MaxiMize your investMent in iP service routing Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Certification Program

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ALCAteL-LuCent SeRviCe Routing CeRtifiCAtion the Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Certification

(SRC) Program is designed to teach the skills and

knowledge individuals need for building and

supporting today’s advanced iP/MPLS network

and service environments. the program gives

you the training required to design, operate and

troubleshoot these new networks, allowing your

company to get the most from its investment in

iP service routing and your customers to enjoy

the highest possible quality of experience.

All Alcatel-Lucent SRC courses are instructor-led

by highly trained iP/MPLS subject matter experts.

in addition to lectures, each course devotes

significant time to hands-on lab training and exer-

cises to ensure that students gain proficiency in

configuration, provisioning and trouble shooting.

Alcatel-Lucent SRC courses are available through a

variety of learning options including instructor-led

classroom, virtual classroom (live, instructor-led

on-line), and self-study.

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Alcatel-Lucent SRC Program participants benefit from Alcatel-

Lucent’s extensive research and development knowledge and

the experience that comes from building advanced iP networks

around the world. A recognized industry leader, Alcatel-Lucent is

a pioneer in iP/MPLS networks and products. We introduced the

industry’s first service routing platform back in 2003 and continue

to remain at the leading edge of service routing technology and

innovation. We continue to partner with hundreds of the world’s

most progressive service providers as they roll out next-generation

consumer, business and mobile services.

the Alcatel-Lucent SRC Program is dedicated to helping customers

and our own employees keep pace with the ever-evolving and

challenging realm of iP/MPLS technology, networks and services.

the advantages of this program for you and your corporation

are significant. You will gain the skills, confidence and credibility

needed to work in complex network environments and will be

well positioned to help your company or customer succeed in this

exciting world of advanced iP communications and collaboration.

Key PrograM Benefits

1. focus on iP services go one step further than the technologies, protocols and products to learn how to create, deliver and troubleshoot services such as virtual Private LAn Service (vPLS), residential triple play, mobile backhaul transport, and iP virtual private networks (iP-vPns).

2. flexiBle learning PrograM Benefit from a defined curriculum tailored to meet varying career objectives, abilities and experience levels.

3. Hands-on training During the lab components of the program, acquire the techniques and tools needed to accurately configure and provision services and quickly investigate and troubleshoot network and service issues.

4. advanced sPecialization Leverage our Mobile Routing Professional (MRP) and triple Play Routing Professional (3RP) certifications to become a certified industry expert in these domains.

5. taugHt By suBject Matter exPerts our Alcatel-Lucent certified instructors bring deep technical knowledge and real-world experience to the classroom.

the ALCAteL-LuCent ADvAntAge

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five CeRtifiCAtionS

ALCAteL-LuCent SRC PRogRAM StRuCtuRethe Alcatel-Lucent SRC Program consists of five certifications and 13 courses

designed to meet students’ varying roles, objectives, abilities and experience levels.

each course focuses on a specific iP subject area and set of learning objectives to

create the learning foundation for program certification.

to achieve a certification, students must complete all the written exams required for

the certification. Refer to the table below for the recommended courses and required

exams for each of the five certifications. in addition to written exams, the nRS ii,

3RP, MRP and SRA certifications require students to pass a practical lab exam. the

nRS ii and MRP lab exams are 3.5 hours in duration, and the SRA lab exam is 8 hours.

alcatel-lucent network routing specialist i (nrs i)

Designed to teach the fundamentals of iP/MPLS for beginners

1 course 1 written exaM

alcatel-lucent network routing specialist ii (nrs ii)

Designed for beginning to intermediate-level engineers and support personnel

7 courses 4 written exaMs 1 Practical laB exaM

alcatel-lucent Mobile routing Professional (MrP)

Designed for individuals who need to specialize in mobile backhaul and mobile core/long term

evolution (Lte) network and service delivery

7 courses 7 written exaMs 2 Practical laB exaMs

alcatel-lucent triple Play routing Professional (3rP)

