Overview

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR) instructor-led online training course teaches you how to configure, verify, troubleshoot, and optimize next-generation, Service Provider IP network infrastructures. It provides a deep dive into Service Provider technologies including core architecture, services, networking, automation, quality of services, security, and network assurance.

Exam Number: 350-501 SPCOR

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

  • Describe the Service Provider network architectures, concepts, and transport technologies
  • Describe the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) software architectures, main IOS types, and their differences
  • Implement Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) in the Service Provider network
  • Implement Integrated Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) in the Service Provider network
  • Implement Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing in Service Provider environments
  • Implement route maps and routing policy language
  • Describe IPv6 transition mechanisms used in the Service Provider networks
  • Implement high-availability mechanisms in Cisco IOS XR software
  • Implement traffic engineering in modern Service Provider networks for optimal resource utilization
  • Describe segment routing and segment routing traffic engineering concepts
  • Describe the VPN technologies used in the Service Provider environment
  • Configure and verify Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) L2VPN in Service Provider environments
  • Configure and verify MPLS L3VPN in Service Provider environments
  • Implement IP multicast services
  • Describe the Quality of Service (QoS) architecture and QoS benefits for SP networks
  • Implement QoS in Service Provider environments
  • Implement control plane security in Cisco devices
  • Implement management plane security in Cisco devices
  • Implement data plane security in Cisco devices
  • Implement automation and assurance tools and protocols
  • Describe the role of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) in Service Provider environments
  • Implement virtualization technologies in Service Provider environments
  • Service Provider technicians including:
  • Network administrators
  • Network engineers
  • Network managers
  • System engineers
  • Network designers
  • Knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP networking
  • Intermediate knowledge of IP routing protocols
  1. Service Provider Architectures and Concepts
  • Introduction to Service Provider Architectures and History of SPCOR
  • SPCOR Terminology
  • Access Technologies
  • Core Technologies
  1. Network Operating Systems
  • OS & NOS
  • IOS
  • IOS-XE
  • IOS-XR
  • Other Cisco OS’s
  • IOS-XE and IOS-XR basic configuration and enhancements
  1. Interior Routing
  • IS-IS
  • OSPF
  • Policies
  • Troubleshooting
  1. Exterior Routing (v4/v6)
  • Exterior Routing Introduction
  • ASN
  • AS Types
  • Modes
  • Message Types
  • NLRI
  • Attributes
  • Neighborship (Authentication)
  • Inter-AS Routing
  • E-BGP (Advertisement methods)
  • I-BGP (Route Reflectors)
  • Stub AS IGP Outbound routing
  • Path selection
  • MP-IBGP
  1. MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) and LDP (Label Distribution Protocol)
  • MPLS Introduction
  • MPLS Planes (CP/DP)
  • LDP (Neighborship)
  • IP/MPLS Tables
  • Lab Intro
  • PHP
  • LDP Enhancements
  • MPLS OAM
  • Explicit Null
  • TTL Propagation
  1. MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) with Traffic Engineering
  • Traffic Engineering – Intro
  • MPLS-TE – Architectural Components
  • FRR
  • Components – Illustrated
  • MPLS Lab
  1. SR/SPRING (Segment Routing/Source Packet Routing in Networking)
  • SR/SPRING Terminology
  • SR-MPLS
  • SRv6/SRm6
  • SR-TE
  • TI-LFA
  • PCE-PCC Architectures
  1. VPN
  • Service Provider VPN
  • Layer 3 SP VPN
  • Layer 2 SP VPN Ethernet Evolution
  • Intra-AS L2VPN
  • EVPN (Integrated L2/L3 VPN)
  1. IPv6 Transition Mechanisms
  • IPv6 Transition Introduction
  • IPv6 Migration Methods
  • IPv6 Transition Mechanism
  • IPv6 in Routing Protocols
  1. Multicast
  • Multicast Concepts
  • Multicast Routing Protocols Overview
  • Multicast General Configuration Lab
  • PIM-SSM
  • PIM-SM
  • PIM-BiDir
  1. HA Protocols
  • HA – Introduction
  • HA
  • Link-Level HA
  1. QoS Architectures
  • QoS Introduction
  • Tools (MQC-based)
  • Service Provider QoS Architecture
  1. Security
  • Control Plane
  • Data Plane
  • Management Plane
  1. Automation, Assurance and Virtualization
  • Automation Introduction
  • API – REST
  • Data Models – IETF, OpenConfig, Native
  • Configuration Protocols – NETCONF, RESTCONF, gRPC
  • Data Encoding Formats
  • Telemetry – Pub/Sub, Dial-in/Dial-out, Collector
  • Cisco Automation Product – NSO
  • Configuration Management – Puppet, Chef, Ansible, SaltStack
  • Network Virtualization
  • Legacy monitoring and management – SNMP, NetFlow