Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations v1.0

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Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) v1.0

Course code: SPFNDU v1

Duration: 5 Days


Prerequisite:

•    Knowledge of IPv4 and IPv6 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking
•    Familiarity with typical service provider environment
•    Basic knowledge about networking devices and their roles


Course Description:

The Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) v1.0 course is designed to provide you with the foundational knowledge for the suite of Cisco® CCNP® Service Provider courses. The course expands what you learned from the Cisco CCNA® course with a focus on theoretical and practical knowledge needed for the Service Provider environment. Through a combination of lessons and hands-on practice, you will learn about architectures, protocols, software and hardware platforms, and solutions within the Service Provider realm. While this course does not lead directly to a certification exam, it does cover foundational knowledge critical to the success in the Service Provider Technology track.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:
•    Describe network architectures, devices, and software used by service providers
•    Describe the various Internet governance organizations, their roles, and tools available for governance information verification
•    Configure Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) and Cisco IOS XE routers
•    Describe Cisco IOS XR software, perform initial configuration, and explain platform daily tasks
•    Describe various access and core technologies used by service providers
•    Describe various major switching technologies used by service providers
•    Describe major overlay technologies and their usage, and configure Virtual Extensible LAN I (VxLAN)
•    Describe various major routing protocols used by service providers
•    Configure Layer 3 services used by service providers
•    Describe Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), components, protocols, and MPLS usage
•    Describe usage of various services used and maintained by service providers
•    Introduce Linux networking, Bourne Again Shell (BASH) scripting, and their usage within Cisco IOS XR software  

Intended Audience:
•    Network administrator
•    Network engineer
•    Network manager
•    System engineer
•    Project manager
•    Network designer

Course Outlines:

•    Introducing Service Provider Architectures
•    Describing Internet Governance Organizations
•    Configuring the Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Router
•    Configuring Cisco IOS XR Router
•    Introducing Access and Core Technologies in the Service Provider Environment
•    Introducing Routing Technologies in the Service Provider Environment
•    Describing MPLS
•    Implementing Layer 3 Services
•    Introducing Switching Technologies in the Service Provider Environment
•    Introducing Overlay Technologies
•    Implementing Service Provider Services
•    Introducing Programmability on Cisco IOS XR Routers