Designed for more advanced personnel with specialization in residential iP services delivery

6 courses 6 written exaMs 1 Practical laB exaM

alcatel-lucent service routing architect (sra)

our most advanced certification, designed for engineers who need to be experts in all aspects

of designing, building and supporting iP networks

10 courses 10 written exaMs 2 Practical laB exaMs

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there is no requirement for an individual to plan for a certification to enroll in a course: the

program curriculum is ideal for anyone who needs to advance their knowledge and skill set in

any of the course subject areas.

credit for otHer iP certificationsif you have already received an iP certification from Cisco or Juniper, and your certification

is still valid, you may be eligible to receive credit towards prerequisite written exams in the

Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Certification program. to find out which third-part certifications

are eligible for credit, which SRC exam exemptions you may be qualified to receive, and

instructions on how to request an exemption, please visit www.alctel-lucent.com/src/exemptions.

Please note that your third-party certification must be current/active to receive credit.

Recommended courses

1. Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks

2. Alcatel-Lucent Interior Routing Protocols

3. Alcatel-Lucent Border Gateway Protocol

4. Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label Switching

5. Alcatel-Lucent Services Architecture

6. Alcatel-Lucent Virtual Private LAN Services

7. Alcatel-Lucent Virtual Private Routed Networks

8. Alcatel-Lucent Quality of Service

9. Alcatel-Lucent Multicast Protocols

10. Alcatel-Lucent Triple Play Services

11. Alcatel-Lucent Advanced Troubleshooting

12. Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS Mobile Backhaul Transport

13. Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Gateways for the LTE Evolved Packet

Practical lab exams

Alcatel-Lucent NRS II

Alcatel-Lucent MRP

Alcatel-Lucent SRA

RE-CERTIFICATION. SRC certi cations are valid for 3 years. For a complete list of re-certi cation requirements, visit www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/recerti cation

CouRSeS AnD PRACtiCAL LAB exAMS

Class schedules for classroom and virtual classroom courses are published at http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/courses

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learning oPtionsthere are several convenient ways for participants to

acquire SRC training:

• Instructor-ledclassroom

• Instructor-ledvirtualclassroom(live,on-line)

• Dedicatedclassdeliveryon-siteatcustomer-specified

locations (requires a minimum of 6 students per class)

• Self-pacedlearning

the SRC Self-Paced Learning Program provides a variety

of resources to help students study and achieve their

certification. these include:

• Completecertificationself-studyguidesforthe

nRS i and nRS ii certifications which were developed

by Alcatel-Lucent and published by Wiley

¬ Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks Self-study

Guide — Preparing for the NRS I Certification

(iSBn 978-0-470-42906-8)

¬ Alcatel-Lucent Network Routing Specialist II (NRS

II) Self-study Guide — Preparing for the NRS II

Certification Exams (iSBn 978-0-470-94772-2)

• ElectroniccopiesofSRCcoursematerialforuse

in a self-study mode

• MySRLab

• OtherAlcatel-Lucentpublications

Learn more about the SRC Self-Paced Learning

Program at www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/selfstudy

Reserve you lab today by visiting the MySRLab website at http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/mysrlab

neeD ACCeSS to A SeRviCe RouteR LAB?MySRLab provides private, remote access to a service

router lab environment so that users can practice their

routing and configuration skills, experiment with features

and services and/or get prepared to take an SRC lab exam.

the service includes the following main components:

• Dedicated,remoteaccesstoanAlcatel-Lucentservice

router lab environment. Lab topologies are available

for fixed-line and mobility service environments.

• Accesstoasuiteofover50lab“practice”scenarios.

each practice scenario contains a set of lab exercises

designed to test the participant’s knowledge and skill

for completing the exercise. each scenario targets a

different iP/MPLS network and service technology

segment and optimal solutions are included with

each scenario.

• Accesstotrafficgenerationandtrafficanalysistools

Scheduling SRC lab access time is flexible and easy.

equipment is conveniently available 24 hours a day,

7 days a week. the starting point configurations for

each of the lab scenarios can be auto-configured, and

router and network configurations can be saved and

automatically restored between lab sessions.

