Exercises – Network Implementation – ANS-C01 Study Guide

Exercises

  1. Understand the OSI networking model. There are many online resources available for you to explore. YouTube has many excellent videos available.
  2. Be familiar with SFP transceivers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m1xrTe22NY.
  3. Read and understand the AWS Direct Connect user guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/dc-ug.pdf#Welcome.
  4. Review the AWS hybrid connectivity white paper and become familiar with the different architectures: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/whitepapers/latest/hybrid-connectivity/hybrid-connectivity.pdf#hybrid-network-connection.
  5. Study the AWS site-to-site VPN user guide and become very familiar with connecting an on-premises data center to an AWS region: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/vpn/latest/s2svpn/s2s-vpn-user-guide.pdf#VPC_VPN.
  6. Read the “Sharing Your AWS Resources” online documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/ram/latest/userguide/ram-ug.pdf#getting-started-sharing.

Written Labs

Written Lab 6.1: Simulate Creating a Direct Connection

  1. In this exercise, we will look at the AWS GUI to view the steps to create a direct connection. However, this is only a review, and no connection will be created due to the large cost in doing so.
  2. Log in to the AWS console, enter Direct Connect in the search box, and select the service.
  3. Click the Get Started box to create a connection.
  4. Select Classic Connection Ordering Type.
  5. In Connection Settings, enter a name you want to give your test connection, and enter the location you want to use to make the connection. Select a port speed you want to use. Again, adding this information is only for your review, and we will not actually place an order for a direct connection.
  6. Choose if you are using an AWS service provider partner to make the connection or if you are using your own networking hardware at the chosen interconnection facility.
  7. Review the options under Additional Settings and notice this is where link aggregation and the tagging options are defined.
  8. Stop here and do not click Create Connection.

Written Lab 6.2: Simulate Creating a Site-to-Site VPN Connection

  1. In the AWS GUI service for VPC, enter the VPC configuration page.
  2. In the left panel scroll down to the virtual private networks and select Site-to-Site VPN.
  3. Click the Create VPN Connection box to get started.
  4. Review the fields required to create the VPN including the name tag.
  5. Under the gateway type, enter virtual private gateway and select the new customer gateway icon.
  6. Review the information that is required for the gateway including the public IP address and BGP autonomous system number.
  7. Notice the options to use either static or dynamic routing.
  8. Review the tunnel options including IPv4 information, the pre-share encryption key fields, and the encryption algorithms under Advanced Options.
  9. Stop here; do not click the Create VPN Connection box.

Review Questions

The following questions are designed to test your understanding of this chapter’s material. For more information on how to obtain additional questions, please see this book’s introduction.

  1. You are exploring methods to interconnect your St. Louis data center to your long-term archival storage on Glacier. Your requirements are for a high-speed private connection to the AWS Ohio region. What options would you recommend? (Select two.)
    1. Private link
    1. Site-to-site VPN
    1. Direct Connect
    1. Global Accelerator
  2. You are creating your router configuration template to load on your router being installed at a Reston, Virginia DX facility. Which layer 2 option must you configure for the interconnect to the AWS network interface?
    1. Jumbo
    1. LACP
    1. 802.1Q
    1. Bidirectional link detection