Transforming and monetizing mass-scale networks with Cisco Service Provider.
Cisco is redefining the economics of mass-scale networking to improve costs and outcomes by converging infrastructure in multiple dimensions and creating a high-performance, efficient, and trustworthy network across a more inclusive world.
This official Cisco course provides you the foundational knowledge to understand the Cisco Service Provider Network methodologies, tools, and functions and the skills to manage the software and hardware platforms, structures, and protocols within the Service Provider realm.
Overview
Leading the way to an inclusive Internet for the Future.
The Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) training 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.
Skills Covered
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
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:
Target Audience
This course is designed for network and software engineers and hold job roles such as:
- Network administrator
- Network engineer
- Network manager
- System engineer
- Project manager
- Network designer
Course Outline
- 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
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 S-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
Dates & Locations
August 10, 2026 - August 14, 2026
August 10, 2026 - August 14, 2026
November 30, 2026 - December 4, 2026
November 30, 2026 - December 4, 2026
Exam & Certification
This course does not lead to certification but instead covers foundational knowledge critical to the success in the Service Provider Technology track which consists of the following courses:
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR)
- Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions (SPRI)
- Implementing Cisco Service Provider VPN Services (SPVI)
- Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions (SPAUI)
This course also earns you 30 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.
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