MikroTik Certified Inter-Networking Engineer
The service-provider course: BGP design and path selection, MPLS with LDP, VPLS and L3VPN, and MPLS traffic engineering with RSVP.
- Prerequisites
- MTCNA and MTCRE certificates.
- Duration
- 2 days (suggested in the official outline; trainers may adjust)
- Format
- Classroom with hands-on labs; online theory possible by agreement
- Next class
- To be announced
Course overview
MTCINE is a inter-networking-level MikroTik certification course focused on service-provider routing. It builds on the MTCNA foundation and goes deep into one area of RouterOS. Each module is taught with live demonstrations and finishes with a hands-on lab, and the course ends with the official MikroTik certification exam.
Who this course is for
Network engineers and technicians who deploy and support networks using internal and external BGP, MPLS and VPLS.
Main learning areas
- BGP
- iBGP & eBGP
- Route reflectors
- MPLS & LDP
- VPLS
- L3VPN & VRF
- Traffic engineering
Course outline
3 modules · 13 topic groups · Checked against official outline
BGP6 items
- Autonomous systems, path-vector routing and BGP message types
- iBGP and eBGP, stub and non-stub designs, private AS removal
- Multihop sessions and loopback peering
- Route distribution, routing filters and the best-path selection process
- Prefix attributes, route reflectors and confederations
- Hands-on lab
MPLS6 items
- MPLS basics, static labels and LDP
- Penultimate-hop popping and MPLS traceroute behaviour
- LDP and BGP-signalled VPLS, split horizon, control word and L2MTU
- VRFs, route leaking and BGP-based L3VPN
- OSPF between customer and provider edge
- Hands-on lab
Traffic Engineering4 items
- How MPLS traffic engineering works
- RSVP, static and dynamic (CSPF) paths
- Bandwidth allocation versus bandwidth limitation
- Hands-on lab
About this outline. This is an original summary of the topics in MikroTik’s official MTCINE training outline, written for this site — it is not the official wording. Trainers may adjust depth and timing.
Official source: MikroTik MTCINE training outline · document last edited 2 Feb 2012 · reviewed 25 Oct 2026. Course list and rules: mikrotik.com/training/about.
Training format
Classes are trainer-led with a practical lab at the end of every module. MikroTik’s training rules describe courses as classroom-based; the theory part may be delivered online when the trainer and participants agree, while the practical part and certification exam stay in the classroom. Session-specific details — dates, venue, language and fee — are listed on each class page.
The certification exam follows MikroTik’s published rules (25 questions, 60 minutes, 60% to pass). Certificates are valid for three years.
Upcoming MTCINE classes
No MTCINE dates announced yet.
Register your interest below and you will be contacted when the next batch is confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the official MikroTik website?
No. This is an independent training site run by a MikroTik Certified Trainer. Course topics are summarised from MikroTik’s official outline, linked above.