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courses and written exaMsrecoMMended courses

course duration (days)

written exaM nuMBer

written exaM Prerequisites

exaM required for certification

Alcatel-Lucent Scalable iP networks 4 4A0-100 nA nRS inRS iiMRP3RPSRA

Alcatel-Lucent interior Routing Protocols 5 4A0-101 nA nRS iiMRP3RPSRA

Alcatel-Lucent Border gateway Protocol 4 4A0-102 nA SRA

Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label Switching 5 4A0-103 nA nRS iiMRP3RPSRA

Alcatel-Lucent Services Architecture 4 4A0-104 nA nRS iiMRP3RPSRA

Alcatel-Lucent virtual Private LAn Services 5 4A0-105 nA SRA

Alcatel-Lucent virtual Private Routed networks 4 4A0-106 nA SRA

Alcatel-Lucent Quality of Service 5 4A0-107 nA MRP3RPSRA

Alcatel-Lucent Multicast Protocols 3 4A0-108 nA SRA

Alcatel-Lucent triple Play Services 5 4A0-109 nA 3RP

Alcatel-Lucent Advanced troubleshooting 5 4A0-110 nA SRA

Alcatel-Lucent iP/MPLS Mobile Backhaul transport 4 4A0-M01 nA MRP

Alcatel-Lucent Mobile gateways for the Lte evolved Packet Core

5 4A0-M02 nA MRP

ALCAteL-LuCent SRC exAM ReQuiReMentSthe Alcatel-Lucent SRC written exams (designated with numbers 4A0-xxx) are

available through Alcatel-Lucent’s exam delivery partner, Prometric. the practical lab

exams are available at select Alcatel-Lucent facilities. visit www.alcatel-lucent.com/

src/exams for more information.

the following tables identify Alcatel-Lucent SRC exam numbers and prerequisites.

the specified exams must be successfully completed to acquire a particular certification.

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Practical laB exaMsrecoMMended courses exaM

duration (Hours)

Mandatory laB exaM

laB exaM Prerequisites

exaM required for certification

Alcatel-Lucent network Routing Specialist ii Lab exam 3.5 nRSii4A0 4A0-1004A0-1014A0-1034A0-104

nRS iiMRP3RPSRA

Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Routing Professional Lab exam 3.5 MRP4A0 4A0-1004A0-1014A0-1034A0-1044A0-107nRSii4A04A0-M014A0-M02

MRP

Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Architect Lab exam 8 ASRA4A0 4A0-1004A0-1014A0-1024A0-1034A0-1044A0-1054A0-1064A0-1074A0-1084A0-110nRSii4A0

SRA

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ALCAteL-LuCent SRC CouRSeS, WoRkShoPS, AnD PRACtiCAL LAB exAM DeSCRiPtionSCouRSeS

1. Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks

this course is the starting point in the Alcatel-Lucent

SRC Program and is designed for students with limited

knowledge of iP and ethernet technology. upon success-

ful completion of this course, students will be familiar

with the basics of transmission Control Protocol (tCP)/

iP, routing, routing protocols, iP addressing, ethernet and

services.

duration: 4 days

2. Alcatel-Lucent Interior Routing Protocols

Students should have iP, ethernet and basic WAn

protocol knowledge before taking the Alcatel-Lucent

interior Routing Protocols course. in this comprehensive

course, students examine the intricacies of standards-

based routing protocols, such as open Shortest Path first

(oSPf) and intermediate System to intermediate System

(iS-iS). the course analyzes and compares routing

protocols, including iPv6, highlighting their strengths,

weaknesses and individual characteristics. Success-

ful completion of the course allows students to grasp

valuable insights into the design decisions necessary

for implementation of these protocols in large-scale,

service-oriented networking infrastructures for mobile

managed communications and triple play networks.

