Overview
Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR 350-501) is a five-day course that teaches you how to configure, verify, troubleshoot and optimise next-generation service provider IP network infrastructure.
The course provides an in-depth understanding of service provider technologies, including core network architecture, routing, services, Multiprotocol Label Switching, VPNs, multicast, Quality of Service, security, programmability, automation, network assurance and virtualisation.
You will work with Cisco IOS, IOS XE and IOS XR environments while developing practical skills in OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, route policies, IPv6 transition, MPLS traffic engineering, segment routing, L2VPN, L3VPN, control-plane protection and service provider automation.
This training helps you prepare for the Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (350-501 SPCOR) exam. The exam is associated with the CCNP Service Provider certification and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Service Provider Core certification.
The course qualifies for 64 Cisco Continuing Education credits toward recertification.
What You Will Learn
- Configure, verify, troubleshoot and optimise next-generation service provider IP network infrastructure.
- Develop a deeper understanding of service provider architecture, routing, services, automation, Quality of Service, security and network assurance.
- Implement core routing technologies including OSPF, IS-IS and BGP in service provider environments.
- Work with MPLS, traffic engineering, segment routing, L2VPN and L3VPN services.
- Implement service provider security, programmability, automation, assurance and virtualisation technologies.
- Prepare for the 350-501 SPCOR certification exam.
Who Should Enrol
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Network managers
- Systems engineers
- Project managers
- Network designers
- Professionals preparing for the CCNP Service Provider certification
Course Outline
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Describing Service Provider Network Architectures
Describing Cisco IOS Software Architectures
Implementing OSPF
Implementing IS-IS
Implementing BGP
Implementing Route Maps and Routing Policy Language (RPL)
Transitioning to IPv6
Implementing High Availability in Networking
Implementing MPLS
Implementing Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering
Describing Segment Routing
Describing VPN Services
Configuring L2VPN Services
Configuring L3VPN Services
Implementing Multicast
Describing QoS Architecture
Implementing QoS
Implementing Control Plane Security
Implementing Management Plane Security
Implementing Data Plane Security
Introducing Network Programmability
Implementing Automation and Assurance
Introducing Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
Implementing Virtualisation in Service Provider Environments
How This Course Will Help You
- Configure, verify, troubleshoot and optimise next-generation service provider IP network infrastructure.
- Deepen your understanding of service provider core architecture, services, networking, automation, Quality of Service, security and network assurance.
- Validate your knowledge and prepare for the 350-501 SPCOR exam.
Prerequisites
- Intermediate knowledge of Cisco IOS or Cisco IOS XE.
- Familiarity with Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR software configuration.
- Knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP networking.
- Intermediate knowledge of IP routing protocols.
- An understanding of MPLS technologies.
- Familiarity with VPN technologies.
Detailed Course Objectives
- Describe service provider network architectures, concepts and transport technologies.
- Describe Cisco IOS software architectures, the main IOS types and their differences.
- Implement Open Shortest Path First in a service provider network.
- Implement Integrated Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System in a service provider network.
- Implement Border Gateway Protocol routing in service provider environments.
- Implement route maps and Routing Policy Language.
- Describe IPv6 transition mechanisms used in service provider networks.
- Implement high-availability mechanisms in Cisco IOS XR software.
- Implement traffic engineering in modern service provider networks for optimal resource utilisation.
- Describe segment routing and segment routing traffic engineering concepts.
- Describe VPN technologies used in service provider environments.
- Configure and verify MPLS Layer 2 VPN services in service provider environments.
- Configure and verify MPLS Layer 3 VPN services in service provider environments.
- Implement IP multicast services.
- Describe Quality of Service architecture and its benefits for service provider networks.
- Implement Quality of Service in service provider environments.
- Implement control-plane security on Cisco devices.
- Implement management-plane security on Cisco devices.
- Implement data-plane security on Cisco devices.
- Describe the Yet Another Next Generation data modelling language.
- Implement automation and assurance tools and protocols.
- Describe the role of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator in service provider environments.
- Implement virtualisation technologies in service provider environments.
Lab Outline
- Deploy basic Cisco IOS XR and Cisco IOS XE device configurations.
- Implement OSPF routing.
- Implement Integrated IS-IS routing.
- Implement basic BGP routing.
- Filter BGP prefixes using Routing Policy Language.
- Implement MPLS in the service provider core.
- Implement Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering.
- Implement segment routing.
- Implement Ethernet over MPLS.
- Implement MPLS Layer 3 VPN.
- Implement BGP security.
- Implement Remotely Triggered Black Hole filtering.