Month: August 2024

CCIE Enterprise Resources

CCIE Training Videos:
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/learning-plan-detail-standard?ltui__urlRecordId=a1c3i0000015c1OAAQ&ltui__urlRedirect=learning-plan-detail-standard

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure: Build your own lab (and beyond)
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/question/0D53i000017uwFnCAI/ccie-enterprise-infrastructure-build-your-own-lab-and-beyond-post-webinar-open-discussion-thread

Cisco CCIE Practice Labs
https://ccie-practice.cisco.com/#/dashboard
You must have passed a core exam to be eligible.

O’Reilly.com
https://learning.oreilly.com/
Gives you access to all Cisco press books and practice exams (if available).

Relevant Enterprise Concentration Exams:

Exam CodeExam TitleCisco Press Official Cert Guide Link
350‑401 ENCORImplementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (Core Exam)CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350‑401 Official Cert Guide
300‑410 ENARSIImplementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Serviceshttps://www.ciscopress.com/store/ccnp-enterprise-advanced-routing-enarsi-300-410-official-9780138217525
300‑415 ENSDWIImplementing Cisco SD‑WAN Solutions(No Cisco Press Official Cert Guide currently published)
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-design-deploy-and-secure-your-9780138313906
300‑420 ENSLDDesigning Cisco Enterprise Networkshttps://www.ciscopress.com/store/ccnp-enterprise-design-ensld-300-420-official-cert-9780138247263
300‑435 ENAUTOAutomating and Programming Cisco Enterprise Solutions(No Cisco Press Official Cert Guide currently published)

Relevant/helpful Service Provider Exams

Exam CodeExam TitleCisco Press Official Cert Guide Link
350‑501 SPCORImplementing Cisco Service Provider Core Technologies (Core Exam)CCNP SPCOR 350‑501 Official Cert Guide
300‑510 SPRIImplementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions(No Cisco Press Official Cert Guide currently published)

Other books:

TitleCisco Press Link
CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Foundation, 2nd EditionLink
Cisco Software-Defined Wide Area Networks: Designing, Deploying and Securing Your Next Generation WAN with Cisco SD-WANLink
Cisco Software-Defined AccessLink
IPv6 for Enterprise NetworksLink
Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1, 2nd EditionLink
Routing TCP/IP, Volume II: CCIE Professional Development, 2nd EditionLink
Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE 400-007) Official Cert GuideLink
IKEv2 IPsec Virtual Private Networks (Understanding and Deploying IKEv2, IPsec VPNs, and FlexVPN in Cisco IOS)Link
Network Programmability and Automation FundamentalsLink
MPLS Fundamentals (Luc De Ghein)Link

Video Courses:

ProviderCourse / TrackLink
Orhan ErgunCCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (and other tracks)Orhan Ergun CCIE EI Course
CBT NuggetsCCIE Enterprise / Routing & SwitchingCBT Nuggets CCIE Training
INECCIE Enterprise Infrastructure TrainingINE CCIE Training

350-501 Service Provider Core Resources


CCNP SPCOR 350-501 Official Cert Guide ( Release December 2024 )
https://www.amazon.com/CCNP-SPCOR-350-501-Official-Guide/dp/0135324807
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/ccnp-spcor-350-501-official-cert-guide-9780135324806

CCNP SPCOR 350-501 Official Cert Guide Premium (with practice tests)

https://www.ciscopress.com/store/ccnp-spcor-350-501-official-cert-guide-premium-edition-9780135324875

Segment Routing
Segment Routing in MPLS Networks: Transition from traditional MPLS to SR-MPLS with TI-LFA FRR
Segment Routing for Service Provider and Enterprise Networks

SPCOR Cisco study Materials
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/learning-plan-detail-standard?ltui__urlRecordId=a1c3i000003OvP0AAK&ltui__urlRedirect=learning-plan-detail-standard

SPCOR Cisco Official Learning Matrix  
https://learningcontent.cisco.com/documents/marketing/exam-topics/CCNP_SP_v1.0_Learning_Matrix.xlsx



SPCOR Videocourses
Luc de Ghein’s MPLS Fundamentals:
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mpls-fundamentals/9780134675398/

Nick Russo’s pluralsight courses.
https://www.pluralsight.com/authors/nick-russo
https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/cisco-service-provider-spcor-350-501-intro-cert
https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/cisco-multiprotocol-label-switching-implementing

INE.com:
https://my.ine.com/Networking/learning-paths/83c88b88-9041-4079-b913-2bd0474dae26/service-provider-core-exam-350-501-spcor

INE Live Webinar: Understanding Inter-AS L3VPN – Option A/B/C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT0eQPMj2Ck

CBTnuggets:
https://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training/cisco/ccnp-service-provider-core


SPCOR Unofficial Studyguide
https://ccnp-sp.gitbook.io/studyguide

This study guide reads as more of a lab workbook than a textbook. I would highly recommend labbing along with each section. Each article typically starts with some background information and theory on the topic. You will then see a “Lab” section that contains a topology diagram and a code block with startup configs, which you can use to quickly build your own lab and follow along.

SPCOR Cisco Live PDFs
https://red9.nl/ccnp-service-provider-350-501-spcor-study-materials/

The CCNP Service Provider v1.0 Learning Matrix for the 350-501 SPCOR training references a lot of Cisco Live presentations. Unfortunately almost all links are broken at the time of writing this post. I’ve been able to find all except one of the presentations from all over the internet from a mix of AD infested presentation sharing sites.
Here they are, straight up linked PDFs to save you from the waste of time

IOS-XR Workbook
https://www.fryguy.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Cisco-IOS-XR-Introduction-Ver-1.pdf

Cisco Press Books/Video
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/ip-routing-on-cisco-ios-ios-xe-and-ios-xr-an-essential-9781587144233
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/mpls-fundamentals-9781587051975
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/troubleshooting-bgp-a-practical-guide-to-understanding-9781587144646
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/bgp-troubleshooting-livelessons-9780134582870
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/bgp-design-and-implementation-paperback-9781587144707
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/end-to-end-qos-network-design-quality-of-service-for-9780133116106
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/qos-for-ip-mpls-networks-9780133434996
https://www.ciscopress.com/store/layer-2-vpn-architectures-9781587051685

SPCOR Roadmap
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/cisco-certification-roadmaps?tabset-4a075=a9b02
SPCOR V1.1 will go live on 20 september 2024.