Carrier Grade Nat 4.1 (CGN) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

  • Carrier Grade Networking Concepts (Required)
    • Context of CGNetworking
    • IPv4 and IPv6 Topologies
    • CGNAT vs. Traditional NAT
    • User-Quota, Sticky NAT
  • LSN NAT44(4) Configuration
    • 5 Parts of Dynamic NAT configuration
    • Alternative: Fixed NAT
    • Troubleshooting NAT(4)44 (lsn)
  • LSN Additional Features
    • ALGs
    • Static Port Mapping
    • Full-Cone NAT (EIM, EIF, Session User Quota)
    • Hairpinning Filtering
    • Stateful Firewall (not CFW)
  • IPv6 Overview
    • What is IPv6
    • IPv6 Features and Tools
  • IPv6 Migration (NAT/DNS64)
    • Stateless NAT46
    • DNS64 and Stateful NAT64
    • NAT64 Prefix
    • DNS64 Virtual Server Configuration
    • 5 Parts of Dynamic NAT64 configuration
    • Alternative: Fixed NAT64
    • Troubleshooting NAT64
  • NAT64 Additional Features
    • ALGs
    • Static Port Mapping
    • Full-Cone NAT (EIM,EIF, Session User Quota)
    • Hairpinning Filtering
    • Routing and Networking
    • CGN Topologies
    • Configuring Routing: Static, BGP, OSPF, OSPFv3
    • CGN Logging
    • Issues in Logging
    • Data Plane Logging Configuration
    • Logging Template: Custom format, HTTP Request logging
    • Port Batching (v1 and v2)
    • Fixed-NAT Table Export and Logging
    • RADIUS Accounting integrations
    • NetFLOW (IPFIX) Logging/Accounting
  • Troubleshooting and Performance Monitoring
    • Monitoring: system log, interface counters, CPU, memory usage, NAT pool utilization
    • Capture packets, storing and exporting packets
    • Debug Routing
    • Contacting A10 Suppor