Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU)

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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.

How You'll Benefit

This training will help you:

Acquire the foundational knowledge to understand the Cisco Service Provider Network methodologies, tools, and functions
Learn the skills to manage the software and hardware platforms, structures, and protocols within the service provider realm
Qualify for professional-level job service provider roles
Earn 30 CE credits towards recertification

Live 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 IOS XR Using a Bash Script

Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) 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 (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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Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) Prerequisites

Who should attend
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
Prerequisites
There are no formal 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)
Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) Course Format

Live Virtual Course
Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations (SPFNDU) 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 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