Prerequisites
To apply for the CCNP Training, you need to either:
- You should have a basic understanding of computer networking concepts like TCP/IP, DNS and firewalls
- You should have a basic understanding of Operating systems like Windows & Linux
- You should have a basic understanding of security concepts like access control, encryption and authentication
- You should also be familiar with at least one programming language like Java, Ruby or Python.
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to Routing and Routing Protocols
- 1.1 Static Routing
- 1.2 Dynamic Routing
- 1.3 Default Routing
- 1.4 IP Addressing
- 1.5 Summarization (Auto and Manual)
Module 2: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
- 2.1 EIGRP Features
- 2.2 EIGRP Update Process
- 2.3 Configuration and Verification of EIGRP Tables
- 2.4 EQUAL and UNEQUAL Metric Route Load Sharing
- 2.5 Summarization
- 2.6 EIGRP Metric Tuning
- 2.7 Manipulating Hello and Hold Timer
- 2.8 Static Neighbour configuration
- 2.9 Passive Interfaces
- 2.10 Authentication
- 2.11 Neighbour ship over WAN
- 2.22 EIGRP Stub features
- 2.23 Default Route with EIGRP
- 2.24 Route Filtering by using ACL
- 2.25 IP Prefix-list and Route-Map
Module 3: Open Shortest Path First
- 3.1 OSPF Link State Features
- 3.2 Packet Types
- 3.3 OSPF Neighbours and Adjacencies on LAN and WAN,
- 3.4 LSA TYPES
- 3.5 OSPF Metric Calculation and Tuning
- 3.6 OSPF Network Types (Point-to-Point, BMA, NBMA)
- 3.7 OSPF Configuration and Verification
- 3.8 Route Filtering
Module 4: Route, Summarization, Default Route in OSPF
- 4.1 Special Areas (Stub, Totally Stubby, NSSA, Totally NSSA)
- 4.2 OSPF Virtual Link with Authentication / No Authentication
- 4.3 Manipulating Hello and Dead Intervals
Module 5: Route Redistribution
- 5.1 Redistribution Concepts and Process
- 5.2 Redistributing into EIGRP / OSPF / RIP
Module 6: Advance Redistribution
- 6.1 Redistribution with Route-Map / Distribute-list
- 6.2 Issues with Multiple Redistribution Points
Module 7: Border Gateway Protocol
- 7.1 Basics of Internet Routing and Addressing
- 7.2 Internet Route Aggregation
- 7.3 BGP ASNs (Public and Private ASNs)
- 7.4 Single Homed and Dual Homed
- 7.5 Single Multihomed and Dual Multihomed
- 7.6 Internal BGP: Next-hop Issue with IBGP
- 7.7 Split-Horizon
- 7.8 IBGP Mesh
- 7.9 Clearing BGP Peers (Inbound and Outbound Filtering)
- 7.10 IBGP Neighbours with Loopback Address
- 7.11 External BGP ebgp Neighbours with Loopback Address
- 7.12 BGP Update Messages and the BGP States
- 7.13 Effect of Auto Summarization in BGP
- 7.14 BGP Path Attributes: Weight
- 7.15 Local Preference
- 7.16 As-path Pre-pend
- 7.17 Origin Codes
- 7.18 Multi Exit Discriminator
- 7.19 BGP Route Filtering and BGP PATH Selection Process
Module 8: Switch
- 8.1 Enterprise Campus Network Design.
- 8.2 Hierarchical Network Design.
- 8.3 Layer 2 Switch Operation.
- 8.4 Multi-Layer Switch Operation.
- 8.5 Types of Multi-Layer Switch.
- 8.6 Switching Tables: CAM / TCAM.
- 8.7 Ethernet Concepts: Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabyte Ethernet.
- 8.8 10 Gigabyte Ethernet / Metro Ethernet.
- 8.9 Switch Port Cables and Connectors.
- 8.10 Switch Port Configuration: Port Speed and Port Duplex Mode.
- 8.11 VLAN and TRUNKS: VLAN Membership and Deployment.
- 8.12 Trunk Encapsulation (ISL/Dot1q).
- 8.13 DTP and VLAN Trunking Protocol: VTP Domain / Modes / Advertisement.
- 8.14 VTP Version and VTP Pruning.
Module 9: Aggregating Switch Link
- 9.1 Switch Port Aggregation with EtherChannel.
- 9.2 Ether Channel Load Balancing.
- 9.3 EtherChannel Negotiation Protocol (PAgP, LACP).
Module 10: Spanning Tree Protocol
- 10.1 STP Concept.
- 10.2 BPDU (CBPDU, TCN BPDU).
- 10.3 STP States.
- 10.4 STP Timers.
- 10.5 Types of STP: CST/PVST /PVST+.
- 10.6 STP Root Bridge Placement and Configuration.
- 10.7 STP Customization.
- 10.8 Modifying STP Timers.
- 10.9 PORTFAST / UPLINKFAST / BACKBONEFAST.
- 10.10 Protecting STP: ROOTGUARD / BPDUGUARD / LOOPGUARD/ UDLD.
Module 11: Advanced Spanning Tree Protocol
- 11.1 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol.
- 11.2 BPDU and Convergence in RSTP.
- 11.3 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol.
- 11.4 MST Region.
- 11.5 Instances with MST.
Module 12: MultiLayer Switch
- 12.1 Type of Interfaces in MLS.
- 12.2 Inter VLAN Routing in MLS.
- 12.3 Multi-Layer Switching with CEF.
Module 13: Layer 3 High Availability
- 13.1 HSRP / VRRP / GLBP.
- 13.2 Supervisor and Route Processor Redundancy.
- 13.3 Configuring Redundancy Modes and Supervisor Synchronization.
- 13.4 Non-Stop Forwarding.
Module 14: Troubleshooting
- 14.1 Correct path selection
- 14.2 Troubleshoot and resolve OSPF problems
- 14.3 Neighbour advances
- 14.4 Hello and Dead timers
- 14.5 OSPF area
- 14.6 Interface MTU
- 14.7 Network types
- 14.8 Neighbour states
- 14.9 OSPF topology database
- 14.10 Troubleshoot and Resolve EIGRP problems
- 14.11 Neighbour adjacencies
- 14.12 AS number
- 14.13 Load balancing
- 14.14 Troubleshoot and Resolve interVLAN
- 14.15 Connectivity
- 14.16 Encapsulation
- 14.17 Subnet
- 14.18 Native VLAN
- 14.19 Port mode trunk status
- 14.20 Troubleshoot and Resolve ACL issues
- 14.21 Statistics
- 14.22 Permitted networks
- 14.23 Direction
- 14.44 Troubleshoot and Resolve WAN implementation issues
- 14.15 Serial interfaces
- 14.16 PPP
- 14.17 Frame relay
- 14.18 Troubleshoot EtherChannel problems
