CCIE Service Provider - 25th Mar 2023 for 5 Saturdays
5 day course run on consecutive Saturdays starting 25th March 2023 based on the latest v5.0 exam blueprint. The instructors are Piotr Jablonski and Lukasz Bromirski, who have been teaching CCIE SP for over 5 years. The course covers all aspects of the latest v5.0 curriculum, provides access to lab rack rental throughout and for 2 weeks after the course finishes.
By enlisting for the class, students will receive expert level tuition from two of the most experienced CCIE SP instructors in the world, along with access to their own always-on, dedicated virtualized rack, consisting of:
Cisco XRv9000 routers
Cisco CSR 1000v routers
Cisco NSO instance
Ansible & Python Control Host
FAQ
Is the training remote?
Yes, delivered using online collaboration tools and providing lab rack rental access.
What is the course cost?
Our launch price for February/March 2023 course is $4,200 USD per student.
We have a discount coupon available which makes the price $2,940 USD until 25th December 2022.
What Dates does the course run?
5 consecutive Saturdays starting 25th March 2023. Therefore 25th March, then 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd April 2023 is the current plan.
What is the structure of the course?
Every Saturday for 5 weeks, go through some slides, demos / examples and student has a CCIE SP workbook to work their way through between sessions on their allocated lab rack / pod.
Duration of each session?
Approximately 8 hours, where about 1.5 hours can be budgeted for breaks, dinner, lunch etc. Instructors will agree this with students in the course.
What are the pre-requisites and is it an advanced course?
Like any CCIE program this is not a beginner track. CCNP level routing, switching and some familiarity with MPLS components (P, PE, CE, RR) and 3 - 5 years’ work experience in networking is recommended.
Course Curriculum
CCIE Service Provider v5.0
1
Session 1 - Part 1
Session 1 - Class introduction
2
Session 1 - Part 2
Session 2 - IGP
3
Session 2 - Part 1
BGP Basics & RPL
4
Session 2 - Part 2
BGP Advanced & MPLS Basics
5
Session 3 - Part 1
MPLS L3 services
6
Session 3 - Part 2
MPLS L3 services - additional materials
7
Session 4 - Part 1
MPLS TE, QoS, SR
8
Session 4 - Part 2
L2VPN Services
9
Session 5 - Part 1
Multicast, IPv6 Transition
10
Session 5 - Part 2
System and network security (BGP Blackholing, Sinkholing, FlowSpec, QPPB and RPKI)
Instructor(s)
CCIE Service Provider - Lead Instructor
Łukasz Bromirski
Networking geek and engineer - currently Product Manager at Cisco Security Business Group. Begun his networking career in 1997 working with various telecommunication areas. In 2006 moved to Cisco, and while reaching for his double CCIE (Routing&Switching and Service Providers) and CCDE, was responsible for Partners and projects spanning various technologies and types of customers. Actively engaged in various networking projects outside of his work at Cisco, focused on education and best practices sharing. Creator of BGP Blackholing project; author of self-developed IPv6, MPLS, QoS, multicast, IGP and BGP, SP Security and CCIE bootcamp hands-on trainings; Co-creator of PLNOG and active speaker on other conferences, also leader of Cisco ISP SWAT team, coordinating efforts to help defend Service Provider networks under active attack around the world.
CCIE Service Provider - Lead Instructor
Piotr Jablonski
Piotr Jablonski - CTO and consultant supporting network and security virtualization projects across Europe. Contributed to new features in Unified MPLS, Adaptive Code Modulation, Autonomic Networking. A speaker at VMworld, VMUG, Cisco Live and other conferences. Launched the Cloud Infra meetup. An author of network design bootcamps. His certifications include CCDE 2012::7, CCIE SP, R&S #19476, VCIX-NV, AWS SAA. Co-founder of a startup around networking and analytics.