Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies

- Entry- to mid-level network engineers

- Network administrators

- Network support technicians

- Help desk technicians

After taking this training, you should be able to:

- Illustrate the hierarchical network design model and architecture using the access, distribution, and core layers

- Compare and contrast the various hardware and software switching mechanisms and operation, while defining the ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) and content addressable memory (CAM), along with process switching, fast switching, and Cisco Express Forwarding concepts

- Troubleshoot Layer 2 connectivity using virtual local area networks (VLANs) and trunking

- Implement redundant switched networks using Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

- Troubleshoot link aggregation using EtherChannel

- Describe the features, metrics, and path selection concepts of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

- Implement and optimize Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3, including adjacencies, packet types, areas, summarization, and route filtering for internet protocol (IP)v4 and IPv6

- Implement External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) interdomain routing, path selection, and single and dual-homed networking

- Implement network redundancy using protocols including Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

- Implement internet connectivity within enterprise using static and dynamic Network Address Translation (NAT)

- Describe the virtualization technology of servers, switches, and the various network devices and components

- Implement overlay technologies, such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), virtual private network (VPN), and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)

- Describe the components and concepts of wireless networking including radio frequency (RF), antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards

- Describe the various wireless deployment models available, 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

- Describe 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) wireless client authentication on a WLC

- Troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues using various available tools

- Troubleshoot 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 troubleshooting tools, which include show and debug commands, as well as best practices in troubleshooting

Knowledge and skills, you should have before attending this course:

- Implementation of Enterprise LAN networks.

- Basic understanding of Enterprise routing and wireless connectivity.

- Basic understanding of python scripting.

Here are recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help students meet these prerequisites:

- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

- Understanding Cisco Wireless Foundations (WLFNDU)