Alcatel-Lucent NRS II Composite

Exam
Exam Name:

Alcatel-Lucent NRS II Composite Exam

Exam Number:

4A0-C01

Exam Duration:

210

Exam Appointment Duration:

255 minutes. This is the exam duration plus a 45 minute tutorial on computer-based examinations.

Number of Questions:

100

The NRS II Composite Exam combines content from the three individual exams required for NRS II
certification into a single, integrated exam. The three individual exams are:
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Alcatel-Lucent Interior Routing Protocols (4A0-101)

Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label Switching (4A0-103)

Alcatel-Lucent Services Architecture (4A0-104)

For NRS II certification, candidates will have the option to write the single NRS II Composite Exam or
write the three individual exams outlined above.

The following list provides broad guidelines for the type of content that may be included in the exam.
Other material not described here may be incorporated into the exam.
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Demonstrate a basic overall understanding of link state protocols

Express a basic overall understanding of IP routing design

Describe the various routing protocol databases (routing, forwarding and link state)

Demonstrate an understanding of route redistribution and route filter policies

Understand static and default routes

Explain the basic operations of OSPF and implementation and operability of OSPF in a network

Understand OSPF in basic and complex network topologies

Understand OSPFv3

Understand single and multi area networks in OSPFv3

Explain the basic operations of IS-IS, and implementation and operability of IS-IS in a network

Understand IS-IS for IPv6

Define the differences between IS-IS and OSPF

Understand OSPF operations and OSPF routing issues

Understand networking utilizing a combination of OSPF and IS-IS

Understand IPv6 basics and IPv6 addressing

Explain the basic concepts of MPLS technology such as forwarding equivalence classes (FECs),
labels and label stacks, label distribution, LSPs and MPLS packet forwarding

Describe the MPLS header structure and explain the label operations of pop, push and swap

List the characteristics of different label distribution protocols and compare them

Explain how LDP works to distribute labels for FECs and establish LSPs

Describe traffic engineering and its advantage in an MPLS network.

Identify the traffic engineering extensions made to the IGP routing protocols and understand how
they are used with CSPF to establish traffic engineered LSPs

Demonstrate how RSVP-TE is used to establish traffic engineered LSPs using RSVP signaling
messages to distribute labels, specify constraints for the LSP and request LSP protection
mechanisms

Describe the concept of a shared risk link group (SRLG) and its use in traffic engineering

State the purpose of using LDP over RSVP tunnels to provide traffic engineering in a hierarchical
network

Configure an MPLS-based core network using LDP, RSVP-TE, and LDP over RSVP

List the various LSP protection mechanisms (Secondary/ Standby LSP, fast reroutes)

Describe MPLS for IP routing (MPLS shortcuts)

Configure 6PE on a network of 7750 SRs

Configure RSVP-TE LSPs using each of the possible protection mechanisms

Understand how to manage, monitor and perform basic troubleshooting of LDP-established LSPs
on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR) and Alcatel-Lucent 7450 Ethernet Service Switch
(ESS)

Understand how to manage, monitor and perform basic troubleshooting of RSVP-TE-established

LSPs on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR and Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS

Demonstrate a basic overall understanding of Alcatel-Lucent services

Differentiate between service access point (SAP) and network ports

Provide an explanation for a service delivery point (SDP) and differentiate between mesh and
spoke SDPs

Differentiate between transport tunnels and service tunnels

Correctly analyze the implications of maximum transmission unit (MTU) size

Use the correct operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) tools to analyze a configured
system

Correctly define the terms related to VPWS services such as Epipe, Apipe, Fpipe, and Ipipe

Correctly configure an Epipe service

Manage Epipe services given an existing infrastructure including modifying, deleting, disabling,
re-enabling, and creating these services

Explain the issues related to VPWS interworking

Describe the purpose and operation of a VPLS service

Explain the different types of SAP encapsulations and describe their behavior

Correctly configure a VPLS service

Define and configure an Internet enhanced service (IES)

Configure an IES spoke termination to a VPLS service

Identify reasons to use mirror services and differentiate between local and distributed mirror
services

Configure and verify the operation of a remote mirror service

Identify the protocols and technologies required to implement VPRN service

Explain the interaction between the control and data plane of a VPRN service

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot an IPv4 and IPv6 VPRN service