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The Cisco 8000 Series Routers Essentials (SP8KE) v1.0 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® 8000 Series router platforms. Through a combination of lectures and labs, you will gain an understanding of all major aspects of the platform, including hardware, software, Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, Quality of Service (QoS) features, network virtualization, and programmability.

This course will help you:

Increase your experience with the Cisco 8000 Series system
Describe and implement the Cisco 8000 Series system and its components
Gain hands-on experience with the Cisco 8000 Series system in a lab setting

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe the various Cisco 8000 Series hardware components
Explain the system architecture of the Cisco 8000 Series systems
Describe the packet flows through the Cisco 8000 Series Router and Command-Line Interface (CLI) commands for verifying packet flows through various Cisco 8000 Series router components
Describe how the QoS features are implemented within the Cisco 8000 Series router, how to examine the Virtual Output Queueing (VOQ) QoS architecture, and describe how to implement modular VOQ, including congestion avoidance, priority flow control, and congestion management
Describe the Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) Operating System
Describe Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) XR Software architecture
Explain how to install Cisco IOS XR software packages
Describe how to provision network devices by using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Implement and configure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and describe MPLS label propagation in service provider networks
Describe the main factors leading to the development and deployment of segment routing, describe the various types of segments that are used in segment routing, describe the Segment Routing Global Block (SRGB), and configure and verify IS-IS and OSPF segment routing operation
Describe how to implement and verify Topology Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) in a segment routing environment, the benefits of Segment Routing for Traffic Engineering (SR-TE), and briefly describe the tools required for enabling it
Describe the fundamentals of Ethernet VPN (EVPN), how to configure and verify EVPN Native, and how to configure and verify EVPN Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS)
Describe the operation and data flow of the Layer 3 VPN control plane, describe different Layer 3 MPLS VPN models, and describe how to configure and verify a basic Layer 3 VPN by using Cisco IOS XR 64-bit software
Implement and configure advanced SR-TE features
Implement and configure Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Implement and configure model-driven telemetry
Describe programmable features of Cisco IOS XR software
Describe the application hosting architecture and how to deploy a third-party application on a Cisco IOS XR router

Cisco 8000 Series Hardware Fundamentals
Cisco 8000 System Architecture
Packet Flow Through the Cisco 8000 Series Router
Traffic Management and QoS on Cisco 8000 Routers
SONiC Basics
Cisco IOS XR Software Architecture
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
Automatic Provisioning
Cisco IOS XR MPLS
Introducing Segment Routing
Segment Routing TI-LFA and Traffic Engineering
EVPN Layer 2 Basics
Layer 3 VPNs
Advanced SR-TE Features
SRv6
Telemetry
Cisco IOS XR Programmability
Application Hosting Overview

Lab Outline

Investigate and Monitor Cisco 8000 Series Hardware
Troubleshoot Traffic Through the Cisco 8000 Router
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
Configure and Verify Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Configure and Verify Multiprotocol Label Switching
Configure and Verify Segment Routing (SR)
Configure and Verify SR TI-LFA Using IS-IS
Configure and Verify SR TI-LFA Using OSPF
Configure and Verify SR-TE Using IS-IS
Configure and Verify SR-TE Using OSPF
Configure and Verify Basic EVPN
Configure and Verify Layer 3 VPN
Configure and Verify On-Demand Next-Hop (ODN) and Flexible Algorithm
Configure and Verify Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Configure and Verify Model-Driven Telemetry
Configure and Verify Devices by Using Model-Driven Programmability
Configure and Verify Application Hosting Within a Docker Container

This course is designed for the following roles:

System engineers
Technical support personnel
Channel partners and resellers

Before taking this course, you should have:

Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools
Routing protocol configuration experience with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Intermediate System-to- Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switching and related protocols
Strong knowledge of MPLS configuration experience
Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment

Overview

This course will help you:

Increase your experience with the Cisco 8000 Series system
Describe and implement the Cisco 8000 Series system and its components
Gain hands-on experience with the Cisco 8000 Series system in a lab setting

Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe the various Cisco 8000 Series hardware components
Explain the system architecture of the Cisco 8000 Series systems
Describe the packet flows through the Cisco 8000 Series Router and Command-Line Interface (CLI) commands for verifying packet flows through various Cisco 8000 Series router components
Describe how the QoS features are implemented within the Cisco 8000 Series router, how to examine the Virtual Output Queueing (VOQ) QoS architecture, and describe how to implement modular VOQ, including congestion avoidance, priority flow control, and congestion management
Describe the Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) Operating System
Describe Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) XR Software architecture
Explain how to install Cisco IOS XR software packages
Describe how to provision network devices by using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Implement and configure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and describe MPLS label propagation in service provider networks
Describe the main factors leading to the development and deployment of segment routing, describe the various types of segments that are used in segment routing, describe the Segment Routing Global Block (SRGB), and configure and verify IS-IS and OSPF segment routing operation
Describe how to implement and verify Topology Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) in a segment routing environment, the benefits of Segment Routing for Traffic Engineering (SR-TE), and briefly describe the tools required for enabling it
Describe the fundamentals of Ethernet VPN (EVPN), how to configure and verify EVPN Native, and how to configure and verify EVPN Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS)
Describe the operation and data flow of the Layer 3 VPN control plane, describe different Layer 3 MPLS VPN models, and describe how to configure and verify a basic Layer 3 VPN by using Cisco IOS XR 64-bit software
Implement and configure advanced SR-TE features
Implement and configure Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Implement and configure model-driven telemetry
Describe programmable features of Cisco IOS XR software
Describe the application hosting architecture and how to deploy a third-party application on a Cisco IOS XR router

Outline

Cisco 8000 Series Hardware Fundamentals
Cisco 8000 System Architecture
Packet Flow Through the Cisco 8000 Series Router
Traffic Management and QoS on Cisco 8000 Routers
SONiC Basics
Cisco IOS XR Software Architecture
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
Automatic Provisioning
Cisco IOS XR MPLS
Introducing Segment Routing
Segment Routing TI-LFA and Traffic Engineering
EVPN Layer 2 Basics
Layer 3 VPNs
Advanced SR-TE Features
SRv6
Telemetry
Cisco IOS XR Programmability
Application Hosting Overview

Lab Outline

Investigate and Monitor Cisco 8000 Series Hardware
Troubleshoot Traffic Through the Cisco 8000 Router
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
Configure and Verify Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Configure and Verify Multiprotocol Label Switching
Configure and Verify Segment Routing (SR)
Configure and Verify SR TI-LFA Using IS-IS
Configure and Verify SR TI-LFA Using OSPF
Configure and Verify SR-TE Using IS-IS
Configure and Verify SR-TE Using OSPF
Configure and Verify Basic EVPN
Configure and Verify Layer 3 VPN
Configure and Verify On-Demand Next-Hop (ODN) and Flexible Algorithm
Configure and Verify Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Configure and Verify Model-Driven Telemetry
Configure and Verify Devices by Using Model-Driven Programmability
Configure and Verify Application Hosting Within a Docker Container

Target Audience

This course is designed for the following roles:

System engineers
Technical support personnel
Channel partners and resellers

Pre-requisites

Before taking this course, you should have:

Basic knowledge of router installation and some experience with installation tools
Routing protocol configuration experience with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Intermediate System-to- Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Knowledge of Layer 2 IEEE switching and related protocols
Strong knowledge of MPLS configuration experience
Experience troubleshooting Cisco routers in a large network environment

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