31 Days Before Your CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core Exam, 1st edition

Published by Cisco Press (October 30, 2020) © 2021

  • Patrick Gargano
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    Introduction xxx

Day 31: Enterprise Network Architecture 1

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 1

    Key Topics 1

    Hierarchical LAN Design Model 1

    Enterprise Network Architecture Options 4

    Study Resources 13

Day 30: Packet Switching and Forwarding 15

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 15

    Key Topics 15

    Layer 2 Switch Operation 15

    Layer 3 Switch Operation 17

    Forwarding Mechanisms 19

    Study Resources 32

Day 29: LAN Connectivity 33

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 33

    Key Topics 33

    VLAN Overview 33

    Access Ports 35

    802.1Q Trunk Ports 38

    Dynamic Trunking Protocol 44

    VLAN Trunking Protocol 46

    Inter-VLAN Routing 50

    Study Resources 54

Day 28: Spanning Tree Protocol 55

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 55

    Key Topics 55

    IEEE 802.1D STP Overview 55

    Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 64

    RSTP Rapid Transition to Forwarding State 66

    RSTP Synchronization 66

    RSTP Topology Change 67

    STP and RSTP Configuration and Verification 68

    STP Stability Mechanisms 77

    Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol 83

    Study Resources 90

Day 27: Port Aggregation 91

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 91

    Key Topics 91

    Need for EtherChannel 91

    EtherChannel Mode Interactions 93

    EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines 95

    EtherChannel Load Balancing Options 96

    EtherChannel Configuration and Verification 97

    Advanced EtherChannel Tuning 101

    Study Resources 104

Day 26: EIGRP 105

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 105

    Key Topics 105

    EIGRP Features 105

    EIGRP Reliable Transport Protocol 106

    Establishing EIGRP Neighbor Adjacency 109

    EIGRP Metrics 110

    EIGRP Path Selection 115

    EIGRP Load Balancing and Sharing 117

    Study Resources 119

Day 25: OSPFv2 121

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 121

    Key Topics 121

    OSPF Characteristics 121

    OSPF Process 123

    OSPF Neighbor Adjacencies 125

    Building a Link-State Database 127

    OSPF Neighbor States 127

    OSPF Packet Types 129

    OSPF LSA Types 130

    Single-Area and Multiarea OSPF 131

    OSPF Area Structure 132

    OSPF Network Types 133

    OSPF DR and BDR Election 134

    OSPF Timers 136

    Multiarea OSPF Configuration 137

    Verifying OSPF Functionality 138

    Study Resources 141

Day 24: Advanced OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 143

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 143

    Key Topics 143

    OSPF Cost 143

    OSPF Passive Interfaces 145

    OSPF Default Routing 146

    OSPF Route Summarization 147

    OSPF Route Filtering Tools 151

    Distribute Lists 151

    OSPF Filtering Options 152

    OSPFv3 155

    OSPFv3 Configuration 157

    Study Resources 162

Day 23: BGP 163

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 163

    Key Topics 163

    BGP Interdomain Routing 163

    BGP Multihoming 167

    BGP Operations 169

    BGP Neighbor States 171

    BGP Neighbor Relationships 172

    BGP Path Selection 173

    BGP Path Attributes 175

    BGP Configuration 176

    Study Resources 182

Day 22: First-Hop Redundancy Protocols 183

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 183

    Key Topics 183

    Default Gateway Redundancy 183

    First Hop Redundancy Protocol 184

    VRRP 199

    Study Resources 203

Day 21: Network Services 205

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 205

    Key Topics 205

    Network Address Translation 205

    Network Time Protocol 218

    Study Resources 226

Day 20: GRE and IPsec 227

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 227

    Key Topics 227

    Generic Routing Encapsulation 227

    IP Security (IPsec) 232

    IPsec: IKE 240

    IPsec Site-to-Site VPN Configuration 242

    Study Resources 250

Day 19: LISP and VXLAN 251

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 251

    Key Topics 251

    Locator/ID Separation Protocol 251

    Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) 262

    Study Resources 268

Day 18: SD-Access 269

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 269

    Key Topics 269

    Software-Defined Access 269

    Cisco SD-Access Fabric Data Plane and Control Plane 275

    Cisco SD-Access Fabric Policy Plane 275

    Cisco SD-Access Fabric Components 277

    Shared Services in Cisco SD-Access 281

    Study Resources 283

Day 17: SD-WAN 285

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 285

    Key Topics 285

    Software-Defined WAN 285

    Cisco SD-WAN Solution Example 295

    Cisco SD-WAN Routing 299

    Study Resources 301

Day 16: Multicast 303

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 303

    Key Topics 303

    Multicast Overview 303

    Internet Group Management Protocol 311

    Multicast Distribution Trees 313

    IP Multicast Routing 315

    Study Resources 321

Day 15: QoS 323

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 323

    Key Topics 323

    Quality of Service 323

    QoS Models 327

    QoS Mechanisms Overview 329

    Study Resources 348

Day 14: Network Assurance, Part 1 349

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 349

    Key Topics 349

    Troubleshooting Concepts 349

    Network Diagnostic Tools 352

    Cisco IOS IP SLAs 360

    Switched Port Analyzer Overview 365

    Study Resources 372

Day 13: Network Assurance, Part 2 373

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 373

    Key Topics 373

    Logging Services 373

    Understanding Syslog 374

    Simple Network Management Protocol 376

    NetFlow 378

    Study Resources 387

Day 12: Wireless Concepts 389

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 389

    Key Topics 389

    Explain RF Principles 389

    IEEE Wireless Standards 399

    Study Resources 406

Day 11: Wireless Deployment 407

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 407

    Key Topics 407

    Wireless Deployment Overview 407

    Wireless AP Operation 422

    Antenna Characteristics 428

    Study Resources 431

Day 10: Wireless Client Roaming and Authentication 433

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 433

    Key Topics 433

    Wireless Roaming 434

    Wireless Location Services 442

    Wireless Client Authentication 445

    Study Resources 463

Day 9: Secure Network Access 465

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 465

    Key Topics 465

    Network Security Threatscape 465

    Network Security Components 468

    Endpoint Security 471

    Firewall Concepts 476

    TrustSec 478

    MACsec 483

    Identity Management 484

    Study Resources 490

Day 8: Infrastructure Security 491

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 491

    Key Topics 491

    Secure Access Control 491

    Access Control Lists 504

    Control Plane Policing 513

    Study Resources 516

Day 7: Virtualization 517

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 517

    Key Topics 517

    Server Virtualization 517

    Network Function Virtualization 523

    Network Path Isolation 527

    Study Resources 532

Day 6: Cisco DNA Center 533

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 533

    Key Topics 533

    Need for Digital Transformation 533

    Cisco Digital Network Architecture 535

    Cisco Intent-Based Networking 537

    Cisco DNA Center Features 539

    Cisco DNA Assurance Workflow 548

    Study Resources 554

Day 5: Network Programmability 555

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 555

    Key Topics 555

    Python Concepts 555

    Device Management and Network Programmability 565

    Study Resources 582

Day 4: REST APIs 583

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 583

    Key Topics 583

    Application Programming Interfaces 583

    Southbound APIs 584

    Northbound APIs 584

    REST API Response Codes and Results 585

    REST APIs in Cisco DNA Center 587

    REST APIs in Cisco vManage 590

    Cisco SD-WAN API Library and Documentation 592

    Study Resources 598

Day 3: Network Automation 599

    ENCOR 350-401 Exam Topics 599

    Key Topics 599

    Configuration Management Tools 599

    Embedded Events Manager 615

    Study Resources 620

Day 2: Review Lab 1 621

    Objective 621

Day 1: Review Lab 2 633

    Objective 633

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