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    Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Service Provider

    Be the next choice for a tech role in service provider networks with a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Service Provider certification.

    Learning Path Overview

    Validate your expertise in implementing core service provider network technologies, including architecture, services, networking, automation, and more.

    Showcase your knowledge of core architecture, services, networking, automation, quality of service, security, and network assurance. A CCNP Service Provider certification proves you can configure, verify, and optimise even the most advanced service provider IP network infrastructures.

    To earn your certification, you’ll take a core exam and one concentration exam of your choice.

    • Core Exam

      350-501 SPCOR

      Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies

      Duration: 5 days
      Price: £3295 (exc. VAT)
    • Concentration Exams

      Choose one of the following:

      • 300-510 SPRI: Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions
      • 300-515 SPVI: Implementing Cisco Service Provider VPN Services
      • 300-540 SPCNI: Designing and Implementing Cisco Service Provider Cloud Network Infrastructure

      For more information, visit: CCNP Service Provider Exams and Training – Cisco

      Duration: 5 days
      Price: £3295 (exc. VAT)

    Further Information

    • Core Modules
      • L2VPN and L3VPN Services
      • Network and Software Architectures
      • SP Routing
      • MPLS and Segment Routing
      • QoS Architecture and Implementation
      • Security Architecture and Implementation
      • Automation and Assurance.
    • Learning Path Objectives

    • By the end of the course, you should be able to:

      • Understand the technologies and software used in networks. Ensure the security of network components, and implement data protection measures.
      • Implement and troubleshoot routing protocols. Understand Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) transition technologies and implement high availability measures.
      • Be able to implement Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and optimise traffic with techniques like traffic engineering and segment routing.
      • Identify what makes networks secure, efficient, and capable of managing traffic effectively. Understand optimisation of data distribution and network performance.
    • Prerequisites

    • Professional-level certifications expand on the foundations of associate-level certifications. They cover more advanced topics and allow candidates to hone in on a specific focus area of their choice. Many professional-level certification candidates are looking to prove they’re the best of the best in a specialised field.

      Whilst there are no formal prerequisites, learners often also have three to five years of experience implementing service provider solutions.