Learning Objectives

Classify the Cisco NCS 540 platform hardware and understand the variations between large, medium, small, and fronthaul form factors, their features, use cases, and positioning
Describe the hardware architecture of the NCS 540 series and the components necessary for packet queuing and forwarding, understand the life of a packet on ingress and egress traffic
Explain the system architecture for traffic queuing, scheduling, and forwarding to introduce concepts of Cisco IOS XR modular QoS on the NCS 540 platform
Describe the methods and protocols for establishing timing and synchronization on Cisco IOS XR router platforms
Describe the Cisco NCS 540 fronthaul router family and its features and how they can be used to make mobile network architecture simpler
Describe Cisco IOS XR software architecture, its programmable features, and how to install software packages
Explain how to install Cisco IOS XR software packages
Recognize, implement, and manage system security features within Cisco IOS XR software systems, ensuring the protection of network infrastructure and data
Describe the main factors leading to the development and deployment of segment routing, segment types, segment routing global block (SRGB), and configure and verify intermediate system to intermediate system (IS-IS) and open shortest path first (OSPF) segment routing operation
Discuss how topology independent loop-free alternate (TI-LFA) is implemented in Cisco IOS XR software
Demonstrate segment routing traffic engineering (SR-TE) and the traffic engineering components used in segment routing
Implement and configure advanced SR-TE features and SR IPv6
Describe the components and functionality of Layer 3 multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) virtual private networks (VPNs) implementation in Cisco IOS XR software deployments
Implement Layer 2 VPN operations in a service provider environment
Explain how Ethernet VPN (EVPN) gets around the problems that regular Layer 2 VPNs have, what the model for EVPN delivery is, and how to implement and troubleshoot EVPN solutions
Comprehend and implement model-driven telemetry for enhanced network visibility and management