IS Multi-Area Networks -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 10: IS-IS for IPv6 -- Pre-Assessment -- 10.1 IPv6 in an IS-IS Network -- Practice Lab: IS-IS for IPv6 -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Part II: Multiprotocol Label Switching -- Chapter 11: Introduction to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) -- Pre-Assessment -- 11.1 Applications of MPLS -- 11.2 MPLS Concepts and Components -- 11.3 Label Switching and Label Operations -- 11.4 MPLS Label Structure -- 11.5 Label Values and Label Space -- 11.6 Static LSPs -- 11.7 Dynamic Label Distribution -- 11.8 Label Distribution Modes -- Chapter Review.

Post-Assessment -- Chapter 12: Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) -- Pre-Assessment -- 12.1 LDP Operation and Messages -- 12.2 LDP Sessions -- 12.3 Label Distribution with LDP -- 12.4 LDP and IGP Interaction -- Practice Lab: Configuring and Verifying LDP -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 13: RSVP-TE Operation -- Pre-Assessment -- 13.1 Overview of RSVP-TE -- 13.2 RSVP-TE Operation and Messages -- 13.3 RSVP-TE Adjacencies and the Hello Message -- 13.4 RSVP-TE Path Selection -- 13.5 MPLS Shortcuts -- Practice Lab: RSVP-TE Operation and 6PE -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 14: Constraint-Based Routing and TE-LSPs -- Pre-Assessment -- 14.1 Purpose of Constraint-Based Routing -- 14.2 CSPF Algorithm -- 14.3 Traffic-Engineering Extensions -- 14.4 OSPF-TE -- 14.5 IS-IS TE -- 14.6 Traffic-Engineered LSPs -- 14.7 More Control over Path Selection -- 14.8 LDP-over-RSVP -- Practice Lab: Constraint-Based Routing and TE-LSPs -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 15: RSVP-TE Resource Reservation -- Pre-Assessment -- 15.1 RSVP-TE and Bandwidth Reservation -- 15.2 Bandwidth Reservation Styles -- 15.3 LSP Soft Preemption -- 15.4 DiffServ-Aware Traffic Engineering -- Practice Lab: RSVP-TE Resource Reservation -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 16: MPLS Resiliency -- Pre-Assessment -- 16.1 Network Resiliency Overview -- 16.2 RSVP-TE Secondary Paths -- 16.3 Fast Reroute -- Practice Lab: MPLS Resiliency -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Part III: VPN Services -- Chapter 17: Introduction and Overview of VPN Services -- Pre-Assessment -- 17.1 Introduction to Services -- 17.2 Service Types -- 17.3 MPLS Transport and Service Label Signaling -- 17.4 Service Configuration Model on the 7750 -- Practice Lab: Configuring the Service Infrastructure -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 18: VPWS Services.

Pre-Assessment -- 18.1 Overview of VPWS -- 18.2 Epipe SAP Encapsulations -- 18.3 MTU Relationships -- 18.4 Other VPWS Services -- Practice Lab: Configuring a VPWS Service -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 19: VPLS -- Pre-Assessment -- 19.1 VPLS Overview -- 19.2 Virtual Switch Behavior -- 19.3 VPLS Configuration and Verification -- 19.4 VPLS Topologies -- Practice Lab: VPLS Services -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 20: Layer 3 Services -- Pre-Assessment -- 20.1 IES Overview -- 20.2 VPRN Overview -- 20.3 VPRN for IPv6 (6VPE) -- Practice Lab: Configuring Layer 3 Services -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Chapter 21: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance -- Pre-Assessment -- 21.1 OAM Overview -- 21.2 Service Mirroring -- Practice Lab: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance -- Chapter Review -- Post-Assessment -- Appendix A: Chapter Assessment Questions and Answers -- Assessment Questions -- Answers to Assessment Questions -- Glossary -- Afterword -- Index -- Advertisement -- The Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Certification Program Overview -- Alcatel-Lucent Network Routing Specialist II Exams -- Accessing a Service Router Lab: The SRC Exam Preparation Service -- Chapter 2: Layer 2: The Physical Components of the Internet -- Solutions -- Chapter 3: IP Networks -- Solutions -- Chapter 5: Introduction to OSPF -- Solutions -- Chapter 6: OSPF Multi-Area Networks -- Solutions -- Chapter 7: OSPFv3 -- Solutions -- Chapter 8: Introduction to IS-IS -- Solutions -- Chapter 9: IS-IS Multi-Area Networks -- Solutions -- Chapter 10: IPv6 for IS-IS -- Solutions -- Chapter 12: Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) -- Solutions -- Chapter 13: RSVP-TE Operation -- Solutions -- Chapter 14: Constraint-Based Routing and TE-LSPs -- Solutions -- Chapter 15: RSVP-TE Resource Reservation -- Solutions -- Chapter 16: MPLS Resiliency.

Solutions -- Chapter 17: Introduction and Overview of VPN Services -- Solutions -- Chapter 18: VPWS Services -- Solutions -- Chapter 19: VPLS -- Solutions -- Chapter 20: Layer 3 Services -- Solutions -- Chapter 21: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance -- Solutions.