350-501 SPCOR CCNP Service Provider Practice Test 2026

350-501 SPCOR CCNP Service Provider Practice Test 2026Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR 350-501) is a 120-minute exam associated with the CCNP and CCIE Service Provider Certifications. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge of implementing core service provider network technologies including core architecture, services, networking, automation, quality of services, security, and network assurance. The course, Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies, helps candidates to prepare for this exam.Cisco Certified Specialist - Service Provider Core 350-501 SPCOR certification exam topics :-1.0 Architecture1.1 Describe service provider architectures1.1.a Core architectures (Metro Ethernet, MPLS, unified MPLS, SR, SRTE, SRv6)1.1.b Transport technologies (xDSL, DWDM, DOCSIS, TDM, and xPON)1.1.c Mobility (packet core, RAN xhaul transport for 5G vRAN and ORAN transport)1.1.d Routed optical network1.2 Describe Cisco network software architecture1.2.a IOS1.2.b IOS XE1.2.c IOS XR1.3 Describe service provider virtualization1.3.a NFV infrastructure1.3.b VNF workloads1.3.c Containers1.3.d Application hosting1.4 Describe QoS architecture1.4.a MPLS QOS models (Pipe, Short Pipe, and Uniform)1.4.b MPLS TE QoS (MAM, RDM, CBTS, PBTS, and DS-TE)1.4.c DiffServ and IntServ QoS models1.4.d Trust boundaries between enterprise and SP environments1.4.e IPv6 flow label1.5 Configure and verify control plan security1.5.a Control plane protection techniques (LPTS and CoPP)1.5.b BGP-TTL security and protocol authentication1.5.c BGP prefix suppression1.5.d LDP security (authentication and label allocation filtering)1.5.e BGP sec1.5.f BGP flowspec1.6 Describe management plane security1.6.a Traceback1.6.b AAA and TACACS1.6.c RestAPI security1.6.d DDoS1.7 Implement data plane security1.7.a uRPF1.7.b ACLs1.7.c RTBH1.7.d MACsec2.0 Networking2.1 Implement IS-IS (IPv4 and IPv6)2.1.a Route advertisement2.1.b Area addressing2.1.c Single/Multitopology2.1.d Metrics2.2 Implement OSPF (v2 and v3)2.2.a Neighbor adjacency2.2.b Route advertisement2.2.c Multiarea (addressing and types)2.2.d Metrics2.3 Describe BGP path selection algorithm.2.4 Implement BGP (v4 and v6 for IBGP and EBGP)2.4.a Neighbors2.4.b Prefix advertisement2.4.c Address family2.4.d Path selection2.4.e Attributes2.4.f Redistribution2.4.g Additional Paths2.4.h PIC2.5 Implement routing policy language and route maps (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)2.6 Troubleshoot routing protocols2.6.a Neighbor adjacency (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)2.6.b Route advertisement (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)2.7 Describe IPv6 transition (NAT44, NAT64, CGNAT, MAP-T and DS Lite)2.8 Implement high availability2.8.a NSF / graceful restart2.8.b NSR2.8.c BFD2.8.d Link aggregation3.0 MPLS and Segment Routing3.1 Implement MPLS3.1.a LDP sync3.1.b LDP session protection3.1.c LDP neighbors3.1.d Unified MPLS3.1.e MPLS OAM3.2 Describe traffic engineering3.2.a IS-IS and OSPF extensions3.2.b RSVP functionality3.2.c FRR3.3 Describe segment routing3.3.a Segment types3.3.b SR control plane (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)3.3.c Segment routing traffic engineering3.3.d TI-LFa3.3.e PCE-PCC architectures3.3.f Flexible algorithm3.3.g SRv6 (locator, micro-segment, encapsulation, interworking gateway)4.0 Services4.1 Describe VPN services4.1.a EVPN4.1.b Inter-AS VPN4.1.c CSC4.1.d mVPN4.2 Configure L2VPN and Carrier Ethernet4.2.a Ethernet services (E-Line, E-Tree, E-Access, E-LAN)4.2.b IEEE 802.1ad, IEEE 802.1ah, and ITU G.80324.2.c Ethernet OAM4.2.d VLAN tag manipulation4.3 Configure L3VPN4.3.a Intra-AS VPN4.3.b Shared services (extranet and Internet)4.4 Implement multicast services4.4.a PIM (PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, and PIM-BIDIR, PIMv6)4.4.b IGMP v1/v2/v3 and MLD4.5 Implement QoS services4.5.a Classification and marking4.5.b Congestion avoidance, traffic policing, and shaping5.0 Automation and Assurance5.1 Describe the programmable APIs used to include Cisco devices in network automation5.2 Interpret an external script to configure a Cisco device using a REST API5.3 Describe the role of Network Services Orchestration (NSO)5.4 Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG5.5 Describe configuration management tools, such as Ansible and Terraform5.6 Describe Secure ZTP5.7 Configure dial-in/out, TCP, TLS and mTLS certificates using gRPC and gNMI5.8 Configure and verify NetFlow/IPFIX5.9 Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF5.10 Configure and verify SNMP (v2c/v3)