Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QOS)

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About this Course

Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QOS) v2.5 provides learners with in-depth knowledge of QoS requirements, conceptual models such as best effort, IntServ, and DiffServ, and the implementation of QoS on Cisco platforms. The curriculum covers the theory of QoS, design issues, and configuration of various QoS mechanisms to facilitate the creation of effective administrative policies providing QoS.

Case studies and lab exercises included in the course help learners to apply the concepts from the individual modules to real-life scenarios. The course also gives learners design and usage rule for advanced QoS features. This gives the learners the opportunity to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble-free multiservice networks.

To participate in the hands-on labs in this class, you need to bring a laptop computer with the following:

  • We recommend using at least a Pentium 4 or better and 1 GB of RAM or more.
  • We recommend running Windows XP Professional SP3 or greater (Vista & Windows 7/8).
    Mac & Linux machines are also supported.
  • All PCs require Internet Explorer 7 or greater, Mozilla FireFox, or Google Chrome.
    Note: When testing connectivity, Mozilla & Chrome may not be able to fully complete the tests as intended.
  • All students should have administrator rights to their PCs.
    If you do not have administrator rights to your PC, you at least need permissions to download, install, and run Active-X controls in Internet Explorer or Cisco Any Connect Client.
  • If you are participating in a WebEx event, you should have internet access served by at least a 512K link, a full T1 Connection is recommended.
  • All PCs require the latest Java Runtime Environment, which can be downloaded from www.java.com.

Audience Profile

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Pre- and post-sales technical engineers responsible for designing, implementing, or troubleshooting networks
  • Network architects responsible for designing multiservice networks to carry voice, video, and data traffic in enterprise or service provider environments
  • Advanced Unified Communications Specialization
  • Master UC Specialization
  • Master Telepresence ATP

The secondary audience for this course is as follows:

  • CCIE R&S Candidates

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • You will be able to identify, describe, and correctly implement the appropriate QoS mechanisms required to create an effective administrative policy providing QoS

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1 and 2 (ICND1 and ICND2)
  • Cisco Certified Networking Associate

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to QoS

  • Lesson 1: Review Converged Networks
  • Lesson 2: Understand QoS
  • Lesson 3: Describe Best-Effort and Integrated Services Models
  • Lesson 4: Describe the Differentiated Services Model

Module 2: Implement and Monitor QoS

  • Lesson 1: MQC Introduction
  • Lesson 2: Monitor QoS
  • Lesson 3: Define Campus AutoQoS
  • Lesson 4: Define WAN AutoQoS

Module 3: Classification and Marking

  • Lesson 1: Classification and Marking Overview
  • Lesson 2: MQC for Classification and Marking
  • Lesson 3: NBAR for Classification
  • Lesson 4: Use of QoS Preclassify
  • Lesson 5: Campus Classification and Marking

Module 4: Congestion Management

  • Lesson 1: Queuing Introduction
  • Lesson 2: Configure WFQ
  • Lesson 3: Configure CBWFQ and LLQ
  • Lesson 4: Configure Campus Congestion Management

Module 5: Congestion Avoidance

  • Lesson 1: Congestion Avoidance Introduction
  • Lesson 2: Configure Class-Based WRED
  • Lesson 3: Configure ECN
  • Lesson 4: Describe Campus-Based Congestion Avoidance

Module 6: Traffic Policing and Shaping

  • Lesson 1: Traffic Policing and Shaping Overview
  • Lesson 2: Configure Class-Based Policing
  • Lesson 3: Campus Policing
  • Lesson 4: Configure Class-Based Shaping
  • Lesson 5: Configure Class-Based Shaping on Frame Relay Interfaces
  • Lesson 6: Configure Frame Relay Voice-Adaptive Traffic Shaping and Fragmentation

Module 7: Link Efficiency Mechanisms

  • Lesson 1: Link Efficiency Mechanisms Overview
  • Lesson 2: Configure Class-Based Header Compression
  • Lesson 3: Configure LFI

Module 8: Deploying End-to-End QoS

  • Lesson 1: Apply Best Practices for QoS Policy Design
  • Lesson 2: End-to-End QoS Deployments

Labs

  • Lab 2-1: IP SLA Setup and QoS Baseline Measurement
  • Lab 2-2: Configuring QoS with Cisco AutoQoS
  • Lab 3-2: Classification and Marking Using MQC
  • Lab 3-3: Using NBAR for Classification
  • Lab 3-4: Configuring QoS Preclassify
  • Lab 3-5: Campus Classification and Marking Using MQC
  • Lab 4-1: Configuring Fair Queuing
  • Lab 4-2: Configuring LLQ-CBWFQ
  • Lab 4-3: Configuring Campus-Based Queuing Mechanisms
  • Lab 5-2: Configuring DSCP-Based WRED
  • Lab 5-3: Configuring WTD Thresholds
  • Lab 6-1: Configuring Class-Based Policing
  • Lab 6-2: Configuring Class-Based Shaping
  • Lab 7-1: Configuring Class-Based Header Compression
  • Lab 7-2: Configuring LFI
  • Lab 8-1: Mapping Enterprise QoS Policy to the Service Provider Policy