SPFNDU-Understanding Cisco Service Provided Network Foundations v1.0

The SPFNDU - Understanding Cisco Service Provider Network Foundations 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.

This course is eligible for 30 Continuing Education Credits (ELT Modality).

• 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

Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• 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 role

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