Service Provider Core
16-Week Study Plan · April 5 – July 25, 2026
Jose Cruz-Reyes
CCNP SP CANDIDATEThis site serves as my personal accountability tracker for the Cisco SPCOR 350-501 v1.1 certification exam. The goal is to complete all 16 weeks of structured study — covering SP Architecture, Networking, MPLS/Segment Routing, Services, and Automation — by systematically working through Cisco U, INE video courses, hands-on labs from the Rob Riker CCNP SP Workbook, CCIE SP v5.0 Bootcamp, and the Official Cert Guide. Every task I check off here represents real progress toward passing this exam.
16-Week Study Timeline
Domain Progress
Domain Progress
Domain complete requires tasks checked + avg confidence ≥ 4
Describing SP Network Architectures — SP Network Types and Roles
Describing SP Network Architectures — Transport Technologies (OTN, DWDM, SONET/SDH)
Describing SP Network Architectures — Mobile/Wireless Backhaul
Describing SP Network Architectures — Routed Optical Networking
Describing SP Network Architectures — IP/MPLS Core Design
Describing SP Network Architectures — Peering and Transit
Describing Cisco IOS Software Architectures — IOS XR Architecture and Process Model
Describing Cisco IOS Software Architectures — IOS XR Packaging and Installation
Service Provider Architecture — SP Network Overview and Architecture
Service Provider Architecture — SP Core Network Design
Service Provider Architecture — IOS XR Architecture Overview
Deploy Cisco IOS XR and IOS XE Basic Device Configuration (Guided Lab)
Task 1.1: Cisco IOS-XE connection and basic IOS XR navigation
Task 1.2: LPTS — Local Packet Transport Services configuration
Chapter 1: Service Provider Architectures
Chapter 3: Service Provider Virtualization
Chapter 1: SP Network Architecture Overview
Can you describe the difference between access, aggregation, and core layers in an SP network? What are the key differences between IOS XE and IOS XR process models? What is the role of DWDM in the SP transport layer?
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SPCOR 350-501 v1.1 · Study start: April 5, 2026 · Exam target: August 2026
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