JNCIS-SP: Service Provider Routing and Switching Specialist

Post published:14 November, 2025
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Course Overview
- Master SP Networking: Deep dive into advanced routing, switching, and security concepts on Juniper’s Junos OS, essential for building and managing robust service provider (SP) infrastructures.
- JNCIS-SP Exam Prep: Thoroughly prepare for the Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – Service Provider (JNCIS-SP) exam, validating your intermediate expertise in SP network technologies.
- Scalable Architectures: Learn to design and implement highly scalable, resilient SP networks, crucial for telecommunications and large enterprise environments using Juniper solutions.
- MPLS & VPN Solutions: Grasp Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) fundamentals and deploy Layer 2/Layer 3 VPNs for secure, segmented services across an SP backbone.
- High Availability Focus: Configure and manage critical high-availability features and performance optimization techniques to ensure continuous service delivery in demanding SP networks.
Requirements / Prerequisites
- JNCIA-Junos Certification: Possess a foundational understanding of Junos OS, ideally demonstrated by achieving the JNCIA-Junos certification, as this course builds upon those core skills.
- Core Networking Principles: Solid grasp of TCP/IP fundamentals, routing concepts (like static, default routing), switching basics, and general network design principles.
- Command Line Interface (CLI) Familiarity: Experience working with network device Command Line Interfaces, particularly comfortable with Juniper’s Junos CLI for configuration and troubleshooting.
- Basic SP Domain Knowledge: A conceptual understanding of how service provider networks operate, including typical services offered and the challenges involved in large-scale deployments.
Skills Covered / Tools Used
- Advanced Junos OS & CLI: Configure and troubleshoot Juniper routers using advanced Junos OS features for service provider (SP) environments via the command-line interface.
- Scalable Routing Protocols (IGP/BGP): Implement and optimize OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP to build resilient, scalable routing solutions for large-scale inter-domain and intra-domain SP networks.
- MPLS & Traffic Engineering: Deploy and manage MPLS protocols (LDP, RSVP-TE) for efficient traffic engineering, path optimization, and robust data plane forwarding in SP networks.
- VPN Services (L2/L3): Configure and verify Layer 2 (VPWS, VPLS) and Layer 3 (RFC 4364) VPNs, delivering secure, segmented, and scalable customer services over a shared SP backbone.
- High Availability & Diagnostics: Implement BFD and VRRP for network resilience; utilize advanced Junos tools for rapid troubleshooting and continuous service operation.
- Virtual Lab Environments: Gain practical experience with Juniper vMX/vSRX within emulation platforms like EVE-NG or GNS3 for hands-on SP network topology practice.
Benefits / Outcomes
- JNCIS-SP Certification Readiness: Achieve full confidence to pass the JNCIS-SP exam, signifying your specialized expertise in Juniper’s service provider routing and switching technologies.
- Enhanced Career Prospects: Open doors to advanced roles in telecommunications, ISPs, and large enterprises as a highly skilled Juniper network specialist, increasing your market value.
- Expertise in SP Network Operations: Gain the practical skills to design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot complex, high-performance service provider networks efficiently and reliably.
- Optimized Network Performance: Master techniques for traffic engineering and high availability to ensure maximum network uptime, superior performance, and robust service delivery to customers.
- Strategic Problem-Solving: Develop advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities to address intricate routing, switching, and VPN challenges encountered in real-world SP deployments.
PROS
- High-Demand Specialization: Gain highly sought-after, vendor-specific expertise in Juniper’s service provider technologies, directly applicable to critical telecommunications and ISP roles.
- Significant Career Uplift: Elevate your professional profile, enabling career advancement, increased earning potential, and leadership opportunities in complex network environments.
CONS
- Significant Time Investment: Demands a substantial commitment of time and effort to master the complex concepts and hands-on configurations required for this specialist-level certification.