IS-IS Operations
Date: 18th February 2021
Location: eTutorial
Venue: Online
Synopsis
- IS-IS is a widely used IGP (interior gateway protocol) in both enterprise and service provider networks.
- This tutorial will cover how link state protocols work in general, the different IS-IS packet types, IS-IS neighbour discovery, and IS-IS best path selection. We will also discuss best practices around what routing information should be carried in IS-IS.
Target Audience
- Technical folks who are building or operating a service provider or enterprise network.
Pre-requisites
- It is assumed that participants have a basic understanding of network operations, Internet technologies, OSI reference model, TCP/IP.
- The lab exercises use Cisco IOS configuration syntax.
- We recommend the following Academy courses be completed before the start of the tutorial:
- Routing Basics: https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/routing-fundamentals-course/
Other Requirements
- Hardware: It is highly recommended that participants bring their own laptop computers with Wifi(b/g/n) and administrative access to system to practice the lessons learned during the workshops.
- Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client (PuTTy)
Workshop topics
- Shortest Path First logic
- Neighbour discovery
- Link State operation
- IS-IS addressing
- IS-IS hierarchy
- IS-IS design considerations
Workshop Items
- Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
- Instructors: Muhammad Yasir Shamim (APNIC), Simon Baroi (Community Trainer)