This is a self-paced technical course is designed for senior engineers and IT professionals. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Essentials v2.0 introduces you to the Cisco Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) 1000 Series running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.9.0S. You learn the major features, functions, characteristics, and connectivity options of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers. This course includes detailed platform-specific information about the hardware. A core element of this course is the ability to learn new concepts and reinforce understanding through a wide range of integrated lab scenarios. You learn the functional operation of high availability, in-service software upgrade (ISSU), quality of service (QoS), security, and multicast services in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe the major features, functions, characteristics, and connectivity options of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
• Describe the detailed platform-specific information on the hardware and software operations of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
• Describe packet flows, the functional operation of high availability, ISSU, QoS, security, multicast services and troubleshooting the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers

This new Cisco self-paced course is designed to be as effective as classroom training. Course content is presented in easily-consumable segments via both Instructor Video and text. Interactivity is enabled through Discovery Labs, content review questions, and graded Challenge labs and tests. This makes the learning experience hands-on, increasing course effectiveness, and provides students direct feedback on how well they have mastered the material. And gamification features are built in, including earning badges and a leaderboard, to encourage better performance.