Cisco SPRI 300-510 study plan

Configure multi-area OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 in a lab with at least three areas and two ABRs, and verify each LSA type (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) appears where expected using show commands.

Diagram the OSPF path-selection order (intra-area, inter-area, external type 1, external type 2, NSSA) and predict the winning route for five constructed scenarios before testing them in the lab.

Compare OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 adjacency requirements (network types, authentication, address families) and document at least four operational differences that affect troubleshooting.

Tune OSPF convergence with hello/dead timers, SPF throttling, and stub/NSSA area design, then record adjacency and SPF event timings from lab logs.

Configure IS-IS at Level 1, Level 2, and Level 1-2 with narrow and wide metrics, and verify the attached bit and default route behavior on an L1-L2 router.

Map OSPF LSA types to IS-IS LSP, pseudonode, and TLV equivalents, and explain in writing how each protocol floods and ages topology information.

Build a redistribution policy between OSPF and IS-IS using route maps, seed metrics, and metric types, and prevent feedback loops with tags and distribute-lists.

Troubleshoot three injected faults (metric mismatch, missing passive interface, wrong area/level) using only show and debug output, logging the commands that isolated each fault.

Establish eBGP and iBGP sessions with correct update-source, next-hop-self, and multihop settings, and verify each session reaches Established state after a router reload.

Manipulate the BGP best-path algorithm step by step (weight, local preference, AS-path, origin, MED, eBGP over iBGP, IGP metric) and prove each tiebreaker with a controlled lab change.

Configure route reflectors with multiple clusters and verify that originator ID and cluster list prevent loops, including a client-to-client reflection scenario.

Configure a BGP confederation with at least two member sub-ASs and compare its configuration and path attributes against an equivalent route-reflector design.

Tune BGP timers, implement prefix limits, and apply route filtering with prefix lists, AS-path filters, and communities to harden a peering design.

Diagnose stuck-in-Active, Idle, and OpenSent neighbor states by matching symptoms to causes (ACL, MTU, authentication, AS mismatch) and verify fixes in the lab.

Configure BGP route dampening and soft reconfiguration, and measure the effect of each on convergence and CPU using show command counters.

Design and validate an outbound and inbound traffic-engineering policy using local preference, MED, and AS-path prepending across two providers.

Configure LDP across an MPLS core with loopback-based router IDs, verify label bindings and LIB/LFIB entries, and explain the difference between liberal and conservative label retention.

Build an MPLS L3VPN with VRFs, MP-BGP VPNv4 address family, and per-VRF route targets, then verify end-to-end customer reachability across the provider core.

Configure RSVP-TE and a segment-routing MPLS tunnel, compare their signaling and path-control behavior, and verify explicit paths with show mpls traffic-eng output.

Enable SR-MPLS with segment routing global block, prefix SIDs, and adjacency SIDs, and trace a packet's label stack hop by hop across three routers.

Compare SRv6 locator, SID list, and endpoint behaviors against SR-MPLS, and configure a basic SRv6 policy in the lab where platform support allows.

Configure BFD for OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP neighbors, and measure detection and failover times with and without BFD.

Implement NSF/NSR for OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP, and verify that forwarding continues during a control-plane restart by capturing a continuous ping.

Configure TI-LFA and IP/LDP Fast Reroute, then measure reconvergence time after a primary link failure and compare it to baseline convergence.

Configure PIM-SM with a static and a dynamic Rendezvous Point, verify shared-tree and shortest-path-tree transitions, and capture the (S,G) and (*,G) entries at each stage.

Configure PIM-SSM with IGMPv3 joins and verify that no RP is required, then compare its state and join behavior against PIM-SM.

Set up MSDP peering between two PIM-SM domains and verify source discovery across the inter-domain boundary.

Configure mLDP in a VRF for a multicast VPN and verify label mappings and traffic flow for a provider-tunneled stream.

Complete a timed 60-question mixed practice set spanning all five domains and score each answer against the blueprint weighting to identify weak areas.

Reconfigure a full-stack lab (OSPF or IS-IS underlay, MP-BGP, MPLS or SR, PIM-SM, BFD) from a blank configuration without notes, within 90 minutes.

Review every missed practice question and write a corrected explanation for each, citing the specific command or attribute that resolves it.

Re-run the convergence benchmark and confirm that failover times still meet the targets set in week 6.