Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services (SPCORE)(V1.0)

This Instructor Lead Training course is #3 of 4. It will prepare students for the SPCORE exam required for the new CCNP-SP Certification. This certification is designed to prepare students to work at the Professional level in a Service Provider environment.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS / IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR software configuration.

Audience Description

• Channel Partner / Reseller
• Customer
• Employee

Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe the features of MPLS, and how MPLS labels are assigned and distributed.
• Discuss the requirement for traffic engineering in modern networks that must attain optimal resource utilization.
• Introduce the concept of QoS and explain the need to implement QoS.
• Classify and mark network traffic to implement an administrative policy requiring QoS.
• Introduce different Cisco QoS queuing mechanisms used to manage network congestion.
• Introduce the concept of traffic policing and shaping, including token bucket, dual token bucket, and dual-rate policing.