Service provider core
Build an MPLS core with multiple customer VRFs and verify isolation between them.
CCNP Enterprise & Service Provider
The step past CCNA: MPLS, BGP, advanced OSPF, VPNs and the security that enterprise and service provider networks actually run on.
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- Routing & Switching
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Course overview
CCNP Enterprise & Service Provider is a advanced-level course from Tungabadra Networks. It covers 8 modules, is delivered classroom, online (live), corporate (on-site), and includes 3 applied projects. It prepares for Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR).
CCNP Enterprise & Service Provider is the professional-level course. It covers the protocols that carry traffic between sites and between providers: BGP, MPLS, advanced OSPF and the VPN technologies that tie them together.
Where CCNA teaches a single campus, this course works at the scale where design decisions have consequences. You build multi-area, multi-protocol topologies and then reason about convergence, path selection and failure domains.
It follows the topic areas Cisco publishes for the ENCOR core exam, and it is the usual next step for engineers already working in a network role.
Who this course is for
- Engineers who have completed CCNA or hold equivalent experience
- Working network engineers moving from support into design
- Engineers targeting service provider or large enterprise roles
- Anyone preparing for the Cisco ENCOR exam
What you will be able to do
By the end of CCNP Enterprise & Service Provider, you will be able to:
- Configure and troubleshoot BGP, including path selection and route policy
- Build and verify MPLS L3VPN across a provider core
- Design multi-area OSPF and reason about convergence and summarisation
- Configure site-to-site VPNs and secure inter-site transport
- Apply enterprise security and infrastructure hardening at scale
- Diagnose faults in a multi-protocol topology under time pressure
Skills covered
- BGP
- MPLS L3VPN
- Advanced OSPF
- EIGRP
- Site-to-site VPN
- Route redistribution
- QoS
- Network design
- High availability
- Troubleshooting at scale
Curriculum
8 modules of instruction and lab work.
Network Architecture
7 topics
- Service provider architectures
- Core, distribution and access layers
- MPLS core
- DWDM overview
- Tier 2 and Tier 3 enterprise design
- Spine-leaf and the modern data centre
- Scalability, redundancy and performance
Routing & Switching
8 topics
- OSPF configuration and troubleshooting
- Virtual links, sham links, point-to-point and passive interfaces
- IS-IS
- iBGP and eBGP
- Attributes, path selection, route reflectors and peer groups
- Prefix lists, route maps and communities
- Dual-ISP BGP
- BFD, NSR, graceful restart, EtherChannel and LAG
MPLS
6 topics
- Control plane vs data plane
- LDP
- Label operations
- Layer 3 VPN, VRF and route targets
- MP-BGP
- Pseudowires, VPLS and targeted LDP
Advanced Routing & Real-World Scenarios
4 topics
- BGP communities and traffic engineering
- Route dampening
- Fragmentation and path MTU discovery
- OSPF sham links
Switching
5 topics
- Inter-VLAN routing
- Private VLANs
- Stacking
- Stacking vs vPC vs VSS, with live examples
- Layer 2 high availability and security
Overlay & Fabric
9 topics
- Overlay vs underlay
- VXLAN, VTEPs and VNIs
- Flood-and-learn vs control plane
- BGP EVPN route types
- Anycast gateway
- L2VNI and L3VNI
- LISP: EID, RLOC, map server and map resolver
- Mobility and SD-Access
- Fabric labs
Network Security
5 topics
- AAA, RADIUS and TACACS+
- VLAN, VRF and ACL segmentation
- IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs
- Port security, DHCP snooping and dynamic ARP inspection
- IPsec and NAT concepts
Real-Time Project & Interview Preparation
5 topics
- Hardware and protocol troubleshooting
- Scenario-based problem solving
- Writing root cause analyses
- MPLS and BGP interview questions
- Enterprise and service provider case studies
Projects you will complete
BGP policy lab
Implement a route policy that steers traffic across redundant upstreams, then prove it under link failure.
Convergence study
Measure and tune convergence across a multi-area design, documenting the trade-offs.
Prerequisites
- CCNA Advanced Training, or equivalent working knowledge
- Confident with routing, switching and the Cisco CLI
- Able to subnet and read a routing table without help
Certification
Course completion certificate
Issued on completion. The certificate lists the modules completed and the skills applied. Tungabadra Networks is not an authorized training partner of this vendor and does not administer or issue the exam. Exams are booked and paid for directly with the vendor.
This course also covers the topic areas assessed by the following third-party exams:
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR)
Career opportunities
Roles this course is designed to prepare you for in the US job market:
Network Engineer (L2/L3)
Owns design and escalated faults across a multi-site estate.
Service Provider Engineer
Works on provider core, peering and customer VPNs.
Network Consultant
Designs and reviews enterprise networks for clients.
Senior Network Engineer
Leads builds, migrations and change windows.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take CCNP without CCNA?
Not usually. The course assumes you can subnet, read a routing table and drive the Cisco CLI without help. If you cannot, start with CCNA Advanced Training.
Does it cover service provider topics as well as enterprise?
Yes. MPLS L3VPN, BGP route policy and provider edge configuration are covered alongside the enterprise core.
How long does the course take?
Length is confirmed on the free consultation call, with the current syllabus and batch dates.
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