Overview of the training course Objectives
After completing this training course, you should be able to
- Illustrate the hierarchical network design model and architecture using the access, distribution and core layers
- Compare the different hardware and software switching mechanisms and modes of operation, defining the term "Ternary Content Addressable Memory" (TCAM) and "Content Addressable Memory" (CAM) and explaining concepts such as process switching, fast switching and Cisco Express Forwarding
- Diagnose Layer 2 connectivity using VLANs and trunking
- Implement redundant switched networks using the Spanning Tree protocol
- Diagnose link aggregation with the help of Etherchannel
- Describe the characteristics, metrics and concepts of path selection for the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
- Implement and optimize Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3, including adjacencies, packet types, ranges, summarization and route filtering for IPv4 and IPv6
- Implement the External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) routing protocol for inter-domain route determination, path selection and single and dual linked networks
- Implement network redundancy using protocols such as Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Implement Internet connectivity in the enterprise environment using static and dynamic network address translation (NAT)
- Describe the virtualization technology of servers, switches and various network devices and components
- Implement overlay technologies such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), VPN and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)
- Describe the components and concepts of wireless networks, including radio frequency (RF) and antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards
- Describe the different deployment models available for wireless networks, including autonomous access point (AP) deployments and cloud-based designs within the centralized Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) architecture.
- Describe wireless roaming and location services
- Explain how APs communicate with WLCs to obtain software, configurations and centralized management
- Configure and verify Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), WebAuth and Pre-Shared Key (PSK) authentication of wireless clients on a WLC
- Diagnose wireless client connectivity issues using various available tools
- Diagnose enterprise networks using services such as Network Time Protocol (NTP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS IP) Service Level Agreements (SLAs), NetFlow and Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager
- Explain the use of available network analysis and diagnostic tools, including show and debug commands, and troubleshooting best practices
- Configure and verify secure administrative access for Cisco IOS devices using Command Line Access (CLI), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Access Control List (ACL), and Secure Shell (SSH), and explore device hardening concepts to protect devices from less secure applications such as Telnet and HTTP
- Implement and verify scalable management using Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) and the local database, exploring the features and benefits
- Describe the architecture of enterprise network security, including the purpose and function of VPNs, content security, logging, endpoint security, personal firewalls, and other security features
- Explain the purpose, function, features, and workflow of Cisco DNA Center™ Assurance for Intent-Based Networking, for network monitoring, proactive monitoring, and application experience
- Describe the components and features of the Cisco SD-Access solution, including the nodes, fabric control plane, and data plane, illustrating the purpose and function of the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) gateways.
- Define the components and characteristics of Cisco SD-WAN solutions, including the orchestration layer, the management layer, the control layer, and the data layer
- Describe the concepts, purpose, and characteristics of multicast protocols, including Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v2/v3, Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) dense mode/sparse mode, and Rendezvous Points.
- The concepts and characteristics of Quality of Service (QoS) to
- Description and explain the needs in the company network
- Explain basic Python components and conditions in scripting and analysis
- describe network programming protocols such as Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) and RESTCONF
- Describe APIs in Cisco DNA Center and vManage
