Cisco - CCNA Service Provider

Duration

Duration:

Just 6 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

10/2/2025 (Monday)

Overview

CCNA Data Centre - Firebrand Training Official Cisco Learning Partner

This certification retired on 24th February 2020. Our closest replacement is CCNA.

On this accelerated 6-day CCNA Service Provider course, you’ll learn the skills you need to configure, implement, and troubleshoot baseline Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation networks – 40% faster than traditional training.

Using our unique Lecture | Lab | Review technique, your expert instructor will teach you to deploy, maintain and improve carrier-grade network infrastructures.

You’ll also learn about the major components of a service provider network construction and the Cisco service provider IP NGN architecture and how service provider networks function.

Once you've completed your training, you'll be able to deliver a scalable, optimised network, capable of rapid expansion and able to support on-going introduction of new services and other customer needs.

You’ll have 24/7 lab access, which means you can test your practical skills in deploying basic Cisco IOS / IOS XE and Cisco IOS XR software, whenever you like.

On this course, you’ll prepare for and sit the following exams, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

  • 640-875 SPNGN1: Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNG1)
  • 640-878 SPNGN2: Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2)

Four reasons why you should sit your Service Provider course with Firebrand Training

  1. You'll be Service Provider trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 6-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
  2. Your Service Provider course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
  3. Pass Service Provider first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
  4. Study Service Provider with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Curriculum

Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1) 1.2

Module 1: IP Fundamentals

  • Lesson 1: Defining Functions of Networking
  • Lesson 2: Introducing TCP/IP Layers and the OSI Reference Model
  • Lesson 3: IP Addressing Overview
  • Lesson 4: Explaining IP Addressing and Subnets
  • Lesson 5: Describing the TCP/IP Transport Layer

Module 2: Basic LAN Switching

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Ethernet
  • Lesson 2: Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
  • Lesson 3: Using Switched LAN Technology
  • Lesson 4: Operating a Cisco Switch
  • Lesson 5: Performing Switched Network Optimisations
  • Lesson 6: Troubleshooting Switch Issues

Module 3: Basic IP Routing

  • Lesson 1: Exploring the Functions of Routing
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to the Cisco IOS XR
  • Lesson 3: Implementing Basic Routing
  • Lesson 4: Implementing EIGRP

Module 4: Connectivity Technologies

  • Lesson 1: Describing Access Technologies
  • Lesson 2: Introducing Service Provider Access, Edge, and Transport Technologies
  • Lesson 3: Enabling the WAN Internet Connection
  • Hardware Lab 5: Implement Internet Connectivity
  • Lesson 4: WAN Encapsulation
  • Lesson 5: Introducing VPN

Module 5: Network Management and Security

  • Lesson 1: Collecting Network Device Data
  • Lesson 2: Configuring Network Management Tools
  • Lesson 3: Explaining Network Security
  • Lesson 4: Understanding Switch Security
  • Lesson 5: Understanding Cisco Router Security
  • Lesson 6: Implementing AAA

Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2) 1.2

Module 1: Service Provider Network Architecture

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Service Providers
  • Lesson 2: Cisco IP NGN Architecture

Module 2: Advanced LAN Switching

  • Lesson 1: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  • Lesson 2: Spanning Tree Protocol Enhancements
  • Lesson 3: Routing Between VLANs
  • Lesson 4: First Hop Redundancy Protocols

Module 3: Internal Service Provider Traffic Forwarding

  • Lesson 1: Link-State Routing Protocols
  • Lesson 2: Implementing OSPF
  • Lesson 3: Implementing IS-IS
  • Lesson 4: Implementing Route Redistribution
  • Lesson 5: MPLS Basics

Module 4: External Service Provider Routing

  • Lesson 1: Introducing BGP
  • Lesson 2: Understanding BGP Path Attributes
  • Lesson 3: Establishing BGP Sessions and Processing BGP Routes
  • Lesson 4: Configuring Basic BGP

Module 5: ACLs and IP Address Translation

  • Lesson 1: Implementing Access Control Lists
  • Lesson 2: Transitioning to IPv6

Module 6: Cisco Service Provider Platforms

  • Lesson 1: Cisco Hardware Platform Placement
  • Lesson 2: Describing Cisco IOS XR Software Architecture and Features
  • Lesson 3: Explaining Software Maintenance Operations on Cisco IOS XR and Cisco IOS XE
  • Lesson 4: Explaining Configuration Management with Cisco IOS XR Software

Exam Track

Get your CCNA Service Provider qualification by passing the following exams:

  • Exam 640-875 - SPNGN1 (Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1)
  • Exam 640-878 - SPNGN2 (Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2)

What's Included

Included:

  • Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1)
  • Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2)

Your accelerated course includes:

  • Accommodation *
  • Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
  • On-site exams **
  • Exam vouchers **
  • Practice tests **
  • Certification Guarantee ***
  • Courseware
  • Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
  • 24-hour lab access
  • Digital courseware **
  • * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
  • *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

Due to the intense nature of this course, it is strongly recommended to have 1-3 years of experience in working with Service Provider networks.

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call (0)8 44 68 27 85 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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