Cisco/Exam 350-501 v1.1
CCNP SPCOR
Service Provider core · IOS XE-style CLI (IOS XR-style mode planned) · shared engine with Juniper, so mixed Cisco–Juniper cores work
- modules
- 23 modules
- labs
- 30 labs
- quiz questions
- 345 quiz questions
On the free Starter plan the first module is open. Upgrade to unlock every module in this track.
See plansNew to a topic used here? Learn it first
The labs assume these basics. If they are new to you, finish the linked module first and come back.
- OSPFThe IGP labs compare IS-IS with OSPF and reuse OSPF modules. New to OSPF? Learn it in CCNP ENARSI first.
- BGPRoute reflectors, VPNv4 and L3VPN build on plain BGP. New to BGP? Learn it in CCNP ENARSI first.
Keywords for your resume
Skills you can list after you finish this track and its labs.
- Service provider architecture
- IS-IS
- BGP for service providers
- MPLS & LDP
- Segment Routing
- MPLS Traffic Engineering
- L2VPN & L3VPN
- IPv6 transition (6PE/6VPE)
- Model-driven telemetry
- SP network security
1.Start here: service provider networks from zero
1 module2.Networking
7 modules30% of the exam- IS-IS: NETs, levels, DIS, attached bit & route leakingFree2 labs, 15 quiz questionsStart
- IS-IS metrics, redistribution & multivendor cores2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- BGP in the SP core: route reflectors, next-hop-self, best path2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- OSPF multi-area & network types2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- Routing policy: route maps, prefix lists & redistributionFree2 labs, 15 quiz questionsStart
- High availability: BFD, NSF/NSR, link aggregationReading & scenarios, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- IPv6 transition: NAT64, CGNAT, MAP-T, DS-LiteReading & scenarios, 15 quiz questionsPreview
3.MPLS and Segment Routing
4 modules20% of the exam- MPLS fundamentals: LDP, LIB/LFIB, PHP2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- LDP in an IS-IS core & LDP-IGP sync2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- Traffic engineering: RSVP-TE, TE extensions, FRRReading & scenarios, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- Segment routing: SR-MPLS, TI-LFA, SR-TE, flex-algo, SRv6Reading & scenarios, 15 quiz questionsPreview
4.Services
4 modules20% of the exam- MPLS L3VPN: VRFs, RD/RT, MP-BGP VPNv4, PE-CE routing2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- L2VPN & Carrier Ethernet: VPWS, VPLS, EVPN, 802.1adReading & scenarios, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- Multicast: IGMP, PIM-SM, SSM2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview
- QoS services: classification, marking, policing, shaping2 labs, 15 quiz questionsPreview