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Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU)

Length 5 days
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Why study this course

This course is designed to provide you with the foundational knowledge for the suite of Cisco® Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) Service Provider trainings. The training expands what you learned from the Cisco CCNA® training with a focus on theoretical and practical knowledge needed for the service provider environment. You will learn about architectures, protocols, software and hardware platforms, and solutions within the service provider realm.

This training earns you 30 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

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What you’ll learn

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 (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

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Who is the course for?

This course is designed for network and software engineers and hold job roles such as:

Network Administrators
Network Engineers
Network Managers
System Engineers
Project Managers
Network Designers

Course subjects

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 Service Provider Environment
Introducing Routing Technologies in 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

Lab Outline

Review Lab Environment
Examine Governance Data
Perform an Initial Cisco IOS XE Configuration
Configure Connectivity and Connectivity Verification on Cisco IOS XE Devices
Perform Initial Cisco IOS XR Configuration
Configure and Verify Connectivity on Cisco IOS XR Devices
Configure IS-IS
Configure RIPv2 and RIPng
Configure Basic BGP
Configure MPLS
Configure IP SLA
Configure HSRP with Object Tracking
Configure VRFs
Configure NTP
Use Linux CLI
Configure IOS XR Using a Bash Script

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this training. However, the knowledge and skills you are recommended to have before attending this training are:

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

These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offering:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

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Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.