• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Channel partners, resellers

• Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools
• Routing protocol configuration experience with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switching and related protocols
• Strong knowledge of MPLS configuration or multicast configuration experience
• Knowledge of Cisco router security implementation, including authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and TACACS
• Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment

• List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco ASR 9000 series
• List and describe the major features and benefits of the Cisco IOS® XR Software operating system
• Configure the Cisco ASR 9000 platform, back out of configuration changes, and restore older versions of a configuration
• Install the Cisco IOS XR Software operating system, package information envelopes (PIEs),
• and software maintenance updates (SMUs)
• Configure Cisco IOS XR Software security features
• Configure routing protocols
• Enable multicast routing
• Configure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
• Configure Layer 2 services with resiliency and OAM functions
• Configure Layer 2 multicast features
• Configure Layer 3 services
• Configure QoS
• Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000
• Troubleshoot basic Cisco ASR 9000 hardware and software problems

• Module 1: Introduction to the Cisco ASR 9000 Aggregation Series
• Module 2: Cisco ASR 9000 Hardware
• Module 3: Cisco IOS XR Software Overview
• Module 4: Cisco IOS XR Software Basics
• Module 5: Cisco IOS XR Software Software Installation
• Module 6: Cisco IOS XR Software Security
• Module 7: Cisco IOS XR Software Operations
• Module 8: Cisco IOS XR Routing Protocols
• Module 9: Cisco IOS XR MPLS
• Module 10: Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Architecture
• Module 11: Cisco ASR 9000 Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services
• Module 12: Cisco ASR 9000 Multipoint Layer 2 Services
• Module 13: Cisco ASR 9000 Layer 2 Multicast
• Module 14: Layer 3 VPN
• Module 15: Layer 3 Multicast
• Module 16: Cisco ASR 9000 QoS

The lab outline is as follows:

• Lab 1: Hardware Discovery and Intial Configuration
• Lab 2: Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
• Lab 3: Cisco IOS XR Security
• Lab 4: Cisco IOS XR Operations
• Lab 5: OSPF Routing Configuration
• Lab 6: IS-IS Routing Configuration
• Lab 7: BGP Routing Configuration
• Lab 8: MPLS
• Lab 9: Point-to-Point Layer 2 Services
• Lab 10: Multipoint Layer 2 Services
• Lab 11: Layer 2 Multicast
• Lab 12: Layer 3 VPN
• Lab 13: Layer 3 Multicast
• Lab 14: QoS