• System and support engineers who are preparing to deploy, implement and maintain OSI routing services using IS-IS, and design and implement Integrated IS-IS IP in complex network scenarios.

• Experience in designing and deploying IS-IS based OSI solutions and Integrated IS-IS based solutions.

• Describe the principles, concepts and data structures of link-state routing protocols.
• List the prerequisites for the implementation of the IS-IS routing model in a network.
• List the types of IS-IS routers and determine their positions in the network.
• Realise the principle of area routing.
• Explain the purpose of Integrated IS-IS.
• Configure, monitor and troubleshoot a simple IS-IS network.
• Explain the specifics of switched WAN networks that can influence IS-IS deployment and operation.
• Differentiate IS-IS NBMA modelling solutions in switched WAN networks.
• Optimize flooding of IS-IS updates in switched WAN networks.
• Understand the deployment issues of Integrated IS-IS.
• Design and implement integrated IS-IS in real and differing networking environments.

The course moves from an overview of IS-IS technology, its structures and protocols as well as configuration examples to in-depth information on Integrated IS-IS.

The course outline is as follows:

• Overview of IS-IS Technologies, Structures and Protocols
• In-Depth Details of Integrated IS-IS
• IS-IS Deployment in Different WAN Environments 
• Integrated IS-IS Routing Designs
• IS-IS Lab Exercises