ISP Core Network Setup with MikroTik

When it comes about MikroTik, a lot of engineers use this product in their ISPs. But the question that may be asked: are you using the whole features that MikroTik is providing to you so you can provide add-on solutions to your customers?

For this reason, I have decided to build up this course and show you how you can build a core network of an ISP using MikroTik routers. I will go through configuring the ISP from scratch as following:

• Setting up BGP peers with the uplink ISP

• Publishing the public IP subnet, configuring VLAN's between all core routers

• Setting up OSPF in the core network

• Provide customers which public IP addresses allow them to go to the internet

• Providing intranet solution using MPLS/VPLS

• Assigning bandwidth speed to each customer

• Reaching each customer router using a management VLAN

All those topics will be configured in this course. Please note, I will not explain the theory behind each of those protocols, so I assume that if you are taking this course, you know how all those protocols work.

This course will be only LABS, and I will be using 7 MikroTik routers on GNS3 with CHR image. You can run the same scenario on real MikroTik equipment if you like to.

Finally, I hope that this course can guide you to run a stable core network in your ISP, and I look forward to see you inside.