Course Outline
Part I - Forwarding
- Network Device Communication
- Forwarding Architectures
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (7 Questions)
Part II: Layer 2
- Spanning Tree Protocol Fundamentals
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (9 Questions)
- STP Topology Tuning
- Additional STP Protection Mechanisms
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (6 Questions)
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (7 Questions)
- VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
- Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)
- EtherChannel Bundle
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
Part III: Routing
- Routing Protocol Overview
- Path Selection
- Static Routing
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- EIGRP Fundamentals
- Path Metric Calculation
- Failure Detection and Timers
- Route Summarization
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
- OSPF Fundamentals
- OSPF Configuration
- Default Route Advertisement
- Common OSPF Optimizations
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- Areas
- Link-State Advertisements
- Discontiguous Networks
- OSPF Path Selection
- Summarization of Routes
- Route Filtering
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
- OSPFv3 Fundamentals
- OSPFv3 Configurations
- IPv4 Support in OSPFv3
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (5 Questions)
- BGP Fundamentals
- Basic BGP Configuration
- Route Summarization
- Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- BGP Multihoming
- Conditional Matching
- Route Maps
- BGP Route Filtering and Manipulation
- BGP Communities
- Understanding BGP Path Selection
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- Multicast Fundamentals
- Multicast Addressing
- Internet Group Management Protocol
- Protocol Independent Multicast
- Rendezvous Points
- Exam Preparation Tasks (13 Questions)
Part IV: Services
- The Need for QoS
- QoS Models
- Classification and Marking
- Policing and Shaping
- Congestion Management and Avoidance
- Exam Preparation Tasks (13 Questions)
- Time Synchronization
- First-Hop Redundancy Protocol
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (9 Questions)
Part V: Overlay
- Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunnels
- IPsec Fundamentals
- Cisco Location/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
- Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
- Understanding Basic Wireless Theory
- Carrying Data over a Wireless Signal
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- Wireless LAN Topologies
- Pairing Lightweight APs and WLCs
- Leveraging Antennas for Wireless Coverage
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- Roaming Overview
- Roaming Between Centralized Controllers
- Locating Devices in a Wireless Network
- Exam Preparation Tasks (9 Questions)
- Open Authentication
- Authenticating with Pre-Shared Key
- Authenticating with EAP
- Authenticating with WebAuth
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- Troubleshooting Client Connectivity from the WLC
- Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems at the AP
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
Part VII: Architecture
- Hierarchical LAN Design Model
- Enterprise Network Architecture Options
- Exam Preparation Tasks (6 Questions)
- Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
- Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
- Network Diagnostic Tools
- Debugging
- NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN Technologies)
- IP SLA
- Cisco DNA Center Assurance
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
Part VIII: Security
- Network Security Design for Threat Defense
- Next-Generation Endpoint Security
- Network Access Control (NAC)
- Exam Preparation Tasks (10 Questions)
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Terminal Lines and Password Protection
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
- Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW)
- Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
- Device Hardening
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (14 Questions)
Part IX: SDN
- Server Virtualization
- Network Functions Virtualization
- Exam Preparation Tasks (12 Questions)
- Command-Line Interface (CLI)
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- Data Models and Supporting Protocols
- Cisco DevNet
- GitHub
- Basic Python Components and Scripts
- Exam Preparation Tasks (14 Questions)
- Embedded Event Manager
- Agent-Based Automation Tools
- Agentless Automation Tools
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
- Embedded Event Manager
- Agent-Based Automation Tools
- Agentless Automation Tools
- Labs
- Exam Preparation Tasks (11 Questions)
- CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Practice Test
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