This Instructor Lead Training course is #4 of 4. It will prepare students for the SPEDGE 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:

• Introduce VPN technologies used in the service provider environment and the MPLS VPN peer-to-peer architecture.
• Describe implementation steps needed to provide MPLS Layer 3 VPN service in the service provider network.
• 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.

• 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:
• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE) 1.0 course.
• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing (SPADVROUTE) 1.0 course.
• Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services (SPCORE) 1.0 course.

Module 1: VPN Technologies

• Lesson 1: Introducing Virtual Private Networks
• Lesson 2: Introduction to MPLS VPN

Module 2: MPLS Layer 3 VPN

• Lesson 1: Implementing MPLS Layer 3 VPN Backbone
• Lesson 2: Connecting Customers using Simple Routing Protocols
• Lesson 3: Connecting Customers using BGP or OSPF
• Lesson 4: IPV6 and MPLS

Module 3: Complex MPLS Layer 3 VPNs

• Lesson 1: Implementing Complex MPLS Layer 3 VPNs
• Lesson 2: Implementing Internet Access and MPLS Layer 3 VPNs
• Lesson 3: Introduction to MPLS Inter-Domain Solutions

Module 4: Layer 2 VPNs and Ethernet Services 1

• Lesson 1: Introducing Layer 2 VPNs 2
• Lesson 2: Introducing Any Transport over MPLS
• Lesson 3: Implementing VPLS