Detailed Course Outline
Introduction to Subscriber Management
- Explain the basic concepts of subscriber management
- Characterize network concepts for broadband access
- Analyze subscriber management operational flow
Access Management
- Discuss subscriber access management
- Configure AAA services
- Configure an extended DHCP local server
- Configure an extended DHCP relay and proxy agent
Lab 1: Configuring subscriber addressing
PPP Tunneling with L2TP
- Describe PPP using L2TP
- Configure L2TP
Subscriber Management Interfaces
- Describe physical interface characteristics
- Configure static and dynamic subscriber interfaces
- Configure an IP demux interface
- List differences between static and dynamic VLANs
- Validate subscriber traffic
- Monitor and troubleshoot subscriber interfaces
Dynamic Profiles
- List common variables used in subscriber management
Lab 2: Configuring dynamic profiles
Dynamic PPPoE for Subscriber Access
- Describe PPPoE in subscriber access netwoks
- Explain the benefits and operation of dynamic PPPoE
- Configure dynamic PPPoE
Lab 3: Configuring PPPoE service name tables
Layer 3 Wholesale Services
- Describe wholesale operations
- Explain Layer 3 wholesale services
Lab 4: Configuring Layer 3 wholesale services
Layer 2 Operations
- Describe two common L2TP applications
- Configure an MX Series router as an LAC and as an LNS
- Verify the L2TP operation using show commands and logging
Lab 5: L2TP
High Availability
- Describe Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
- Describe M:N subscriber redundancy on BNG
Pseudowire Headend Termination
- Use pseudowires in subscriber management
- Configure pseudowires
- Use class of service with pseudowires
Lab 6: Pseudowire Headend Termination
Subscriber Class of Service
- Describe the purpose and benefits of CoS
- List and explain components of CoS
- Implement dynamic Cos for subscribers
- Verify, monitor, and troubleshoot subscriber CoS
Lab 7: Configuring Subscriber Class of Service
Dynamic Firewall Services
- Describe the characteristics and functionality of firewall filters
- Implement firewall filters for subscriber management
- Monitor firewall filters and counters
Lab 8: Configuring Dynamic Firewall Services
Carrier-Grade NAT and Subscriber Secure Policy
- Describe NAT services
- Configure NAT services for subscribers
- Describe Subscriber Secure Policy (lawful intercept)
An Introduction to BNG CUPS
- Describe the components of BNG CUPS
- Explain disaggregation
- Explain two common BNG CUPS use cases
Address Pool Manager
- Explain APM benefits and fundamental concepts
- Describe the functional components of APM
- Discuss the APM environment
- Describe the general operation of APM