The Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) 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.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Individuals looking to gain a foundation-level understanding of Cisco Service Provider architectures, protocols and software solutions.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Attendees should meet the following prerequsites:
• 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 CONTENT:
Introducing Service Provider Architectures
• Bus Topology
• Ring Topology
• Star Toplogy
• Mesh Topology
• Clos Toplogy
• Device Roles
• Physical Devices
• Virtual Devices
• Cisco IOS XE Software Overview
• Cisco IOS XR Software Overview
• Internet Service Providers
• Internet Exchange Points
• Cloud Service Providers
Describing Internet Governance Organizations
• Internet Engineering Task Force
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• International Telecommunication Union
• Metro Ethernet Forum
• European Telecommunications Standard Institute
• Internet Assigned Number Authority
• Regional and Local Internet Registries
• Network Operators Group
• Other Bodies and Tools
Configuring the Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Router
• Access and Initial Configuration
• Configuration Management
• Day Zero Provisioning
• Connectivity and Connectivity Verification on Cisco IOS XE Software
• Monitoring Hardware
Configuring Cisco IOS XR Router
• Access and Initial Configuration
• Configuration Management
• Day Zero Provisioning
• Connectivity and Connectivity Verification on Cisco IOS XR Software
• Monitoring Hardware
Introducing Access and Core Technologies in the Service Provider Environment
• Optical Connectivity
• DWDM Connectivity
• xDSL Lines
• Cable Connectivity
• Wireless Usage in Service Providers
• Ethernet and Ethernet Evolution
Introducing Routing Technologies in Service Provider Environment
• Routing Protocols Overview
• Link-State Protocols
• IS-IS Overview
• OSPF Overview
• Distance Vector Protocols
• RIPv2 and RIPng Introduction
• BGP Introduction
Describing MPLS
• MPLS Overview
• MPLS Features and Benefits
• MPLS Architecture
• MPLS Labels
• Label Distribution Protocol
• Label-Switched Path
• MPLS Applications Overview
Implementing Layer 3 Services
• IP SLA Overview
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Hot Standby Router Protocol
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
• Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
• VRF Overview
• VRF Usage
• VRF Monitoring
Introducing Switching Technologies in the Service Provider Environment
• Metro Ethernet Overview
• E-Line Service
• E-LAN Service
• E-Access Service
• E-Tree Service
• VLAN Overview
• QinQ Overview
• Provider Backbone Bridging
Introducing Overlay Technologies
• VXLAN Overview
• VXLAN Gateway
• EVPN Overview
Implementing Service Provider Services
• DHCP Overview
• DHCP Configuration
• DNS Introduction
• NTP Overview
• Precison Time Protocol
Introducing Programmability on Cisco IOS XR Routers
• Linux Primer for Network Engineers
• Linux Networking
• Cisco IOS XR Application Hosting and Programmability
Labs:
• 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 Cisco IOS XR Using a Bash Script
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After completing 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
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