Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Training Courses

This course curriculum helps you to prepare for the Cisco IP Routing (300-101) ” We have designed this course in-line with the CCNP-Routing and Switch exam. The ROUTE 300-101 exam will certify your routing knowledge and skills of successful candidates.  This course also covers the configuration of highly secure routing solutions to support mobile workers and branch office.

1. Network Principles:

Identify Cisco Express Forwarding concepts

• Understand about FIB
• Learn about Adjacency table

 Explain general network challenges

• Unicast
• Out-of-order packets
• Asymmetric routing

 Describe IP operations

• ICMP Unreachable and Redirects
• IPv4 and IPv6 fragmentation
• TTL
• Explain TCP operations
• IPv4 and IPv6 (P)MTU
• MSS
• Latency
• Windowing
• Bandwidth-delay product
• Global synchronization

 Describe UDP operations

• What is Starvation
• What is Latency
• Learn and understand about Recognize proposed changes to the network
• Understand changes to routing protocol parameters
• How to Migrate parts of the network to IPv6
• Learn about Routing protocol migration

 2. Layer 2 Technology:

Configure and verify PPP

• Authentication (PAP, CHAP)
• PPPoE (client side only)

 Explain Frame Relay

• Operations
• Point-to-point
• Multipoint

 3. Layer 3 technologies:

Identify, configure, and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

• Address types (Unicast, broadcast, multicast, and VLSM)
• Learn what is ARP
• Understand about DHCP relay and server
• Understand DHCP protocol operations

 Identify IPv6 addressing and subnetting

• Unicast
• EUI-64
• ND, RS/RA
• Autoconfig (SLAAC)
• DHCP relay and server
• DHCP protocol operations

• Configure and verify static routing
• Configure and verify default routing

 Evaluate routing protocol types

• Distance vector
• Link state
• Path vector

• Describe administrative distance
• Troubleshoot passive interfaces
• Configure and verify VRF lite
• Configure and verify filtering with any protocol
• Configure and verify redistribution between any routing protocols or routing sources
• Configure and verify manual and auto summarization with any routing protocol
• Configure and verify policy-based routing
• Identify suboptimal routing
• Explain ROUTE maps

 Configure and verify loop prevention mechanisms

• Route tagging and filtering
• Split-horizon
• Route poisoning

• Configure and verify RIPv2
• Describe RIPng
• Describe EIGRP packet types
• Configure and verify EIGRP neighbor relationship and authentication
• Configure and verify EIGRP stubs

 Configure and verify EIGRP load balancing

• Understand about Equal cost
• Understand about Unequal cost

• Describe and optimize EIGRP metrics
• Configure and verify EIGRP for IPv6
• Describe OSPF packet types
• Configure and verify OSPF neighbor relationship and authentication

 Configure and verify network types, area types, and router types

• Point-to-point, multipoint, broadcast, non broadcast
• LSA types, area type: backbone, normal, transit, stub, NSSA, totally stub
• Internal router, backbone router, ABR, ASBR
• Virtual link

• Configure and verify OSPF path preference
• Configure and verify OSPF operations
• Configure and verify OSPF for IPv6

 Describe, configure, and verify BGP peer relationships and authentication

• Peer group
• Active, passive
• States and timers

 Configure and verify eBGP (IPv4 and IPv6 address families)

• eBGP
• 4-byte AS number
• Private AS

• Explain BGP attributes and best-path selection

 4. VPN Technologies:

• Configure and verify GRE
• Describe DMVPN (single hub)
• Describe Easy Virtual Networking (EVN)

 5. Infrastructure Security:

• Describe IOS AAA using local database
• Describe device security using IOS AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
• AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
• Local privilege authorization fallback

 Configure and verify device access control

• Lines (VTY, AUX, console)
• Learn about Management plane protection
• Understand Password encryption

 Configure and verify router security features

• Learn about IPv4 access control lists (standard, extended, time-based)
• IPv6 traffic filter
• Unicast reverse path forwarding

