CONTENUTI

Examining Cisco Enterprise Network Architecture

• Cisco Enterprise Architecture Model
• Campus LAN Design Fundamentals
• Traditional Multilayer Campus Layer Design
• Campus Distribution Layer Design
• Fabric and Cloud Enterprise Design

 

Exploring Cisco Switching Paths

• Layer 2 Switch Operation
• Control Plane and Data Plane
• Cisco Switching Mechanisms
• Cisco Express Forwarding Overview

 

Implementing Campus LAN Connectivity

• Creating a VLAN
• IEEE 802.1Q
• Inter-VLAN Routing

 

Building Redundant Switched Topology

• STP Overview
• STP Operation
• STP Types and Features
• Introducing MST
• PortFast and BPDU Guard
• Enhance STP with Root Guard

 

Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation

• Need for EtherChannel
• EtherChannel Mode Interactions
• Layer 2 EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines
• EtherChannel Load-Balancing Options
• Troubleshoot EtherChannel Issues
• Describe Policy-Based Routing

 

Implementing OSPF

• Describe OSPF
• OSPF Process
• OSPF Neighbour Adjacencies
• Building a Link-State Database
• OSPF LSA Types
• Compare Single-Area and Multi-Area OSPF
• OSPF Area Structure
• OSPF Network Types

 

Optimizing OSPF

• OSPF Cost
• OSPF Route Summarization
• OSPF Route Filtering Tools
• Compare OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

 

Explaining EIGRP

• EIGRP Features
• EIGRP Reliable Transport
• Establishing EIGRP Neighbour Adjacency
• EIGRP Metrics
• EIGRP Path Selection
• Explore EIGRP Load Balancing and Sharing
• EIGRP for IPv6
• Compare EIGRP and OSPF Routing Protocols
• Configure EIGRP

 

Exploring EBGP

• Interdomain Routing with BGP
• BGP Operations
• Types of BGP Neighbour Relationships
• BGP Path Selection
• BGP Path Attributes

 

Implementing Network Redundancy

• Need for Default Gateway Redundancy
• Define FHRP
• HSRP Advanced Features
• Cisco Switch High Availability Features

 

Implementing NAT

• Define NAT
• NAT Address Types
• Explore NAT Implementations
• NAT Virtual Interface

 

Introducing Virtualisation Protocols and Techniques

• Server Virtualisation
• Need for Network Virtualisation
• Path Isolation Overview
• Introducing VRF
• Introducing Generic Routing Encapsulation

 

Exploring Virtual Private Networks and Interfaces

• Site-to-Site VPN Technologies
• IPSec VPN Overview
• IPSec: Internet Key Exchange
• IPsec Modes
• IPsec VPN Types
• Cisco IOS VTI

 

Examining Wireless Deployment Options

• Wireless Deployment Overview
• Describe Autonomous AP Deployment
• Describe Centralized Cisco WLC Deployment
• Describe FlexConnect Deployment
• Describe the Cloud-Managed Meraki Solution
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Controller Deployment Options
• Describe Cisco Mobility Express

 

Examining Wireless AP Operation

• Universal AP Priming
• Explore the Controller Discovery Process
• Describe AP Failover
• Explain High Availability
• Explore AP Modes

 

Implementing Wireless Client Authentication

• Authentication Methods
• Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Authentication
• 802.1X User Authentication Overview
• PKI and 802.1X Certificate Based Authentication
• Introduction to EAP
• EAP-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS)
• Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
• EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling
• Guest Access with Web Auth
• Describe EAPOL
• Initialize Centralized Cisco WLC
• Getting Familiar with Cisco WLC GUI

 

Troubleshooting Wireless Client Connectivity

• Wireless Troubleshooting Tools Overview
• Spectrum Analysis
• Wi-Fi Scanning
• Packet Analysis
• Cisco AireOS GUI and CLI Tools
• Cisco Wireless Config Analyzer Express
• Common Wireless Client Connectivity Issues Overview
• Client to AP Connectivity
• WLAN Configuration
• Infrastructure Configuration

 

Implementing Network Services

• Understanding NTP
• Describe PTP
• Logging Services
• Understanding SNMP
• Introducing NetFlow
• Understanding Cisco IOS EEM

 

Introducing Multicast Protocols

• Multicast Overview
• Internet Group Management Protocol
• Multicast Distribution Trees
• IP Multicasting Routing
• Rendezvous Point

 

Introducing QoS (Self-study)

• Understand the Impact of User Applications on the Network
• Need for Quality of Service (QoS)
• Describe QoS Mechanisms
• Define and Interpret a QoS Policy

 

Using Network Analysis Tools

• Troubleshooting Concepts
• Network Troubleshooting Procedures: Overview
• Network Troubleshooting Procedures: Case Study
• Basic Hardware Diagnostics
• Filtered Show Commands
• Cisco IOS IP SLAs
• SPAN Overview
• Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
• Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer(ERSAPN)
• Cisco Packet Capture Tools Overview

 

Implementing Infrastructure Security

• Types of ACL
• Configure Numbered Access Lists
• Use ACLs to Filter Network Traffic
• Apply ACLs to Interfaces
• Configured Named Access Lists
• Control Plane Overview
• Control Plane Policing

 

Implementing Secure Access Control

• Securing Device Access
• AAA Framework Overview
• Benefits of AAA Usage
• Authentication Options
• RADIUS and TACACS+
• Enabling AAA and Configuring a Local User for Fallback
• Configuring RADIUS for Console and VTY Access
• Configuring TACACS+ for Console and VTY Access
• Configure Authorization and Accounting

