Description
Duration: 5 days
The Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR) course covers how to configure, verify, troubleshoot, and optimize IP network infrastructures in Service Provider environments. Topics include core SP architecture, networking, automation, QoS, security, and network assurance. The course prepares students for the 350-501 SPCOR exam, which leads to both the CCNP Service Provider certification and the Cisco Certified Specialist–Service Provider Core certification. Completing this course also earns 64 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification.
Target Audience
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Network managers
- System engineers
- Project managers
- Network designers
Prerequisites
- Intermediate knowledge of Cisco IOS or IOS XE
- Familiarity with configuring Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR software
- Knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP networking
- Intermediate knowledge of IP routing protocols
- Understanding of MPLS technologies
- Familiarity with VPN technologies
What’s included?
- Authorized Courseware
- Intensive Hands on Skills Development with an Experienced Subject Matter Expert
- Hands on practice on real Servers and extended lab support 1.800.482.3172
- Examination Vouchers & Onsite Certification Testing – (excluding Adobe and PMP Boot Camps)
- Academy Code of Honor: Test Pass Guarantee
- Optional: Package for Hotel Accommodations, Lunch and Transportation
With several convenient training delivery methods offered, The Code Academy makes getting the training you need easy. Whether you prefer to learn in a classroom or an online live learning virtual environment, training videos hosted online, and private group classes hosted at your site. We offer expert instruction to individuals, government agencies, non-profits, and corporations. Our live classes, on-sites, and online training videos all feature certified instructors who teach a detailed curriculum and share their expertise and insights with trainees. No matter how you prefer to receive the training, you can count on The Code Academy for an engaging and effective learning experience.
Methods
- Instructor Led (the best training format we offer)
- Live Online Classroom – Online Instructor Led
- Self-Paced Video
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Learning Objectives
- Explain Service Provider network architectures, core concepts, and transport technologies
- Explain Cisco IOS software architectures, the primary IOS types, and how they differ from one another
- Deploy Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing within a Service Provider network
- Deploy Integrated Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) routing within a Service Provider network
- Deploy Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing in Service Provider environments, including route maps and policy language
- Explain IPv6 transition mechanisms used in Service Provider networks
- Deploy high-availability mechanisms within Cisco IOS XR software
- Deploy traffic engineering in Service Provider networks to achieve optimal use of network resources
- Explain segment routing and segment routing traffic engineering concepts
- Explain VPN technologies used in Service Provider environments
- Configure and verify MPLS-based L2VPN and L3VPN services in Service Provider environments
- Deploy IP multicast services, virtualization technologies, and automation and assurance tools and protocols in Service Provider environments
- Explain the QoS architecture, its advantages, and how it is applied in SP networks
- Deploy control plane, management plane, and data plane security on Cisco devices
- Explain the YANG data modeling language
- Explain the role of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) in Service Provider environments
Course Outline
Module 1: Service Provider Network Architectures Overview
Introduces the foundational architectures, core concepts, and transport technologies that underpin modern Service Provider networks.
Module 2: Cisco IOS Software Architectures Overview
Reviews the primary Cisco IOS software architectures, including IOS XE and IOS XR, and explains the key distinctions between them.
Module 3: Deploying OSPF
Addresses the configuration, verification, and tuning of OSPF routing in Service Provider network environments.
Module 4: Deploying IS-IS
Addresses the configuration and deployment of IS-IS routing within Service Provider networks.
Module 5: Deploying BGP
Covers BGP routing configuration in Service Provider environments, including the use of route maps and routing policy language.
Module 6: Deploying Route Maps and RPL
Covers the configuration of route maps and Routing Policy Language (RPL) for advanced routing policy management.
Module 7: IPv6 Transition
Explains and applies IPv6 transition mechanisms used in Service Provider networks to support migration away from IPv4 infrastructure.
Module 8: Deploying High Availability
Covers high-availability features within Cisco IOS XR software designed to improve network resilience and reduce unplanned downtime.
Module 9: Deploying MPLS
Covers the configuration and operation of MPLS within Service Provider core network environments.
Module 10: Deploying Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering
Covers MPLS Traffic Engineering configuration in Service Provider networks, focusing on resource optimization and path selection.
Module 11: Segment Routing Overview
Explains segment routing concepts and segment routing traffic engineering, and how they streamline operations in SP networks.
Module 12: VPN Services Overview
Provides an overview of the VPN technologies and services available in Service Provider environments, including their architectural foundations.
Module 13: Configuring L2VPN
Covers the configuration and verification of MPLS-based Layer 2 VPN services in Service Provider environments.
Module 14: Configuring L3VPN
Covers the configuration and verification of MPLS-based Layer 3 VPN services in Service Provider environments.
Module 15: Deploying Multicast
Covers IP multicast service implementation in Service Provider networks, including relevant protocols and deployment considerations.
Module 16: QoS Architecture Overview
Explains the QoS architecture, its benefits, and how it applies to the design of Service Provider networks.
Module 17: Deploying QoS
Covers QoS configuration techniques applied to Cisco devices in Service Provider network environments.
Module 18: Securing the Control Plane
Covers control plane protection methods and best practices for Cisco devices operating in SP environments.
Module 19: Securing the Management Plane
Covers management plane security measures, including access controls and secure management protocols for Cisco SP devices.
Module 20: Securing the Data Plane
Covers data plane security configurations that protect traffic forwarding operations within Cisco Service Provider networks.
Module 21: Network Programmability Fundamentals
Introduces network programmability concepts, including the YANG data modeling language and model-driven programmability in SP environments.
Module 22: Automation and Assurance
Covers the tools and protocols used to automate, monitor, and manage operations across Service Provider network infrastructures.
Module 23: Cisco NSO Fundamentals
Explains how Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is used to automate and orchestrate services in Service Provider environments.
Module 24: Virtualization in Service Provider Networks
Covers virtualization technologies and their application within Service Provider network infrastructures to support scale and flexibility.
