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Introduction Part I Forwarding Chapter 1 Packet Forwarding Do I Know This Already? Quiz 2 Foundation Topics 3 Network Device Communication 3 Layer 2 Forwarding 4 Layer 3 Forwarding Forwarding Architectures Process Switching Software CEF Hardware CEF Stateful Switchover SDM Templates Exam Preparation Tasks Part II Layer 2 Chapter 2 Spanning Tree Protocol Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Spanning Tree Protocol Fundamentals IEEE 802.1D STP Building the STP Topology STP Topology Changes Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP (802.1W) Port States RSTP (802.1W) Port Roles RSTP (802.1W) Port Types Building the RSTP Topology Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 3 Advanced STP Tuning Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics STP Topology Tuning Root Bridge Placement Modifying STP Root Port and Blocked Switch Port Locations Modifying STP Port Priority Additional STP Protection Mechanisms Root Guard STP Portfast BPDU Guard BPDU Filter Problems with Unidirectional Links Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 4 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol MST Instances (MSTIs) MST Configuration MST Verification MST Tuning Common MST Misconfigurations MST Region Boundary Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 5 VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel Bundles Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics VLAN Trunking Protocol VTP Communication VTP Configuration VTP Verification Dynamic Trunking Protocol EtherChannel Bundle Dynamic Link Aggregation Protocols Verifying Port-Channel Status Viewing EtherChannel Neighbors Verifying EtherChannel Packets Advanced LACP Configuration Options Troubleshooting EtherChannel Bundles Load Balancing Traffic with EtherChannel Bundles Exam Preparation Tasks Part III Routing Chapter 6 IP Routing Essentials Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Routing Protocol Overview Distance Vector Algorithms Enhanced Distance Vector Algorithms Link-State Algorithms Path Vector Algorithm Path Selection Prefix Length Administrative Distance Metrics Static Routing Static Route Types Floating Static Routing Static Null Routes IPv6 Static Routes Virtual Routing and Forwarding Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 7 EIGRP Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics EIGRP Fundamentals Autonomous Systems EIGRP Terminology Topology Table EIGRP Neighbors Path Metric Calculation Wide Metrics Metric Backward Compatibility Load Balancing Failure Detection and Timers Convergence Route Summarization Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 8 OSPF Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics OSPF Fundamentals Inter-Router Communication OSPF Hello Packets Router ID Neighbors Designated Router and Backup Designated Router OSPF Configuration OSPF Network Statement Interface-Specific Configuration Statically Setting the Router ID Passive Interfaces Requirements for Neighbor Adjacency Sample Topology and Configuration Confirmation of Interfaces Verification of OSPF Neighbor Adjacencies Verification of OSPF Routes Default Route Advertisement Common OSPF Optimizations Link Costs Failure Detection DR Placement OSPF Network Types Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 9 Advanced OSPF Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Areas Area ID OSPF Route Types Link-State Announcements LSA Sequences LSA Age and Flooding LSA Types Discontiguous Networks OSPF Path Selection Intra-Area Routes Interarea Routes Equal-Cost Multipathing Summarization of Routes Summarization Fundamentals Interarea Summarization Summarization Metrics Configuration of Interarea Summarization Route Filtering Filtering with Summarization Area Filtering Local OSPF Filtering Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 10 OSPFv3 Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics OSPFv3 Fundamentals OSPFv3 Link-State Advertisement OSPFv3 Communication OSPFv3 Configuration OSPFv3 Verification Passive Interface Summarization Network Type IPv4 Support in OSPFv3 Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 11 BGP Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics BGP Fundamentals Autonomous System Numbers Path Attributes Loop Prevention Address Families Inter-Router Communication BGP Neighbor States Basic BGP Configuration Verification of BGP Sessions Prefix Advertisement Receiving and Viewing Routes BGP Route Advertisements from Indirect Sources Route Summarization Aggregate Address Atomic Aggregate Route Aggregation with AS_SET Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6 IPv6 Configuration IPv6 Summarization Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 12 Advanced BGP Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics BGP Multihoming Resiliency in Service Providers Internet Transit Routing Branch Transit Routing Conditional Matching Access Control Lists Prefix Matching Regular Expressions (regex) Route Maps Conditional Matching Optional Actions The continue Keyword BGP Route Filtering and Manipulation Distribute List Filtering Prefix List Filtering AS Path ACL Filtering Route Maps Clearing BGP Connections BGP Communities Well-Known Communities Enabling BGP Community Support Conditionally Matching BGP Communities Setting Private BGP Communities Understanding BGP Path Selection Routing Path Selection Using Longest Match BGP Best Path Overview Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 13 Multicast Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Multicast Fundamentals Multicast Addressing Layer 2 Multicast Addresses Internet Group Management Protocol IGMPv2 IGMPv3 IGMP Snooping Protocol Independent Multicast PIM Distribution Trees PIM Terminology PIM Dense Mode PIM Sparse Mode Reverse Path Forwarding PIM Forwarder Rendezvous Points Static RP Auto-RP PIM Bootstrap Router Exam Preparation Tasks Part IV Services Chapter 14 QoS Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics The Need for QoS Lack of Bandwidth Latency and Jitter Packet Loss QoS Models Classification and Marking Classification Marking DSCP Per-Hop Behaviors Scavenger Class Trust Boundary A Practical Example: Wireless QoS Policing and Shaping Placing Policers and Shapers in the Network Markdown Token Bucket Algorithms Types of Policers Congestion Management and Avoidance Congestion Management Congestion-Avoidance Tools Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 