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The 640-875 Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 exam is associated with the Cisco CCNA Service Provider certification. This exam tests the basic knowledge and skills that are necessary to support a service provider network.

Exam Topics

The following topics are general guidelines for the content that is likely to be included on the Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines that follow may change at any time without notice.

IP Networks

• Describe the purpose and functions of various network devices (at the core, distribution, and access layers)
• Identify the functional components that are required to meet a given network specification
• Describe the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP models and their associated protocols to explain how data flows in a network
• Describe common network applications and their impact on the network
• Interpret network diagrams
• Troubleshoot common network problems at Layers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 using a layered-model approach
• Describe differences between LAN and WAN operation and features

IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing

• Describe the structure of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
• Describe variable-length subnet masking (VLSM), classless interdomain routing (CIDR), and route summarization concepts
• Describe the different types of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
• Design an IP subnetting plan that is based on given requirements

Switched Network Technologies I

• Describe bridging concepts and Layer 2 Ethernet frames
• Configure basic spanning-tree operations on Cisco IOS switches
• Interpret the output of various basic show and debug commands to verify the operational status of a Cisco switched network
• Configure basic switch security (that is, port security and securing unused ports)
• Describe Ethernet link bundling, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP), and Flex Links

Routed Network Technologies I

• Describe classful versus classless routing
• Describe routing protocols basics (that is, metrics and interior gateway protocol [IGP] versus exterior gateway protocol [EGP])
• Describe Routing Information Protocol version 1 (RIPv1), RIP version 2 (RIPv2), and Routing Information Protocol next generation (RIPng)
• Implement Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol version 4 (EIGRPv4) and EIGRPv6 on Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE, and IOS XR routers
• Describe route redistribution
• Describe virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)
• Describe Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)

IP Services

• Configure Network Address Translation (NAT) (IPv4) on Cisco routers
• Configure DHCP (IPv4 and IPv6) operations on Cisco routers
• Describe Internet Control Message Protocol version 4 (ICMPv4) and ICMPv6
• Describe Domain Name System (DNS)

Cisco Operating Systems and Platforms I

• Implement basic Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE, and IOS XR CLI operations
• Implement basic Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE, and IOS XR routers configurations

Transport Technologies

• Describe SONET and SDH
• Describe dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM), IP over dense wavelength-division multiplexing (IPoDWDM), and reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM)
• Configure 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on Cisco routers
• Describe Frame Relay
• Describe ATM
• Describe Metro Ethernet
• Describe DSL
• Describe T1, T3, E1, E3, and ISDN
• Implement PPP encapsulation on Cisco routers serial and Packet over SONET (POS) interfaces
• Describe Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS)
• Describe the main Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) and Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) routers functions in IP next-generation network (NGN)
• Describe various Passive Optical Network (PON) access technologies and fiber-to-the-x (FTTx)

Security in the Network

• Describe Layer 2 security features on Cisco IOS Software switches
• Configure management plane security on Cisco routers and Cisco IOS Software switches
• Describe IP Security (IPsec)
• Describe control plane security
• Configure basic authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) (TACACS+ and RADIUS) services on Cisco routers
• Configure routing protocols authentication between Cisco routers
• Describe the relationships between users, user groups, tasks groups, and task IDs in the Cisco IOS XR
• Describe common types of network attacks

Network Management

• Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) server or client on Cisco routers
• Configure IP Service-Level Aggregator (SLA) on Cisco routers
• Configure Cisco Discovery Protocol on Cisco routers and IOS switches
• Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) on Cisco routers
• Configure NetFlow on Cisco routers
• Configure logging to syslog server on Cisco routers
• Describe the Cisco IOS Call-Home feature
• Describe the Cisco Technical Assistance Center procedure and navigate Cisco support tools (on Cisco.com)
• Implement management access (SSH, Telnet, and out-of-band management design)
• Implement Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN), and Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer (ERSPAN)
• Implement file transfers to manage network device configurations and images using FTP, Secure Copy Protocol (SCP), TFTP, Secure FTP (SFTP), and Remote Copy Protocol (RCP)

The following course is the recommended training for this exam.

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

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