Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching (4A0-103) Practice Exam

Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching (4A0-103) Practice Exam

The Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) certification, identified by the exam code 4A0-103, validates your knowledge and skills in configuring and managing MPLS networks using Nokia network equipment. This certification demonstrates your competency in deploying and maintaining efficient traffic engineering solutions within an MPLS network.

Who Should Take This Exam?

This exam is ideal for network engineers and IT professionals who:

• Work with Nokia network devices and want to specialize in MPLS configurations.
• Manage or maintain MPLS networks within an enterprise or service provider environment.
• Aspire to design and implement traffic engineering solutions using MPLS.

Are There Prerequisites?

There are no mandatory prerequisites for taking the 4A0-103 exam. However, a solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including IP routing protocols, would be highly beneficial. Additionally, familiarity with Nokia's MPLS implementation and terminology is recommended.

Exam Details

• Exam Duration: 90 Minutes
• Exam Appointment Duration: 110 minutes. This is the exam duration plus a 20-minute introductory survey.
• Number of Questions: 40
• Language: English

Course Outline

This covers the following topics:

• Module 1 – MPLS introduction
  • MPLS standards and basic terminology
  • MPLS data plane operations
  • MPLS service and resiliency drivers  
  • Advantages of MPLS over IP-only networks
• Module 2 – MPLS fundamentals
  • Data plane implications of MPLS
  • Control plane implications of MPLS    
  • Management plane functions that are available to MPLS
• Module 3 – Label distribution protocol (LDP)
  • Detailed control plane operation of LDP
  • Configure LDP in a Nokia environment
  • Additional features related to LDP
• Module 4 – Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
  • RSVP introduction
  • LSP signaling using RSVP
  • RSVP message types
  • Methods for reducing RSVP messaging overhead
• Module 5 – Traffic engineering
  • MPLS TE in a single IGP area
  • MPLS TE in multiple IGP areas
  • MPLS shortcuts for IP forwarding
  • IPv6 tunneling over MPLS
• Module 6 – Resiliency
  • MPLS convergence
  • Standby secondary and non-standby secondary paths
  • Fast reroute
  • LSP re-optimization techniques
  • LDP fast reroute