Introduction to

CCIE Service Provider

Version 4
 Agenda
» SPv3 to SPv4 Blueprint Changes
» SPv4 Exam Format Changes
» Recommended Resources
» INE’s SPv4 Hardware Specification
» INE Product Schedule

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 CCIE Service Provider v4 Blueprint
» Written exam blueprint
• http://www.cisco.com/go/ccie > Service Provider >
Written Exam v4.0 Information
» Lab exam blueprint
• http://www.cisco.com/go/ccie > Service Provider > Lab
Exam v4.0 Information

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 Six SPv4 Topic Domains
» All topic domains cover both IPv4 and IPv6
» SP Architecture and Evolution
• Device roles (P, PE, CE), XR architecture, platform
virtualization
» Core Routing
• OSPFv2/v3, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, TE, Multicast, QoS
» Service Provider-Based Services
• MPLS L2VPN, MPLS L3VPN, Overlay VPNs, Internet Service
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 Six SPv4 Topic Domains (cont.)
» Access and Aggregation
• PE-CE Routing/QoS/Multicast
» High Availability and Fast Convergence
• FRR, LFA, BGP PIC, LDP Session Protection
» SP Security, SP Operation and Management
• CoPP, Control Plane Authentication & Filtering, NetFlow,
SNMP

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 SPv3 to SPv4 Blueprint Changes
» Key topics removed
• Packet over SONET (PoS)
• Serial (T1/E1 & T3/E3)
• Frame Relay
• ATM

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 SPv3 to SPv4 Blueprint Changes
» Key topics added
• PBB MAC in MAC (802.1ah)
• Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP)
• Multicast Label Distribution Protocol (mLDP)
• Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering (P2MP TE)
• Unified MPLS (Seamless MPLS)
• Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
• Provider Backbone Bridging EVPN (PBB-EVPN)
• Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
• mGRE (DMVPN)
• IPv6 NAT44/NAT64/6RD
• MPLS OAM & Ethernet OAM
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 SPv4 Exam Format Changes
» Previous SPv3 format
• Single 8 hour configuration section
• Troubleshooting built into initial configs
» New SPv4 format
• Three separate modules
• Troubleshooting
• Diagnostic
• Configuration

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 SPv4 Troubleshooting Module
» 2 – 2.5 hours
• 30 minutes may be deducted from configuration
» ~ 10 troubleshooting tickets
• 2 – 4 apiece
• Tickets are independent of each other
• Large topology separate from configuration

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 SPv4 Diagnostic Module
» 1 hour fixed
» ~ 3 tickets of ~ 4 questions apiece
• Where is the problem occurring?
• What is the cause of the problem?
• What information do we need to correctly diagnose the
problem?
» Quickly sorting through the information is key for
time management
• Incident reports, show outputs, packet captures, etc.
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 SPv4 Configuration Module
» 4.5 – 5 hours
• 30 minutes may be assigned to Troubleshooting
» Similar to v3 exam format
• Large topology
• Lots of interdependencies
• Time management is key

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 Recommended Resources
» Recommended Books
• IP Routing on Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR
• MPLS-Enabled Applications: Emerging Developments
and New Technologies
• MPLS Configuration on Cisco IOS Software
• Interdomain Multicast Routing : Practical Juniper
Networks and Cisco Systems Solutions

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 Recommended Resources
» Cisco Live Presentations
• BRKSPG-2904 - ASR-9000/IOS-XR Understanding
forwarding, troubleshooting the system and XR operations
• BRKSPG-2724 - Network Function Virtualization (NFV) using
IOS-XR
• BRKSPG-2051 - Evolution of Service Provider Edge
Architectures
• BRKSPG-2202 - Deploying Carrier Ethernet Services on ASR
9000

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 Recommended Resources
» Cisco Live Presentations (cont.)
• BRKSPG-2209 - Designing Access Network With the
ME3600X and ME3800X
• BRKSPG-2402 - Best Practices to Deploy High-Availability in
Service Provider Edge and Aggregation Architectures
• BRKSPM-2008 - Unified MPLS Design and Deployment Case
Study for Mobile Service Provider
• BRKIPM-3111 - Multipoint LDP
• BRKMPL-2333 - E-VPN & PBB-EVPN: the Next Generation of
MPLS-based L2VPN
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 Recommended Resources
» Documentation
• www.cisco.com > Support > Configure
• Technology
• FAQs
• Standards
• White Papers
• Design Guides
• Config Examples
• Products
• Configuration Guides
• Command Reference

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 INE’s SPv4 Hardware Specification
» Previous INE SPv3 Spec
• 8 x IOS Routers w/ 12.2SRE
• 2 x IOS XR Routers w/ 3.9.1
• 2 x Catalyst ME Switches w/ 12.2SE
» INE’s New SPv4 Spec
• 10 x CSR1000v Routers w/ 3.14S (15.5S)
• 4 x XRv Routers with w/ 5.2.0

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 Building INE’s SPv4 Topology
» Virtual options
• VIRL
• GNS3
• VMware ESXi
» Physical options
• ASR 9000 w/ IOS XR 5.2
• ASR 1000 w/ IOS XE 3.13S (15.4(3)S)
• 7600 w/ 15.5(3)S
• ME 3600 w/ 15.5(3)S
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 INE SPv4 Product Schedule
» Two main products
• SPv4 Advanced Technologies Class
• SPv4 Workbook

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 SPv4 Advanced Technologies Class
» Live class schedule
• June 1st – 5th 2015
• June 8th – 12th 2015 (if needed)
• Class starts at 07:00 PDT (14:00 UTC) daily
• Classes run ~ 6 hours daily
» Recordings will be posted ~ 2 weeks after live
classes
• Includes access to previous SPv3 ATC

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 SPv4 Workbook
» Workbook now available in beta
• SPv3 workbook purchases include SPv4 workbook access
» Workbook upgrade path
• Relevant SPv3 labs will convert to new topology format
• Incremental updates already in progress
• New SPv4 specific topics will be added
• E.g. EVPN-PBB
• Full-scale labs will be re-written for new topology and topics

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