Service Provider

MSPQS - Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Quality of Service

course objectives

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

  • Identify the typical QoS requirements in service provider networks, list the solutions, and describe the change, performance, and fault management procedures for QoS
  • Perform changes in the configuration of QoS based on designs and implementation templates, as well as ITIL®-based change management processes and procedures
  • Gather and interpret performance statistics for QoS mechanisms using various tools such as show commands and SNMP-based monitoring tools, and propose changes and improvements that are based on the acquired information
  • Perform fault management for QoS mechanisms using various tools, such as show commands and SNMP-based monitoring tools

prerequisites

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

  • Describe service provider operations, functions, models, and processes
  • Demonstrate Cisco IP NGN Operations Associate-level knowledge
  • Execute basic Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR configuration and monitoring commands
  • Demonstrate service provider change management procedures
  • Demonstrate service provider configuration management procedures
  • Demonstrate Cisco IP NGN troubleshooting skills within a service provider core network
  • Appraise and optimize performance in the service provider Cisco IP NGN core and aggregation network components

The following training is recommended in preparing for this course:

  • Supporting Cisco Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SSPO)
  • Operational Foundations of Cisco Service Provider Core Networks (OFCN)
 

MSPRP - Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols

course objectives

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

  • Identify the typical routing requirements in service provider networks, list the routing solutions, and describe the change, performance, and fault management procedures
  • Change the routing configuration that is based on designs and implementation templates, as well as change management processes and procedures based on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®)
  • Gather and interpret performance statistics for routing protocols using various tools such as show commands and monitoring tools that are based on Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  • Perform fault management for routing protocols using various tools such as show commands and monitoring tools

prerequisites

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

  • Describe service provider operations, functions, models, and processes.
  • Demonstrate IP NGN Operations Associate level knowledge.
  • Execute basic Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR configuration and monitoring commands.
  • Demonstrate service provider change management procedures.
  • Demonstrate service provider configuration management procedures.
  • Demonstrate IP NGN troubleshooting skills within a service provider core network.
  • Appraise and optimize performance in the service provider IP NGN core and aggregation network components.
  • Compare and contrast Interior and Exterior Gateway Protocols.
  • Describe the fundamentals and basic operation of OSPF and IS-IS link-state protocols.
  • Describe the fundamentals and basic operation of BGP

The following training is recommended in preparing for this course:

  • Supporting Cisco Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SSPO)
  • Operational Foundations for Cisco Service Provider Core Networks (OFCN)

The delegate will find it beneficial to be familiar with the fundamentals of OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP before attending the MSPRP course.

 

MSPVM - Maintaining Cisco Service Proviers VPNs and MPLS Networks

course objectives

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

  • Identify the typical MPLS requirements in service provider networks; list the MPLS-based solutions; and describe the change, performance, and fault management procedures for these solutions
  • Perform changes in the configuration, based on designs and implementation templates as well as Information Technology Infrastructure Library® (ITIL)-based change management processes and procedures
  • Gather and interpret performance statistics for routing protocols using various tools such as show commands and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based monitoring tools
  • Perform fault management for MPLS and associated services using various tools such as show commands and monitoring tools

prerequisites

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

  • Describe service provider operations, functions, models, and processes
  • Demonstrate IP next-generation networking operations associate-level knowledge
  • Execute basic Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration and monitoring commands
  • Demonstrate service provider change management procedures
  • Demonstrate service provider configuration management procedures
  • Demonstrate IP next-generation networking troubleshooting skills within a service provider core network
  • Appraise and optimize performance in the service provider IP next-generation networking core and aggregation network components
  • Compare and contrast interior gateway protocols (IGPs) and exterior gateway protocols (EGPs)
  • Describe the fundamentals and basic operation of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) link-state protocols
  • Describe the fundamentals and basic operation of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

The following training is recommended in preparing for this course:

  • Supporting Cisco Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SSPO)
  • Operational Foundations for Cisco Service Provider Core Networks (OFCN)
  • The delegates will find it beneficial to be familiar with the fundamentals of OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP before attending the MSPVM course.
  • The delegate will benefit from reinforcing familiarity with IGP and BGP protocols by taking the Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols (MSPRP) course before attending the MSPVM course
 

OFCN - Operational Foundations for Cisco Service Provider Core Networks

course objectives

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

  • Describe service provider NGN technology trends and their impact on operational environments
  • Describe the various NMS tools available to monitor networks and network devices
  • Implement incident (event) management procedures
  • Demonstrate fault management procedures
  • Describe the configuration management process
  • Demonstrate change management procedures
  • Identify performance management procedures

prerequisites

The recommended knowledge and skills that a delegate should have for the best learning outcome include:

  • IP networking fundamentals; those topics supported by the Cisco ICND1 course
  • Operations process knowledge, represented by Enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) or Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) training or recommendations
  • Troubleshooting methodology knowledge or experience as applied to IP network environments
  • UNIX or Linux operational system experience or general familiarity
  • Cisco SSPO course
 