duration: 5 days

3. Alcatel-Lucent Border Gateway Protocol

this course provides an in-depth look at Border gateway

Protocol (BgP), a complex and widely used telecommu-

nications protocol. the course provides a step-by-step

analysis of the components of BgP. upon successful

completion of the Alcatel-Lucent Border gateway Proto-

col course, students will have an excellent understanding

of the theory and configuration requirements of BgP.

duration: 4 days

4. Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label Switching

this course covers MPLS concepts, terminology, signaling

protocols, design considerations such as resiliency, and

the implementation, monitoring and basic troubleshoot-

ing of an MPLS network. Successful completion of the

Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label Switching course

enables students to demonstrate a good understand-

ing of MPLS and the establishment of Label Switched

Paths (LSPs) using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) or

Resource Reservation Protocol – traffic engineering

(RSvP-te).

duration: 5 days

5. Alcatel-Lucent Services Architecture

the Alcatel-Lucent Services Architecture course is an

introduction to Alcatel-Lucent’s concept of service

implementation. Students are introduced to the steps

for deploying vPn and residential services in a service

provider’s MPLS network. various services supported in

the Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing portfolio are covered

in this course: internet enhanced Service (ieS), virtual

Private Wire Service (vPWS), vPLS and virtual Private

Routed network (vPRn). Service mirroring and service

operations, administration and maintenance (oA&M) are

also covered.

duration: 4 days

6. Alcatel-Lucent Virtual Private LAN Services

this course builds on students’ knowledge of Layer 2

services. the course outlines the theoretical aspects of

vPLS, Management vPLS (M-vPLS) and hierarchical vPLS

(h-vPLS). Design considerations, verification and trou-

bleshooting are also covered in extensive lab exercises.

upon completion of this course, students will be able to

understand and deploy complex vPLS designs.

duration: 5 days

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7. Alcatel-Lucent Virtual Private Routed Networks

the Alcatel-Lucent virtual Private Routed networks

course explains the concepts and operation of Layer

3 vPn technology and configuration based on MPLS.

upon completion of this course, students will understand

vPRn design and be able to configure various vPRn

topologies as well as proactively troubleshoot and

monitor vPRn services. Multicast operation in a vPRn

is also extensively covered, including Draft-Rosen

Multicast vPn (M-vPn) and next generation (ng) M-vPn.

duration: 4 days

8. Alcatel-Lucent Quality of Service

the Alcatel-Lucent Quality of Service course presents

and develops the theory, strategies and techniques

for implementing Quality of Service (QoS) strategies

in an iP/MPLS network, enabling service providers to

offer differentiated services and guarantee Service

Level Agreements (SLAs). the course introduces key

QoS performance metrics and explains the main QoS

functions needed to ensure that different traffic flows

receive the required treatment. the QoS functions

of traffic classification, marking, queuing and buffer

management, scheduling and rate limiting are explained

in detail and are reinforced in hands-on labs that allow

students to observe the impact of each QoS function.

upon completion of this course, students will understand

QoS concepts and principles, the need for QoS, and how

to implement QoS on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service

Router (SR) to achieve differentiated services.

duration: 5 days

9. Alcatel-Lucent Multicast Protocols

this course provides in-depth training on iP multicast:

concepts, terminology, addressing, signaling protocols,

and design and implementation considerations. upon

successful completion of the course, students will be

able to demonstrate a solid understanding of iP multi-

cast theories and concepts; describe the operation of

a multicast enabled network; describe the operation

of igMPv2/igMP v3 and PiM; describe the techniques

used for providing resiliency in multicast networks;

and implement iPv6 multicast using Multicast Listener

Discovery (MLD), Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) and

Any Source Multicast (ASM).

duration: 3 days

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10. Alcatel-Lucent Triple Play Services

triple play services promise to revolutionize the carrier

world, and the Alcatel-Lucent triple Play Service Delivery

Architecture (tPSDA) is quickly becoming the standard.

