1. Service Provider Network Construction

• Introduction to Service Providers
  • Interconnecting ISP Networks
  • Global IP Address Space Management
  • Global Routing
• Cisco IP NGN Architecture
  • Components of a Cisco IP NGN Infrastructure Layer
  • Cisco IP NGN of the Future

2. Advanced LAN Switching

• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  • VLANs
  • Trunking
  • QinQ
• Spanning Tree Protocol Enhancements
  • PVSTP
  • RSTP
  • MSTP
  • Spanning Tree Options
  • REP
• Routing Between VLANs
  • Concept of Inter-VLAN Routing
  • Configuring a Router for Inter-VLAN Routing
  • Configuring a Layer 3 Switch for Inter-VLAN Routing
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols
  • Gateway Redundancy Problem
  • Hot Standby Router Protocol
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
  • Gateway Load Balancing Protocol

3. Internal Service Provider Traffic Forwarding

• Link-State Routing Protocols
  • Service Provider IP and MPLS Core Network
  • Link-State Routing Protocol Basics
  • Link-State Database and SPF Calculations
• Implementing OSPF
  • OSPF Basics
  • Adding Interfaces to OSPF
  • OSPF Load Balancing
  • OSPF Authentication
• Implementing IS-IS
  • IS-IS Basics
  • Adding Interfaces to IS-IS
  • IS-IS Load Balancing
  • IS-IS Authentication
• Implementing Route Redistribution
  • Route Redistribution Basics
  • Route Redistribution into OSPF
  • Route Redistribution into IS-IS
• MPLS Basics
  • Label Distribution Protocol
  • MPLS Configuration

4. External Service Provider Routing

• Introducing BGP
  • Interdomain Routing
  • AS Types and Redundancy
  • BGP Characteristics and Limitations
  • Address Families
• Understanding BGP Path Attributes
  • BGP Path Attributes
• Establishing BGP Sessions and Processing BGP Routes
  • BGP Peering
  • External and Internal Border Gateway Protocol
  • Authentication
  • Network Layer Reachability Information (NLRI)
  • Best Route Selection Criteria
  • Route Propagation
  • Advertising Networks
• Configuring Basic BGP
  • Configuring the BGP Process
  • Configuring Routing Parameters

5. ACLs and IP Address Translation

• Implementing Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • Standard ACLs
  • Extended ACLs
  • IPv6 ACLs
  • Service Provider Edge Filtering
• Transitioning to IPv6
  • Transition Issues
  • Carrier-Grade NAT
  • NAT64
  • Dual-Stack
  • IPv6-in-IPv4 Tunneling

6. Cisco Service Provider Platforms

• Cisco Hardware Platform Placement
  • Cisco Routers, Switches, and Other Devices
  • Cisco Routers in the Core Network
  • Cisco Routers and Switches in the Edge and Aggregation Network
  • Cisco Routers in the Access Network
  • Cisco Switches in the Access Network 
• Cisco IOS XR Software Architecture and Features
  • Cisco IOS XR Software Architecture
  • Cisco IOS XR Software High-Availability Features
  • Cisco IOS XR Software Release Cycle
• Software Maintenance Operations on Cisco IOS XR and Cisco IOS XE
  • Cisco IOS XR Software Packages
  • Cisco IOS XR Software Upgrades
  • Installing Cisco IOS XR from the Beginning
  • Cisco IOS XR Firmware Updates
  • Cisco IOS XE Software Packages
• Configuration Management with Cisco IOS XR Software
  • Committing Configuration
  • Configuration Rollback Points