 

Discovering the Basics of Python Programming

• Describe Python Concepts
• String Data Types
• Numbers Data Types
• Boolean Data Types
• Script Writing and Execution
• Analyzing the Code

 

Introducing Network Programmability Protocols

• Configuration Management
• Evolution of Device Management and Programmability
• Data Encoding Formats
• Understanding JSON
• Model Driven Programmability Stack
• Introduction to YANG
• Types of YANG Models
• Understanding NETCONF
• Explain NETCONF and YANG
• Understanding REST
• Understanding RESTCONF

 

Explaining Wireless Principles (Self-Study)

• Explain RF Principles
• Describe Watts and Decibels
• Describe Antenna Charactistics
• Describe IEEE Wireless Standards
• Identify Wireless Component Roles
• Client Density

 

Exploring Wireless Roaming and Location Services (Self-Study)

• Wireless Roaming Overview
• Mobility Groups and Domains
• Wireless Roaming Types
• Describe Location Services

 

Exploring Enterprise Network Security Architecture (Self-Study)

• Explore Threatscape
• Cisco Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Virtual Private Networks
• Content Security
• Logging
• Endpoint Security
• Personal Firewalls
• Antivirus and Antispyware
• Centralized Endpoint Policy Enforcement
• Cisco AMP for Endpoints
• Firewall Concepts
• TrustSec
• MACsec
• Identity Management
• 802.1X for Wired and Wireless Endpoint Authentication
• MAC Authentication Bypass
• Web Authentication

 

Exploring Cisco Catalyst Center - Network Automation and Management (Self-study)

• Cisco Catalyst Center Solution Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Center - Functional Areas Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Center - NetOps Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Center - SecOps Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Cetner - AIOps Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Center - DevOps Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Center Inventory Overview
• Cisco Catalyst Center Configuration Management Overview
• Onboarding Network Devices Using Cisco Catalyst Center
• Cisco Catalyst Center SWIM
• Cisco Catalyst Center (Assurance) AIOps Key Features and Use Cases
• Cisco Catalyst Center (Assurance) AIOps Implementation Workflow

 

Examining the Cisco SD-Access Solution (Self-study)

• Need for Cisco SD-Access
• Cisco SD Access Overview
• Cisco SD-Access Fabric Components
• Cisco SD-Access Fabric Control Plane Based on LISP
• Cisco SD-Access Fabric Control Plane Based on VXLAN
• Cisco SD-Access Fabric Control Plane Based on Cisco TrustSec
• Role of Cisco ISE and Cisco DNA Centre in SD-Access
• Cisco SD-Access Wireless Architecture
• Traditional Campus Interoperating with Cisco SD-Access

 

Exploring the Working Principles of the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Solution (Self-study)

• Need for Software Defined Networking for WAN
• Cisco SD-WAN Components and Functions
• Cisco SD-WAN Orchestration Plane
• Cisco SD-WAN Management Plane
• Cisco SD-WAN Control Plane
• Cisco SD-WAN Data Plane
• Cisco SD-WAN Programmatic APIs
• Cisco SD-WAN Analytics
• Cisco SD-WAN Terminology
• Cisco IOS XE and IOS XE SD-WAN Software
• Flexible Controller Deployment Options

 

Introducing APIs in Cisco Catalyst Center and Cisco SD-WAN Manager (Self-study)

• Application Programming Interfaces
• REST API Response Codes and Results
• REST API Security
• Cisco Catalyst Center APIs
• Cisco SD-WAN REST API Overview

 

Labs

• Discovery Lab 1: Investigate the CAM
• Discovery Lab 2: Analyse Cisco Express Forwarding
• Discovery Lab 3: Troubleshoot VLAN and Trunk Issues
• Discovery Lab 4: Tune STP and Configure RSTP
• Discovery Lab 5: Configure Multiple STP
• Discovery Lab 6: Troubleshoot EtherChannel
• Discovery Lab 7: Implementing Multiarea OSPF
• Discovery Lab 8: Implement OSPF Tuning
• Discovery Lab 9: Apply OSPF Optimization
• Discovery Lab 10: Implement OSPFv3
• Discovery Lab 11: Configure and Verify Single-Homed EBGP
• Discovery Lab 12: Implement HSRP
• Discovery Lab 13: Configure VRRP
• Discovery Lab 14: Implement NAT
• Discovery Lab 15: Configure and Verify VRF
• Discovery Lab 16: Configure and Verify a GRE Tunnel
• Discovery Lab 17: Configure Static VTI Point-to-Point Tunnels
• Discovery Lab 18: Configure Wireless Client Authentication in a Centralized Deployment
• Discovery Lab 20: Configure Syslog
• Discovery Lab 21: Configure and Verify Flexible NetFlow
• Discovery Lab 22: Configuring Cisco IOS EEM
• Discovery Lab 23: Troubleshoot Connectivity and Analyse Traffic with Ping, Traceroute and Debug
• Discovery Lab 24: Configure and Verify Cisco IP SLA's
• Discovery Lab 25: Configure Standard and Extended ACLs
• Discovery Lab 26: Configure Control Plane Policing
• Discovery Lab 27: Implement Local and Server-Based AAA
• Discovery Lab 28: Write and Troubleshoot Python Scripts
• Discovery Lab 29: Explore JSON Objects and Scripts in Python
• Discovery Lab 30: Use NETCONF via SSH
• Discovery Lab 31: Use RESTCONF with Cisco IOS XE Software