This course prepares students to take the Cisco 350-401 ENCOR – Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies national certification exam.
Course Outline:
Chapter 1: Introduction
- Goals and Methods
- Who Should Read This Course?
- Strategies for Exam Preparation
- How This Course Is Organized
- Certification Exam Topics and This Course
Chapter 2: Packet Forwarding
- Network Device Communication
- Forwarding Architectures
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 3: Spanning Tree Protocol
- Spanning Tree Protocol Fundamentals
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 4: Advanced STP Tuning
- STP Topology Tuning
- Additional STP Protection Mechanisms
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 5: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 6: VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel Bundles
- VLAN Trunking Protocol
- Dynamic Trunking Protocol
- EtherChannel Bundle
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 7: IP Routing Essentials
- Routing Protocol Overview
- Path Selection
- Static Routing
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 8: EIGRP
- EIGRP Fundamentals
- Path Metric Calculation
- Failure Detection and Timers
- Route Summarization
- Review All Key Topics
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 9: OSPF
- OSPF Fundamentals
- OSPF Configuration
- Default Route Advertisement
- Common OSPF Optimizations
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 10: Advanced OSPF
- Areas
- Link-State Announcements
- Discontiguous Networks
- OSPF Path Selection
- Summarization of Routes
- Route Filtering
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 11: OSPFv3
- OSPFv3 Fundamentals
- OSPFv3 Configuration
- IPv4 Support in OSPFv3
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 12: BGP
- BGP Fundamentals
- Basic BGP Configuration
- Route Summarization
- Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 13: Advanced BGP
- BGP Multihoming
- Conditional Matching
- Route Maps
- BGP Route Filtering and Manipulation
- BGP Communities
- Understanding BGP Path Selection
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 14: Multicast
- Multicast Fundamentals
- Multicast Addressing
- Internet Group Management Protocol
- Protocol Independent Multicast
- Rendezvous Points
- Review All Key Topics
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 15: QoS
- The Need for QoS
- QoS Models
- Classification and Marking
- Policing and Shaping
- Congestion Management and Avoidance
- Review All Key Topics
- References In This Lesson
Chapter 16: IP Services
- Time Synchronization
- First-Hop Redundancy Protocol
- Network Address Translation
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 17: Overlay Tunnels
- Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunnels
- IPsec Fundamentals
- Cisco Location/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
- Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 18: Wireless Signals and Modulation
- Understanding Basic Wireless Theory
- Carrying Data Over an RF Signal
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 19: Wireless Infrastructure
- Wireless LAN Topologies
- Pairing Lightweight APs and WLCs
- Leveraging Antennas for Wireless Coverage
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 20: Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services
- Roaming Overview
- Roaming Between Centralized Controllers
- Locating Devices in a Wireless Network
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 21: Authenticating Wireless Clients
- Open Authentication
- Authenticating with Pre-Shared Key
- Authenticating with EAP
- Authenticating with WebAuth
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 22: Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity
- Troubleshooting Client Connectivity from the WLC
- Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems at the AP
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 23: Enterprise Network Architecture
- Hierarchical LAN Design Model
- Enterprise Network Architecture Options
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 24: Fabric Technologies
- Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
- Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 25: Network Assurance
- Network Diagnostic Tools
- Debugging
- NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Technologies
- IP SLA
- Cisco DNA Center Assurance
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 26: Secure Network Access Control
- Network Security Design for Threat Defense
- Next-Generation Endpoint Security
- Network Access Control (NAC)
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 27: Network Device Access Control and Infrastructure Security
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Terminal Lines and Password Protection
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
- Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW)
- Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
- Device Hardening
- Review All Key Topics
- Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
Chapter 28: Virtualization
- Server Virtualization
- Network Functions Virtualization
- Review All Key Topics
Chapter 29: Foundational Network Programmability Concepts
- Command-Line Interface
- Application Programming Interface
- Data Models and Supporting Protocols
- Cisco DevNet
- GitHub
- Basic Python Components and Scripts
- Review All Key Topics
- References in This Lesson
Chapter 30: Introduction to Automation Tools
- Embedded Event Manager
- Agent-Based Automation Tools
- Agentless Automation Tools
- Review All Key Topics
All necessary course materials are included.
Certification(s):
This course prepares students to take the Cisco 350-401 ENCOR – Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies national certification exam.