15 IP Services Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Time Synchronization Network Time Protocol NTP Configuration Stratum Preference NTP Peers First-Hop Redundancy Protocol Object Tracking Hot Standby Router Protocol Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Global Load Balancing Protocol Network Address Translation NAT Topology Static NAT Pooled NAT Port Address Translation Exam Preparation Tasks Part V Overlay Chapter 16 Overlay Tunnels Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunnels GRE Tunnel Configuration GRE Configuration Example Problems with Overlay Networks: Recursive Routing IPsec Fundamentals Authentication Header Encapsulating Security Payload Transform Sets Internet Key Exchange IPsec VPNs Site-to-Site IPsec Configuration Cisco Location/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) LISP Architecture and Protocols LISP Operation Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) Exam Preparation Tasks Part VI Wireless Chapter 17 Wireless Signals and Modulation Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding Basic Wireless Theory Understanding Frequency Understanding Phase Measuring Wavelength Understanding RF Power and dB Carrying Data Over an RF Signal Maintaining AP-Client Compatibility Using Multiple Radios to Scale Performance Maximizing the AP-Client Throughput Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 18 Wireless Infrastructure Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Wireless LAN Topologies Autonomous Topology Lightweight AP Topologies Pairing Lightweight APs and WLCs AP States Discovering a WLC Selecting a WLC Maintaining WLC Availability Cisco AP Modes Leveraging Antennas for Wireless Coverage Radiation Patterns Gain Beamwidth Polarization Omnidirectional Antennas Directional Antennas Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 19 Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Roaming Overview Roaming Between Autonomous APs Intracontroller Roaming Roaming Between Centralized Controllers Layer 2 Roaming Layer 3 Roaming Scaling Mobility with Mobility Groups Locating Devices in a Wireless Network Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 20 Authenticating Wireless Clients Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Open Authentication Authenticating with Pre-Shared Key Authenticating with EAP Configuring EAP-Based Authentication with External RADIUS Servers Configuring EAP-Based Authentication with Local EAP Verifying EAP-Based Authentication Configuration Authenticating with WebAuth Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 21 Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Troubleshooting Client Connectivity from the WLC Checking the Client's Connection Status Checking the Client's Association and Signal Status Checking the Client's Mobility State Checking the Client's Wireless Policies Testing a Wireless Client Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems at the AP Exam Preparation Tasks Part VII Architecture Chapter 22 Enterprise Network Architecture Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Hierarchical LAN Design Model Access Layer Distribution Layer Core Layer Enterprise Network Architecture Options Two-Tier Design (Collapsed Core) Three-Tier Design Layer 2 Access Layer (STP Based) Layer 3 Access Layer (Routed Access) Simplified Campus Design Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) Design Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 23 Fabric Technologies Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) What Is SD-Access? SD-Access Architecture Physical Layer Controller Layer Management Layer Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Cisco SD-WAN Architecture vManage NMS vSmart Controller Cisco SD-WAN Routers (vEdge and cEdge) vBond Orchestrator vAnalytics Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp Cloud OnRamp for SaaS Cloud OnRamp for IaaS Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 24 Network Assurance Do I Know This Already? Foundation Topics Network Diagnostic Tools ping traceroute Debugging Conditional Debugging Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) syslog NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Technologies Local SPAN Specifying the Source Ports Remote SPAN (RSPAN) Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) IP SLA Cisco DNA Center Assurance Exam Preparation Tasks Part VIII Security Chapter 25 Secure Network Access Control Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Network Security Design for Threat Defense Next-Generation Endpoint Security Cisco Talos Cisco Threat Grid Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) Cisco AnyConnect Cisco Umbrella Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Cisco Stealthwatch Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Network Access Control (NAC) 802.1x MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) Web Authentication (WebAuth) Enhanced Flexible Authentication (FlexAuth) Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS) 2.0 Cisco TrustSec MACsec Exam Preparation Tasks Chapter 26 Network Device Access Control and Infrastructure Security Do I Know This Already? Quiz Foundation Topics Access Control Lists (ACLs) Numbered Standard ACLs Numbered Extended ACLs Named ACLs Port ACLs (PACLs) and VLAN ACLs (VACLs) PACL, VACL, and RACL Interaction Terminal Lines and Password Protection Password Types Password Encryption Username and Password Authentication Configuring Line Local Password Authentication Verifying Line Local Password Authentication Configuring Line Local Username and Password Authentication Verifying Line Local Username and Password Authentication Privilege Levels and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Verifying Privilege Levels Controlling Access to vty Lines with ACLs Verifying Access to vty Lines with ACLs Controlling Access to vty Lines Using Transport Input Verifying Access to vty Lines Using Transport Input Enabling SSH vty Access Auxiliary Port EXEC Timeout Absolute Timeout Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) TACACS+ RADIUS Configuring AAA for Network Device Access Control Verifying AAA Configuration Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW) The Self Zone The Default Zone ZBFW Configuration Verifying ZBFW Control Plane Policing (CoPP) Configuring ACLs for CoPP Configuring Class Maps for CoPP Configuring the Policy Map for CoPP
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