Introducing the new CCNP Service Provider certification
New exams go live on February 24, 2020
New CCNP Service Provider Overview
To earn CCNP Service Provider, you pass two exams:
Core Exam
Concentration exams
REQUIRED EXAMS
Core exam:
350-501 SPCOR - Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR)
Concentration exams (choose any one):
Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR 350-501)
Associated Certifications:
Exam overview
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing core service provider network technologies, including:
Course Content
1.0 Architecture 15%
Describe service provider architectures
Describe Cisco network software architecture
Describe service provider virtualization
Describe QoS architecture
Configure and verify control plan security
Describe management plane security
Implement data plane security
2.0 Networking 30%
Implement IS-IS (IPv4 and IPv6)
Implement OSPF (v2 and v3)
Describe BGP path selection algorithm
Implement BGP (v4 and v6 for IBGP and EBGP)
Implement routing policy language and route maps (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)
Troubleshoot routing protocols
Describe IPv6 transition (NAT44, NAT64, 6RD, MAP, and DS Lite)
Implement high availability
MPLS and Segment Routing 20%
Implement MPLS
Describe traffic engineering
Describe segment routing
4.0 Services 20%
Describe VPN services
Configure L2VPN and Carrier Ethernet
Configure L3VPN
Implement multicast services
Implement QoS services
5.0 Automation and Assurance 15%
Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions (SPRI 300-510)
Associated Certifications:
Exam overview
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing service provider advanced routing technologies, including:
Course Content
1.0 Unicast Routing 35%
Compare OSPF and IS-IS routing protocols
Troubleshoot OSPF multiarea operations (IPv4 and IPv6)
Troubleshoot IS-IS multilevel operations (IPv4 and IPv6)
Describe the BGP scalability and performance
Troubleshoot BGP
Describe IPv6 tunneling mechanisms
Implement fast convergence
2.0 Multicast Routing 15%
Compare multicast concepts
Describe multicast concepts
Implement PIM-SM operations
Troubleshoot multicast routing
3.0 Routing Policy and Manipulation 25%
Compare routing policy language and route maps
Describe conditional matching
Troubleshoot route manipulation for IGPs
Troubleshoot route manipulation for BGP
4.0 MPLS and Segment Routing 25%
Troubleshoot MPLS
Implement segment routing
Describe segment routing traffic engineering
Describe segment routing v6 (SRv6)
Implementing Cisco Service Provider VPN Services (SPVI 300-515)
Associated Certifications:
Exam overview
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing service provider VPN services, including:
Course Content
1.0 VPN Architecture 25%
1.1 Compare VPN architecture
1.2 Troubleshoot underlay
1.3 Describe Layer 2 service architecture
1.4 Describe the L3VPN control plane operation
1.5 Describe the L3VPN data plane operation
2.0 Layer 2 VPNs 30%
2.1 Troubleshoot L2VPN Services
2.2 Describe EVPN concepts
2.3 Implement Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (E-OAM)
2.4 Implementing EVPN
3.0 Layer 3 VPNs 35%
3.1 Describe routing requirements
3.2 Troubleshoot Intra-AS L3VPNs
3.3 Implement multicast VPN
3.4 Implement extranet/shared services
3.5 Describe Inter-AS L3VPNs
3.6 Describe CSC concepts
4.0 IPv6 VPNs 10%
4.1 Describe routing requirements
4.2 Troubleshoot IPv6 VPN provider edge
300-535 SPAUTO Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions (SPAUI)
Associated Certifications:
Exam overview
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing service provider automated solutions, including:
Course Content
1.0 Network Programmability Foundation 10%
2.0 Automation APIs and Protocols 30%
3.0 Network Device Programmability 30%
4.0 Automation and Orchestration Platforms 30%