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The 642-775 Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols (MSPRP) exam is an exam associated with the CCNP SP Operations certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and use of Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP) such as OSPF or IS-IS, and an Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) BGP, in supporting Service Provider environments. It also assesses candidate's understanding of advanced routing policies using route maps, with Cisco IOS, and the Routing Policy Language (RPL), with Cisco IOS XR. Furthermore, the exam assesses candidate's knowledge regarding monitoring and troubleshooting these technologies in SP environments. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the MSPRP Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols course.

Exam Topics

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Describe IGP technology fundamentals in the IP NGN core

• Describe OSPF, IS-IS and RIP technology fundamentals
• Describe IGP architecture
• Describe IGP route selection and summarization
• Describe IGP routing updates and redistribution
• Describe the method by which IGP updates are sent
• Configure IGP protocols with IOS and IOS XR
• Describe IGP adjacency flaps
• Describe IGP performance issues
• Describe the differences between IOS and IOS XR IGP operation

Describe and configure BGP technology fundamentals in the IP NGN core

• Describe BGP,eBGP, iBGP and IOS XR
• Describe the BGP architecture
• Describe fundamental BGP attributes and protocol behavior
• Describe BGP route selection and summarization
• Describe BGP updates and redistribution
• Describe BGP adjacency flaps and performance issues
• Describe the differences between IOS and IOS XR BGP operation
• Configure BGP with IOS and IOS XR

Describe and configure routing policy fundamentals in the IP NGN core

• Configure and verify route maps and associated lists in IOS
• Configure and verify RPL sets and policies in IOS XR
• Construct hierarchical and parameterized policies in IOS XR

Manage IGP/BGP performance in the IP NGN core

• Obtain IGP statistics using IOS
• Obtain IGP statistics using IOS XR
• Obtain BGP statistics using IOS
• Obtain BGP statistics using IOS XR
• Given a particular IGP performance problem in the IP NGN core, propose a configuration to fix the problem in IOS
• Given a particular performance problem in the IP NGN core, analyze problem and determine a solution in IOS XR
• Given a particular BGP performance problem in the IP NGN core, propose a configuration to fix the problem in IOS
• Given a particular BGP performance problem in the IP NGN core, propose a configuration to fix the problem in IOS XR

Troubleshoot IGP/BGP technology in the IP NGN core

• Identify neighborship issues
• Identify MTU issues
• Identify subnet mismatch issues
• Identify timer issues
• Issue IOS and IOS XR commands for show, debug and trace
• Interpret syslogs
• Interpret NMS trap messages
• Identify issues resulting from the interaction between BGP and IGP
• Produce a proposed change to remedy a problem

The following course is the recommended training for this exam.

• Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols (MSPRP)

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