CCNP Service Provider 350-501 (SPCOR) Verified QA Tests 2026

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Welcome to Exam CCNP Service Provider 350-501 (SPCOR) Verified QA Tests 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.The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (350-501) 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 authentication