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Bradley Riapolov is a seasoned technical solutions architect at Cisco Systems, currently serving in the MassScale Infrastructure Group. Since joining Cisco in 2008, he has been at the forefront of designing and deploying cutting-edge networking solutions, leveraging his extensive expertise to meet the complex demands of todays technology landscape.

Before his tenure at Cisco, Bradley gained invaluable experience working with various Fortune 500 companies, where he was instrumental in designing and operating small, medium, and large networks. His 20-year career is marked by a diverse background in successfully implementing technical campaigns across multiple industries, including transport, service provider, enterprise, industrial, and mobility networking.

In addition to his role at Cisco, Bradley is a recognized thought leader and educator. As a Cisco Press author and a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live, he has contributed to the body of knowledge in networking, sharing his insights and expertise through various publications. Moreover, his dedication to education is widely demonstrated, not only within Cisco but also through his role as a NetAcad instructor, where he has mentored and guided aspiring network professionals.

Bradleys dedication to excellence and his ability to simplify complex concepts have made him a respected figure in the networking community. His contributions continue to shape the future of networking, driving innovation and excellence in the industry. Bradleys refreshing no-nonsense approach to problem-solving has earned him a credible reputation among customers and peers alike.

Mohammad Khalil is an experienced service provider and enterprise expert, having worked in several service provider networks within the MENA region. Currently, he is a leader with the Cisco Competitive Win Center team covering enterprise architecture and working closely with Cisco sales/technical teams on designing their solutions.

Mohammad is a passionate networking expert, following technology trends and certifications development by writing several work labs and design scenarios. He was honored to be one of the SMEs for the CCIE Service Provider blueprint, SME for updated content of the CCIE Enterprise, and president of the Jordan IPv6 Council (part of the IPv6FORUM).

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Introduction xxx
Part I Architectures
Chapter 1 Service Provider Architectures 2
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 2
Foundation Topics 4
Network Core Architectures 4
Metro Ethernet 5
E-Line (Ethernet Line Service) 5
E-LAN (Ethernet LAN Service) 7
E-Tree (Ethernet Tree Service) 7
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 8
MPLS 8
Unified MPLS 10
Segment Routing 13
Segment Routing Traffic Engineering (SRTE) 14
SRv6 (Segment Routing IPv6) 15
Transport Technologies 16
DOCSIS 16
xDSL 17
TDM 19
Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) 21
xPON 24
Routed Optical Networking 27
Mobility (Packet Core, RAN xhaul Transport for 5G vRAN and ORAN Transport) 31
Packet Core 32
xHaul 33
Functional Splits Options 34
O-RAN 36
Exam Preparation Tasks 37
Chapter 2 Software Architectures 40
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 40
Foundation Topics 41
Software Architectures 41
IOS 42
IOS XE 42
IOS XR 47
Exam Preparation Tasks 58
Chapter 3 Service Provider Virtualization 60
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 60
Foundation Topics 61
Virtualization Technologies 61
NFV Infrastructure 61
VNF Workloads 63
Containers 63
Application Hosting 68
Exam Preparation Tasks 70
Part II Routing
Chapter 4 Routing Fundamentals 72
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 72
Foundation Topics 74
IP Routing 74
Changing Natural Routing Protocol Behaviors 76
Route Maps 77
Route Policy Language (RPL) 88
Prefix Lists 100
Prefix Sets 103
Exam Preparation Tasks 105
Chapter 5 IS-IS 108
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 109
Foundation Topics 110
Implement IS-IS (IPv4 and IPv6) 110
IS-IS Topology 111
Basic IS-IS Configuration 112
IS-IS Single Topology and Multitopology 121
IS-IS Adjacencies 129
IS-IS Network Types 131
IS-IS Metrics 137
Route Advertisement 141
Overload Bit 146
Authentication 148
Back to IS-IS Areas 152
Troubleshooting IS-IS 155
Exam Preparation Tasks 155
Chapter 6 OSPF 158
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 158
Foundation Topics 160
Implement OSPFv2 160
OSPF Overview 162
Designated Router and Backup Designated Router 169
DR and BDR Priorities 176
OSPF Timers 179
OSPF Network Types 181
Route Advertisement 186
OSPF Stubby Areas 193
OSPF Totally Stubby Areas 196
OSPF Not-So-Stubby Areas (NSSAs) 196
OSPF Totally Not-So-Stubby Areas 199
OSPF Multi-Area Adjacencies 200
OSPF Virtual Links 206
Implement OSPFv3 209
Configuring OSPFv3 211
Implementing OSPFv3 Authentication 218
OSPFv3 Multiple Instances 221
Troubleshooting OSPF 225
Exam Preparation Tasks 226
Chapter 7 BGP Fundamentals 228
Do I Know This Already? Quiz 228
Foundation Topics 231
Introduction to BGP 231
Autonomous System (AS) 231
BGP ASN Representation 236
BGP Messages 238
BGP Neighbor States 239
BGP Address Families 244
BGP Prefix Advertisement 246
BGP Path Attributes 248
BGP Path Selection 255
Weight 261
Locally Originated 263
AS Path 263
Origin 267
MED 268
BGP Multipath 273
eBGP vs. iBGP 274
IGP Next Hop 275
Oldest Route 275
Router ID 275
Accumulated IGP (AIGP) 275
Aggregate Address 277
Redistribution 280
Communities 282
Community Lists 290
BGP Peer Templates 291
Cost Community 292
Regular Expressions 294
Filter Lists 295
Mitigating the Split-Horizon Rule with Route Reflection and Confederations 297
Route Reflection 297
Confederations 304
BGP Loop Prevention 306
Allowas-in 307
AS Override 308
Troubleshooting 308
ACL/Firewalls 308
TTL 309
Authentication 310
Autonomous System 310
Different Address Families 310
MTU 311
Exam Preparation Tasks 311
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