 6. Infrastructure Services:

Configure and verify device management

• Console and VTY
• Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SCP
• (T)FTP

 Configure and verify SNMP

• Concept of v2
• Concept of v3

 Configure and verify logging

• Local logging, syslog, debugs, conditional debugs
• Timestamps

 Configure and verify Network Time Protocol (NTP)

• NTP master, client, version 3, version 4
• NTP authentication

 Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP

• DHCP client, IOS DHCP server, DHCP relay
• Describe DHCP options

 Configure and verify IPv4 Network Address Translation (NAT)

• Static NAT, dynamic NAT, PAT

 Describe IPv6 NAT

• NAT64
• NPTv6

• Describe SLA architecture
• Configure and verify IP SLA
• ICMP

 Configure and verify tracking objects

• Learn how to Track objects
• Learn how to Track different entities (for example, interfaces, IPSLA results)

 Configure and verify Cisco NetFlow

• NetFlow v5, v9
• Local retrieval
• Export (configuration only)

This course curriculum helps you to prepare for the CCNP- Cisco Exam # 300-115 "SWITCH” We have designed this course in-line with the CCNP-Routing and Switch exam.

1. Layer 2 technologies:

Configure and verify switch administration

• SDM templates
• Managing MAC address table
• Troubleshoot Err-disable recovery

 Configure and verify Layer 2 protocols

• CDP, LLDP
• UDLD

 Configure and verify VLANs

• Configuring static, dynamic VLAN.
• Deploying VLAN
• Access ports
• VLAN database
• Normal, extended VLAN, voice VLAN

 Configure and verify trunking

• VTPv1, VTPv2, VTPv3, VTP pruning
• dot1Q
• Native VLAN
• VLAN Trunks, VLAN trunk configuration
• VTP domains, Modes, advertisement, Synchronization, configuration, VTP pruning
• Manual pruning

 Configure and verify Ether Channels

• Switch Port Aggregation with Ether Channel
• Ethernet Channel negotiation protocol
• Ethernet Channel configuration
• LACP, PAgP, manual
• Layer 2, Layer 3
• Load balancing
• Ether Channel misconfiguration guard

 Configure and verify spanning tree

• PVST+, RPVST+, MST
• Switch priority, port priority, path cost, STP timers
• STP Rootbridge
• STP states
• Bridging Loops
• Protecting against unexpected BPDU, Root guard
• PortFast, BPDUguard, BPDUfilter
• Loopguard and Rootguard

 Configure and verify other LAN switching technologies

• SPAN, RSPAN

 Describe chassis virtualization and aggregation technologies

• Stackwise

2. Infrastructure Security:

Configure and verify switch security features

• Configuring DHCP
• DHCP snooping
• IP Source Guard
• Dynamic ARP inspection
• Port security
• Private VLAN
• Storm control

 Describe device security using Cisco IOS AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS

• AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
• Local privilege authorization fallback

3. Infrastructure Services:

Configure and verify first-hop redundancy protocols

• HSRP
• VRRP
• GLBP

Managing Switches with SNMP

• SNMP overview
• Configuring SNMPv1
• Configuring SNMPv2C
• Configuring SNMPv3

This course curriculum helps you to prepare for Cisco Exam # 300-135 "TSHOOT.

We have covered the following topics that are likely to be included in the exam.

