What you’ll learn
What to expect in the exam
The 300-515 SPVI exam certifies your knowledge of implementing service provider VPN services including Layer 2, Layer 3, and IPv6. After you pass 300-515 SPVI, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Service Provider VPN Services Implementation certification, and you satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Service Provider certification.
Who should enroll
This training is for network professionals who need to learn the techniques to implement, configure, monitor, and support Service Provider VPN solutions based on MPLS backbones.
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Network supervisors
- Network managers
- Network Operations Center (NOC) personnel
- Network designers
- Network architects
- Channel partners
Technology areas
- Service Provider
Training overview
After taking this training, you should be able to:
- Describe VPN concepts and operation in a Service Provider environment
- Implement Layer 3 MPLS VPN operations in a Service Provider environment
- Implement Layer 3 Inter-domain MPLS VPN services traversing multiple Service Providers
- Implement Layer 3 Multicast MPLS VPN operations in a Service Provider environment
- Troubleshoot typical issues in Layer 3 MPLS VPN environments
- Implement Layer 2 VPN operations in a Service Provider environment
- Troubleshoot Layer 2 VPN issues in a Service Provider network
- Implement MPLS VPN solutions for IPv6 environments
- Troubleshoot MPLS VPN solutions for IPv6 environments
Prerequisites
Before taking this training, you should have Service Provider knowledge at the professional level, equivalent to the material in the following Cisco trainings:
- Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks Part 1 (SPNGN1) v1.2
- Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks Part 2 (SPNGN2) v1.2
- Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE)
In the new certification program, foundational material is covered in these trainings:
Lab outline
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- Verify the Service Provider Backbone Operation for MPLS VPN
- Work with VRF Instances
- Troubleshoot the MPLS VPN Backbone
- Configure MP-BGP as the PE-CE Routing Protocol
- Configure and Verify PE-to-CE Routing Requirements
- Enable Shared Services VPN
- Deploy Internet Access as a VPN Service
- Troubleshoot Layer 3 MPLS VPN End-Customer Connectivity
- Implement Different EVPN Solutions
- Troubleshoot EVPN VPWS
- Implement IPv6 VPN Provider Edge Router (6VPE)