SPADVROUTE - Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing

Courses in United Kingdom
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
20/08/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% London
05/11/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% Thames Valley

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:
  • Configure the provider network to support multiple BGP connections with customers and other autonomous systems
  • Describe common routing and addressing scalability issues in the provider network
  • Describe available BGP tools and features to secure and optimize the BGP routing protocol in a service provider environment
  • Introduce IP multicast services and the technologies that are present in IP multicasting
  • Introduce PIM-SM as the most current scalable IP multicast routing protocol
  • Describe service provider IPv6 transition implementations

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills
  • Basic Internet usage skills
  • Basic knowledge of networking concepts
  • Basic knowledge of Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software configuration
  • Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in the Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1) course
  • Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in the Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2) course
  • Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in the Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE) course
 

SPCORE - Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services

Courses in United Kingdom
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
10/09/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% London
10/12/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% Thames Valley

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate 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

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration
  • Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in these courses:
    • Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1)
    • Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2)
    • Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE)
    • Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing (SPADVROUTE)
 

SPEDGE - Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Edge Network Services

Courses in United Kingdom
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
15/10/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% London

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:
  • Introduce the VPN technologies that are used in the service provider environment and the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN peer-to-peer architecture
  • Describe the implementation steps that are needed to provide MPLS Layer 3 VPN service in service provider networks
  • Describe how the MPLS Layer 3 VPN model can be used to implement managed services and Internet access
  • Describe Layer 2 VPNs and Ethernet services

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software configuration.
  • Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in these courses:
    • Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE) 1.0
    • Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing (SPADVROUTE) 1.0
    • Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services (SPCORE) 1.0
 

SPNGN1 - Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks Part 1

Courses in Belgium
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
17/09/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Brussels
19/11/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Brussels
Courses in Netherlands
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
15/10/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Utrecht
10/12/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Utrecht

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
  • Describe how networks function, and identify major network components, functions of network components, and the OSI reference model
  • Using the host-to-host packet delivery process, describe issues that are related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and identify switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues
  • Describe the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used
  • Describe the reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data by using TCP/IP
  • Describe the function of WANs and the major devices of WANs
  • Configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, and NAT
  • Describe different management tools that are used to manage a service provider network

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills
  • Basic Internet usage skills
 

SPNGN2 - Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks Part 2

Courses in Belgium
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
24/09/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Brussels
26/11/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Brussels
Courses in Netherlands
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
22/10/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Utrecht

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:
  • Describe the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (Cisco IP NGN) architecture
  • Expand a small, switched LAN to a medium-sized LAN with multiple switches, supporting VLANs, trunking, and Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Describe routing concepts as they apply to a P-network and discuss considerations when implementing routing on the network
  • Implement internal and external routing protocols: OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP
  • Describe and implement basic MPLS
  • Determine how to apply ACLs that are based on network requirements, and implement ACLs on a P-network
  • Describe when to use NAT and implement NAT on Cisco routers
  • Describe basic IPv6 concepts and use different configuration scenarios to implement IPv6
  • Describe the fundamentals of Cisco IOS XR technology

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills
  • Basic Internet usage skills
  • Basic knowledge of networking concepts
  • Basic knowledge of Cisco IOS/IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR software configuration
  • Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in the Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1) course
 

SPROUTE - Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing

Courses in United Kingdom
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
16/07/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% London
01/10/2012 GBP 2,025.00 20% Thames Valley

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:
  • Identify the typical routing requirements and list the routing protocols in service provider networks
  • Describe steps needed to implement OSPF in the service provider network
  • Describe the importance of the Integrated IS-IS routing protocol for internal routing and list the steps in implementing Integrated IS-IS into the service provider network
  • Implement BGP to connect an enterprise to a service provider, and a service provider to an upstream service provider
  • Describe tools used for routing protocol manipulation, route redistribution, and BGP route selection

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Intermediate knowledge of Cisco IOS/IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR Software configuration
  • Skills and knowledge that are equivalent to those learned in the Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1) v1.0 course and the Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2) v1.0 course
 

SSPO - Supporting Cisco Sevice Provider IP NGN Operations

Courses in Netherlands
Date Price Tax Location Attendees Availability
27/08/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Breda
01/10/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Breda
10/12/2012 EUR 2,550.00 20% Breda

course objectives

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

  • Describe service provider NGN technology trends and their impact on operational environments
  • Describe the various NMS tools that are available to monitor networks and network devices
  • Implement incident (event) management procedures
  • Demonstrate fault management procedures
  • Describe the configuration management process
  • Demonstrate change management procedures
  • Identify performance management procedures

prerequisites

The recommended knowledge and skills that a delegate should have for the best learning outcome are as follows:

  • IP networking fundamentals; those topics supported by the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) course
  • Operations process knowledge, represented by the Business Process Framework (eTOM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library® (ITIL) training or recommendations
  • Troubleshooting methodology knowledge or experience as applied to IP network environments
  • UNIX or Linux operating system experience or general familiarity