Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) v1.4

– • 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 VLANs and trunking
– • Implement redundant switched networks using Spanning Tree Protocol
– • 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 and areas, summarization, and route filtering for IPv4 and IPv6
– • Implement External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) interdomain routing, path selection, and single and dual-homed networking
– • Implement network redundancy using protocols such as 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), VPN, and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)
– • Describe the components and concepts of wireless networking, including Radio Frequency (RF) and antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards