AlcAtel-lucent Service routing certificAtion (Src) ProgrAm

What to Expect with the Alcatel-Lucent Service Routing Architect (SRA) Lab Exam The Alcatel-Lucent SRA Lab Exam is an eight-hour practical exam that tests a candidates ability to configure basic and advanced services and the supporting technologies on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR).

To register for the Alcatel-Lucent SRA Lab Exam, candidates must have successfully completed the following pre prerequisite written and lab exams:

Alcatel-LucentScalableIPNetworks(4A0-100)

Alcatel-LucentInteriorRoutingProtocols(4A0-101)

Alcatel-LucentBorderGatewayProtocol(4A0-102)

Alcatel-LucentMultiprotocolLabelSwitching(4A0-103)

Alcatel-LucentServicesArchitecture(4A0-104)

Alcatel-LucentVirtualPrivateLANServices(4A0-105)

Alcatel-LucentVirtualPrivateRoutedNetworks(4A0-106)

Alcatel-LucentQualityofService(4A0-107)

Alcatel-LucentMulticastProtocols(4A0-108)

Alcatel-LucentAdvancedTroubleshooting(4A0-110)

Alcatel-LucentNRSIILabExam(NRSII4A0)

The exam content covers topics presented in all of the above referenced Service Routing Certification (SRC) courses.

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What to ExpEct With thE alcatEl-lucEnt SRa lab Exam

Exam topicS

Exam topics are summarized in the sections below. Candidates should be able to configure, verify, and troubleshoot all topics and features. However, it is possible that not all topics will be covered in the exam.

1. BoRdERGATEwAyPRoTocoL(BGP)Autonomoussystem(AS)andBGPpeering

BGPmessagesandattributes

Routereflectorsandconfederations

Routeadvertisement

Redistribution

Policiesandrouteselection

BGPregularexpressions

2. VIRTuALPRIVATELANSERVIcES(VPLS)VPLSSAPencapsulationtypesandforwardingrules

VPLSMTucalculationmethodologyandconfiguration

VPLSForwardingdatabaseManagement

FdBsize

FdBalarms

MAcaging

MAclearning

discardingMAcs

VPLSoAMTools

BuildingResilientVPLSTopologies

SpanningTreeProtocolinVPLS

ManagementVPLSwithRSTP

Multi-chassisLAG

Active/StandbyPseudowires

VPLSNetworkdesignandScaling

VPLSRingandFullMeshtopologies

HierarchicalVPLS

ProviderBackboneBridging

3. VIRTuALPRIVATERouTEdNETwoRkS(VPRN)VPRNcontrol/dataplane

MPLSlabelsignaling

MP-BGPlabelsignaling

Routedistinguisherandroutetargets

VRFimportandexportpolicies

Routeselection

VPRNtopologies

Fullmesh

Hubandspoke

overlapping

Extranet

Internetaccess

PE-cEroutingprotocols

staticroutes,oSPF,BGP

Inter-ASVPRN

VPRNInter-ASModelA

VPRNInter-ASModelB

VPRNInter-ASModelc

draftRosenMulticastVPN

4. QuALITyoFSERVIcE(QoS)Trafficclassification

Marking

Queuing

Scheduling

Ratelimiting

Resourceallocation

congestionmanagement

Buffermanagement

ApplyingQoStoLayer2andLayer3services

SAPingress/egressandnetworkpolicies

HierarchicalQoS

Egressportscheduling

5. MuLTIcASTIPmulticastaddressing

MulticastingatLayer2andLayer3

IGMP

PIM-SM

Rendezvous point - Static and dynamic Configuration

AnycastRP

PIM-SSM

Shared-andsource-basedtrees

MulticastinginLayer2andLayer3VPNenvironments

MulticastPolicy

IPv6Multicast

IPv6addressstructureandranges

MLd(MulticastListenerdiscoveryprotocol)

PIMSSMforIPv6

PIMASMforIPv6

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Exam REgiStRation

Registration and scheduling for the SRA lab exam can becompletedatthefollowinguRL:http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/examreg

Lab exams are delivered at select Alcatel-Lucent locations globally.candidatesshouldplantoregistersixtoeightweeks in advance of their targeted exam date.

Exam notES and tipS

The SRA Lab Exam is an eight-hour exam that covers a broad rangeoftopics.Theeight-hourtimeframeexcludesa30-minutelunchbreakand30minutesofbreaktimetobetakenatyourdiscretion.Intotal,theexamineecouldbeonsiteforuptoninehoursincludingbreaks.

duringtheexam,candidateswillbeallowedtoaccesssoftcopies of the product manuals only as reference material, if necessary. The product manuals will be accessible from the Pcusedtoaccesstheexamequipment.Noothernotesortextbooksorreferencematerialsareallowedduringtheexam.Electronic devices, including cell phones, are not allowed into theexaminationroom.youwillbeprovidedwithpenandpaperduring the exam.

Theexampassmarkis80percent.candidatesmustcompletesomepartsoftheexamcorrectly,inordertoobtainfullmarksin later parts of the exam. The candidate must have an adequate level of hands-on experience to maintain a reasonable pace duringtheexamsothatallrequiredtaskscanbecompletedwithin the allotted time.

Listed below are some tips to help candidates successfully prepare for and pass the Alcatel-Lucent SRA Lab Exam:

1.considerusingMySRLabtohelpyoupreparefortheexam.MySRLabprovidesremote,dedicatedaccesstoaServiceRouterlabenvironment.Labschedulingisavailable24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Inadditiontolabaccesstime,MySRLabincludes (optionally) a suite of over 50 lab practice scenarios includingNRSIIandSRApracticeexercisesthatcanserve as an excellent exam practice and preparation tool. TofindoutmoreaboutMySRLaband/ortoregister,pleasevisit http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/src/mysrlab. A summary of each of the lab practice scenarios is available from this uRLaswell.

2.Ensurethatyoucompletelyunderstandandarefamiliarwiththe student manuals of the prerequisite courses in the SRA certification. This will help you to become more comfortable with the lab exam material.

3.Ensureyouarefamiliarwiththeconfigurationexercises from the practical labs of the prerequisite courses.

4.Foreachexamscenario,arecommendedtimeandmarkallocation are provided to help you manage your time.

5.Ifyouareunclearaboutanythingintheexam,asktheproctorfor clarification. The exam proctor will attempt to clarify anythingthatmaybeambiguous.donotexpecttheproctor to provide other information during or after the exam.

6.Besuretoallowyourselfsometimetoverifythecorrectoperation of your solution.

7.Saveyourconfigurationoften.yourexammarkwillbebasedon your final configuration.

8.Relaxandreadeachquestionverycarefully.Bethoroughinyour solution, but remember to pace yourself appropriately.