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Cisco Service Provider 5G Technologies Foundations (SPMBL100)

The Cisco Service Provider 5G Technologies Foundations (SPMBL100) training introduces mobile network components, basic 5G concepts, enabling technologies for 5G, mobile packet core solutions, 5G transport architecture, and Cisco automation and orchestration tools used in 5G network. You will examine the Cisco 5G NSA and the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core 5G ready distributed Telco DC with Cisco ACI. Furthermore, you will be introduced to zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), Cisco NSO, Cisco Crosswork, and the Cisco 5G security architecture.

What you need to know

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    How you'll benefit

    This training will help you:

    • Use the higher data speeds of 5G to access data more quickly and accommodate every device with increased capacity
    • Learn how 5G technology delivers lower latency, higher device capacity, and a more uniform user experience

    Who should enroll

    • Network engineers 
    • Network consulting engineers
    • Customer support engineers
    • Field engineers

    Technology areas

    • Mobility and wireless

    Objectives

    After taking this training, you should be able to:

    • Describe mobile network architecture basics
    • List enabling technologies for 5G and describe 5G key use cases
    • Perform basic operations on a Cisco 5G NSA mobile packet core
    • Describe the Cisco 5G Converged SDN Transport Architecture
    • Describe Cisco NFVI and perform basic operations using Cisco ESC and Cisco Virtualized Infrastructure Manager (VIM)
    • Describe Cisco service provider automation and orchestration solutions to deploy and manage 5G network functions
    • Describe the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core architecture and deploy the Cisco SMI
    • Explain the 5G ready distributed Telco DC with Cisco ACI solution
    • Describe the Cisco 5G security architecture

    Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this training. However, the knowledge and skills you are recommended to have before attending this training are:

    • Knowledge of general networking concepts
    • Experience working with command-line interface (CLI)-based network devices
    • Basic understanding of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
    • Familiarity with service provider architectures

    These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:

    Outline

    • Mobile Network Fundamentals
    • Enabling Technologies for 5G
    • Cisco 5G NSA Solution
    • Cisco 5G Converged SDN Transport Architecture
    • Cisco NFV Infrastructure, VNFs, VIM, and ESC
    • Cisco Service Provider Automation and Orchestration Solutions
    • Cisco Ultra Cloud Core
    • 5G-Ready Distributed Data Center with Cisco ACI
    • Examining Threats in 5G

    Lab outline

    • Investigating the EPC and xHaul Device Operations
    • Deploying Cisco Ultra Gateway Platform with CUPS
    • Configuring the EPC for 5G NSA
    • Network Slicing with Segment Routing
    • Deploying a VNF using Cisco ESC
    • Using ZTP and Telemetry
    • Deploying the Cisco SMI and Cisco Ultra Cloud Core