CCNP SPCOR - MPLS and Segment Routing

3.0 MPLS and Segment Routing

The MPLS and Segment Routing topics section is 20% of the overall exam, the topics and associated study materials I am using/collecting is below.

3.1 Implement MPLS

Cisco Documentation: Implementing MPLS Label Distribution Protocol - IOS-XR

3.1.a LDP sync

Cisco Documentation: MPLS LDP-IGP Synchronization - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Configuring LDP IGP Synchronization: OSPF - IOS-XR

3.1.b LDP session protection

Cisco Documentation: MPLS LDP Session Protection - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Session Protection - IOS-XR

Blog: MPLS basics: LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) on Cisco IOS-XR devices

3.1.c LDP neighbors

Cisco Documentation: Introduction to LDP Sessions - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Configure Label Distribution Protocol Targeted Neighbor - IOS-XR

3.1.d Unified MPLS

Cisco Documentation: Configuring Seamless MPLS - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Configure Unified MPLS in Cisco IOS XR

Blog: Unified MPLS Configuration - IOS-XE vs IOS-XR

Cisco Documentation: Unified MPLS Functionality, Features, and Configuration Example

3.1.e MPLS OAM

Book: MPLS Fundamentals

Cisco Documentation: Implementing MPLS OAM - IOS-XR

3.2 Describe traffic engineering

Book: MPLS Fundamentals

Chapter 8, Page 248 to 255 - Overview of the operation of MPLS TE

3.2.a ISIS and OSPF extensions

Book: OSPF and ISIS Choosing and IGP for Large Scale Networks

Book: MPLS Fundamentals

3.2.b RSVP functionality

Book: MPLS Fundamentals

3.2.c FRR

Book: MPLS Fundamentals

Cisco Documentation: MPLS Traffic Engineering Fast Reroute – Link Protection

3.3 Describe segment routing

Cisco Live Presentation: Introduction to Segment Routing

Cisco Documentation: Segment Routing Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x

Cisco Documentation: Segment Routing Configuration Guide for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 6.1.x

3.3.a Segment types

Cisco Blog: ASR9000/XR Introduction to Segment Routing

3.3.b IGP control plane

Cisco Documentation: Segment Routing With IS-IS v4 Node SID - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Configure Segment Routing for IS-IS Protocol - IOS-XR

Cisco Documentation: Segment Routing With OSPFv2 Node SID - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Configure Segment Routing for OSPF Protocol - IOS-XR

3.3.c Segment routing traffic engineering

Cisco Documentation: Segment Routing Traffic Engineering With IS-IS - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Segment Routing Traffic Engineering With OSPF - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: BGP Dynamic Segment Routing Traffic Engineering - IOS-XE

Cisco Documentation: Configure SR-TE Policies - IOS-XR

3.3.d TI-LFa

segment-routing.net: Topology Independent LFA (TI-LFA) and uloop avoidance

Cisco Documentation: Configure Topology-Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) - IOS-XR (IS-IS and OSPF)

APNIC Blog: SR TI-LFA: Segment Routing and Topology Independent Loop-Free Alternates

3.3.e PCE-PCC architectures

RFC 8283: An Architecture for Use of PCE and the PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) in a Network with Central Control