Segment Routing Tutorial

Dates: 22 October 2020
Location: Online

Synopsis

• The emergence of SDN is having a disruptive influence on the world of data networking and is leading to a fundamental re-think of how networks are architected.

• This 1 x half-day tutorial will provide an in-depth understanding of Segment Routing, one of the key elements/technologies in the SDN framework, with hands- on labs.

Target Audience

• Anyone currently operating an IP and/or MPLS network who is interesting in understanding the impact of SDN with a view to implementing elements of it in the near future.

Pre-requisites

• This workshop is not an introduction.
• It is assumed that the workshop participants have working knowledge of IP routing, MPLS protocols and traffic-engineering, along with know how to use a router command line interface.
• The lab exercises use IOS-XR (XRv) CLI

Workshop topics

• Control and data plane separation
• Architectural frameworks
• Segment routing architecture
• IGP Segments
• BGP Peering segments

Other requirements

• Hardware: It is highly recommended that participants bring their own laptop computers for lab work.

• Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client

Workshop Items

• Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
• Instructors: Tashi Phuntsho (APNIC), Warren Finch (APNIC)