this course explains how to design and build triple play

routed and switched solutions. topics include triple play,

high-availability head-end, Broadband Service Router

(BSR) and Broadband Service Aggregator (BSA) design, as

well as applied multicast, QoS and the advanced service

routing triple play tool kit.

duration: 5 days

11. Alcatel-Lucent Advanced Troubleshooting

the Alcatel-Lucent Advanced troubleshooting course

is designed to provide participants with foundation

knowledge for delivering carrier-grade 99.999-percent

service availability. the course builds a strategy for

troubleshooting network equipment and protocols that

support the Alcatel-Lucent high Leverage network

(hLn™) architecture. Lab exercises introduce problems at

Layer 1, 2 and 3.

duration: 5 days

12. Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS Mobile Backhaul Transport

this course covers the concepts, protocols, design

considerations, implementation techniques, monitoring

and basic troubleshooting of iP/MPLS mobile backhaul

networks. upon course completion, participants will

have a solid understanding of the Alcatel-Lucent mobile

backhaul transport architecture, supporting Second

generation/third generation (2g/3g) and Lte voice and

data traffic, and will be able to support Alcatel-Lucent

mobile backhaul deployments and operational activities.

duration: 4 days

13. Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Gateways for the LTE Evolved Packet Core

this course introduces Lte network components, with

an emphasis on the Mobile gateway (Mg) components

of the evolved Packet Core (ePC). the course examines

ePC interfaces, protocols and mobility management

procedures and includes case studies to reinforce learning

objectives. upon course completion, participants will

have a solid working knowledge of the Lte Mg (Serving

and Packet Data network) and will be able to support

Alcatel-Lucent Mg deployments and operational

activities.

duration: 5 days

WoRkShoPSAlcatel-Lucent NRS II Lab Workshop

the Alcatel-Lucent nRS ii Lab Workshop is a complete

one-day workshop designed to help individuals practice

and improve their service router configuration skills. the

workshop also serves as an excellent tool for individuals

needing to practice and prepare for the nRS ii lab exam

(nRSii4A0). each workshop is led by members of the

SRC subject matter expert team who will coach students

through a set of practical, hands-on lab exercises and

their solutions.

duration: 1 day

PRACtiCAL LAB exAMSAlcatel-Lucent NRS II lab exam

this practical lab exam tests students’ ability to config-

ure basic services and supporting technologies on the

Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR. the exam covers the topics

presented in four Alcatel-Lucent SRC courses: Alcatel-

Lucent Scalable iP networks, Alcatel-Lucent interior

Routing Protocols, Alcatel-Lucent Multiprotocol Label

Switching, and Alcatel-Lucent Services Architecture.

duration: 3.5 Hours

Alcatel-Lucent MRP lab exam

this practical lab exam tests students’ knowledge and

ability to configure a variety of mobile backhaul and

mobile core (Lte/ePC) transport architectures and

features. the exam covers the topics presented in

the two MRP courses: Alcatel-Lucent iP/MPLS Mobile

Backhaul transport and Alcatel-Lucent Mobile gateways

for the Lte evolved Packet Core.

duration: 3.5 Hours

Alcatel-Lucent SRA lab exam

this practical lab exam tests students’ ability to design

and implement networks that meet service requirements

and interoperate with other networks, analyze network

health and performance, and quickly resolve network

problems.

duration: 8 Hours

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PRePARing You foR the next geneRAtion of iP Routing today, more and more next-generation iP networks

are being built using Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing

technology. the Alcatel-Lucent SRC Program is

specifically designed to upgrade the skill set of iP

professionals tasked with building and operating

next-generation service routing networks and to

ensure practical alignment with providers’ business

goals. An Alcatel-Lucent SRC certified workforce

translates into many business and competitive

advantages, including:

•Fastertime-to-market

•Betternetworkandservicereliability/availability

•Improvedoperationalcostsandefficiencies

•Superiorplanningdeliveryskills

•Improvedcustomerserviceexperience

for more information about the Alcatel-Lucent

SRC Program, contact your local Alcatel-Lucent

account representative or visit us online at

www.alcatel-lucent.com/src.