Detailed Course Outline
Day 1
Chapter 1: Course Introduction
Chapter 2: WAN Automation
- The WAN Network
- Juniper Network WAN Automation Overview
- NorthStar Controller components
- NorthStar Controller use cases
- NorthStar Planner
- NorthStar Planner use cases
Chapter 3: NorthStar Controller Architecture
- Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP)
- LSP Signaling and the CSPF Algorithm
- IGP Traffic Engineering
- NorthStar Virtual Machines
- Initial Setup
- Post Installation Setup and Configuration
- NorthStar Controller High Availability Overview
- Lab 1: Initial Setup
Chapter 4: Topology Discovery
- Topology Discovery Overview
- IGP Topology Discovery
- BGP-LS Topology Discovery
- Transport Topology Discovery
- BGP Monitoring Protocol (BGP-MP)
- Lab 2: Topology Discovery
Day 2
Chapter 5: Using the NorthStar Controller
- Operator User Interface Overview
- Accessing the Operator User Interface
- User Options
- More Options
- View
- NorthStar Planner User Interface Overview
- NorthStar Planner Web UI Overview
- Lab 3: Using the NorthStar Controller
Chapter 6: Basic LSP Management
- LSP Control Review
- Configuring PCC Controlled LSPs
- Configuring PCE Delegated LSPs
- Configuring PCE Initiated LSPs
- Verifying LSP Status
- Lab 4: Basic LSP Management
Chapter 7: Advanced LSP Management
- Secondary and Standby LSPs
- Symmetric Pairs of LSPs
- Diversity Groups
- Junos MPLS LSP Templates
- LSP Calendaring
- Inter-AS LSPs
- Egress Peer Engineering (EPE)
- Provisioning Multiple LSPs
- LSP Optimization
- Lab 5: Advanced LSP Management
Chapter 8: Segment Routing
- Segment Routing Overview
- Configuring a PCC to Support SR
- Provisioning and Managing SR LSPs
- Lab 6: Segment Routing
Day 3
Chapter 9: P2MP LSPs
- P2MP LSP Overview
- P2MP LSP Use Cases
- NorthStar P2MP Configuration and Management
- P2MP LSP Design
Chapter 10: Maintenance Scheduling and NETCONF Provisioning
- Maintenance Scheduling
- NETCONF Provisioning
- Lab 7: Scheduling Maintenance and NETCONF Provisioning
Chapter 11: Data Collection and Analytics
- Telemetry Architecture
- JTI Router Configuration
- SNMP Data Collection
- Netflow Collection
- LSP Routing Behavior
- Lab 8 Data Collection and Analytics
Chapter 12: NorthStar Controller Troubleshooting
- Process Troubleshooting
- Log File Analysis
- Network Topology Troubleshooting
- Lab 9: Troubleshooting
Day 4
Chapter 13: REST API
- NorthStar Controller REST API Concepts
- REST API Examples
Chapter 14: NorthStar Planner
- Launching NorthStar Planner
- NorthStar Planner Interface
- Lab 10: NorthStar Planner Interface
Chapter 15: NorthStar Planner Network Modeling
- Creating Network Models
- Analyzing Network Model Data Files
- Adding Network Demands, Links, Nodes
- Lab 11: Network Modeling
Chapter 16: Network Demand Placement and Outage Simulation
- Network Demand Placement
- Failure Simulation
- Lab 12: Demand Placement and Failure Simulation