Detailed Course Outline
Course Introduction
WAN Automation
- Describe WAN domains
- Describe Paragon Pathfinder capabilities
- Describe Paragon Planner capabilities
Paragon Pathfinder Architecture
- Explain the Path Computation Element Protocol
- Explain LSP Signaling and the CSPF Algorithm
- Describe Paragon Pathfinder Architecture
- Configure the Network
Lab 1: Initial Configuration
Network Topology Discovery
- Describe how Paragon Pathfinder discovers network topology
- Configure Paragon Pathfinder network topology discovery
Lab 2: Network Topology Discovery
Using Paragon Automation
- Examine the Paragon Automation interface
- Examine the Paragon Planner Desktop interface
Lab 3: Using Paragon Automation
Basic LSP Management
- Describe various LSP types
- Configure PCC-controlled LSPs
- Configure PCE-delegated LSPs
- Configure PCE-initiated LSPs
- Monitor LSPs from the Paragon pathfinder UI
Lab 4: Basic LSP Management
Advanced LSP Management
- Describe primary, secondary, and standby LSPs
- Describe symmetric pairs of LSPs
- Discuss diversity groups
- Describe using JUNOS MPLS LSP templates
- Explain LSP calendaring
- Describe inter-AS LSPs
- Explain how to provision multiple LSPs
- Define LSP optimization
Lab 5: Advanced LSP management
Segment Routing
- Describe segment routing
- Configure and verify segment routing on routers running Junos OS
- Use Paragon Pathfinder to provision SR-MPLS LSPs
Lab 6: Segment Routing
P2MP LSPs
- Describe the basic functionality of P2MP and its use cases
- Manage P2MP LSPs with Paragon Pathfinder
- Monitor P2MP PSPs with Paragon Pathfinder
- Describe point to-multipoint LSPs
Maintenance Scheduling and NETCONF LSP Provisioning
- Automate rerouting of LSPs
- Configure NETCONF LSP provisioning
Lab 7: Maintenance Scheduling and NETCONF Provisioning
Paragon Insights
- Describe Paragon Insights capabilities
- Configure Paragon Insights monitoring
Lab 8: Paragon Insights
Paragon Automation Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot Paragon Automation components
- Troubleshoot network topology acquisition
- Troubleshoot the Path Computation Element Protocol
Lab 9: Paragon Automation Troubleshooting
Paragon Planner
- Explain the features and capabilities of Paragon Planner
- Launch Paragon Planner Desktop and explore the interface
Lab 10: Paragon Planner
Network Modeling
- Create a network model
- Analyze network model data files
- Modify network models
Lab 11: Network Modeling
Network Demands and Failure Simulation
- Calculate network demand forwarding
- Simulate network failure
Lab 12: Network Demands and Failure Simulation
Paragon Active Assurance Solution Components
- Passive versus active
- PAA solution overview
- Overview of use case topologies