1. Network Principles:

Use Cisco IOS troubleshooting tools

• Debug, conditional debug
• Ping and trace route with extended options
• Apply troubleshooting methodologies
• Diagnose the root cause of networking issues (analyze symptoms, identify and describe root cause)
• Design and implement valid solutions
• Verify and monitor resolution

2. Layer 2 Technologies:

Troubleshoot switch administration

• SDM templates
• Managing MAC address table
• Troubleshoot Err-disable recovery

 Troubleshoot Layer 2 protocols

• CDP, LLDP
• UDLD

 Troubleshoot VLANs

• Access ports
• VLAN database
• Normal, extended VLAN, voice VLAN

 Troubleshoot Trunking

• VTPv1, VTPv2, VTPv3, VTP pruning
• dot1Q
• Native VLAN
• Manual pruning

 Troubleshoot Ether Channels

• LACP, PAgP, manual
• Layer 2, Layer 3
• Load balancing
• EtherChannel misconfiguration guard

 Troubleshoot spanning tree

• PVST+, RPVST +, MST
• Switch priority, port priority, path cost, STP timers
• PortFast, BPDUguard, BPDUfilter
• Loopguard, Rootguard

 Troubleshoot other LAN switching technologies

• SPAN, RSPAN

 Troubleshoot chassis virtualization and aggregation technologies

• Stackwise

 3. Layer 3 Technologies:

Troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting

• Address types (Unicast, broadcast, multicast, and VLSM)
• ARP
• DHCP relay and server
• DHCP protocol operations

 Troubleshoot IPv6 addressing and subnetting

• Unicast
• EUI-64
• ND, RS/RA
• Autoconfig (SLAAC)
• DHCP relay and server
• DHCP protocol operations

• Troubleshoot static routing
• Troubleshoot default routing
• Troubleshoot administrative distance
• Troubleshoot passive interfaces
• Troubleshoot VRF lite
• Troubleshoot filtering with any protocol
• Troubleshoot between any routing protocols or routing sources
• Troubleshoot manual and auto summarization with any routing protocol
• Troubleshoot policy-based routing
• Troubleshoot suboptimal routing

 Troubleshoot loop prevention mechanisms

• Route tagging, filtering
• Split-horizon
• Route poisoning

 Troubleshoot RIPv2

• Troubleshoot EIGRP neighbor relationship and authentication

 Troubleshoot loop free path selection

• RD. FD, FC, successor, feasible successor

 Troubleshoot EIGPR operations

• Stuck in active

• Troubleshoot EIGRP stubs

 Troubleshoot EIGRP load balancing

• Equal cost
• Unequal cost

• Troubleshoot EIGRP metrics
• Troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv6
• Troubleshoot OSPF neighbor relationship and authentication

 Troubleshoot network types, area types, and router types

• Point-to-point, multipoint, broadcast, non-broadcast
• LSA types, area type: backbone, normal, transit, stub, NSSA, totally stub
• Internal router, backbone router, ABR, ASBR
• Virtual link

• Troubleshoot OSPF path preference
• Troubleshoot OSPF operations
• Troubleshoot OSPF for IPv6

 Troubleshoot BGP peer relationships and authentication

• Peer group
• Active, passive
• States and timers

 Troubleshoot eBGP

• eBGP
• 4-byte AS number
• Private AS

 VPN Technologies

• Troubleshoot GRE

• Infrastructure Security
• Troubleshoot IOS AAA using local database

 Troubleshoot device access control

• Lines (VTY, AUX, console)
• Management plane protection
• Password encryption

 Troubleshoot router security features

• IPv4 access control lists (standard, extended, time-based)
• IPv6 traffic filter
• Unicast reverse path forwarding

 Infrastructure Services

• Troubleshoot device management
• Console and VTY
• Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SCP
• (T)FTP

 Troubleshoot SNMP

• v2
• v3

 Troubleshoot logging

• Local logging, syslog, debugs, conditional debugs
• Timestamps
• Troubleshoot Network Time Protocol(NTP)
• NTP master, client, version 3, version 4
• NTP authentication

 Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP

• DHCP client, IOS DHCP server, DHCP relay
• Describe DHCP options

 Troubleshoot IPv4 Network Address Translation (NAT)

• Static NAT, Dynamic NAT, PAT

• Troubleshoot SLA architecture
• Troubleshoot tracking objects
• Tracking objects
• Tracking different entities (for example, interfaces, IPSLA results)