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 certifictation is designed to prepare students to work at the Professional level in a Service Provider environment.

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.

• Channel Partner / Reseller
• Customer
• Employee

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.
• Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in:
• Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks (SPNGN1), Part 1 course.
• Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks (SPNGN2) Part 2 course.
• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE) course.
• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing (SPADVROUTE) course.

Module 1: Multiprotocol Label Switching

• Lesson 1: Introducing MPLS
• Lesson 2: Running Label Distribution Protocol
• Lesson 3: Implementing MPLS in the Service Provider Core

Module 2: MPLS Traffic Engineering

• Lesson 1: Introducing MPLS Traffic Engineering Components
• Lesson 2: Running MPLS Traffic Engineering
• Lesson 3: Implementing MPLS TE
• Lesson 4: Protecting MPLS TE Traffic

Module 3: QoS in the Service Provider Network

• Lesson 1: Understanding QoS
• Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco QoS and QoS Mechanisms
• Lesson 3: Implementing MPLS Support for QoS

Module 4: QOS Classification and Marking

• Lesson 1: Understanding Classification and Marking
• Lesson 2: Using Modular QoS CLI
• Lesson 3: Implementing Advanced QoS Techniques

Module 5: QoS Congestion Management and Avoidance

• Lesson 1: Managing Congestion
• Lesson 2: Implementing Congestion Avoidance

Module 6: QoS Traffic Policing and Shaping

• Lesson 1: Understanding Traffic Policing and Shaping
• Lesson 2: Implementing Traffic Policing
• Lesson 3: Implementing Traffic Shaping