CCNP Training Overview
ROUTE
Introduction to Router and Routing Protocols
• Static Routing, Dynamic Routing, Default Routing
• IP Addressing, Summarization (Auto and Manual)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
• EIGRP Features, EIGRP Update Process
• Configuration and Verification of EIGRP Tables
• EQUAL and UNEQUAL Metric Route Load Sharing
• Summarization, EIGRP Metric Tuning
• Manipulating Hello and Hold Timer, Static Neighbor configuration
• Passive Interfaces, Authentication
• Neighbor ship over WAN, EIGRP Stub features
• Default Route with EIGRP
• Route Filtering by using ACL, IP Prefix-list and Route-Map
OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST
• OSPF Link State Features, Packet Types
• OSPF Neighbors and Adjacencies on LAN and WAN
• LSA TYPES, OSPF Metric Calculation and Tuning
• OSPF Network Types (Point-to-Point, BMA, NBMA)
• OSPF Configuration and Verification, Route Filtering
• Route Summarization, Default Route in OSPF
• Special Areas (Stub, Totally Stubby, NSSA, Totally NSSA)
• OSPF Virtual Link with Authentication / No Authentication
• Manipulating Hello and Dead Intervals
Route Redistribution
• Redistribution Concepts and Process
• Redistributing into EIGRP / OSPF / RIPAdvance
Redistribution:
• Redistribution with Route-Map / Distribute-list
• Issues with Multiple Redistribution Points
BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL
• Basics of Internet Routing and Addressing
• Internet Route Aggregation, BGP ASNs (Public and Private ASNs)
• Single Homed, Dual Homed, Single Multi homed, Dual Multi homed
• Internal BGP: Next-hop Issue with IBGP, Split-Horizon, IBGP Mesh
• Clearing BGP Peers (Inbound and Outbound Filtering)
• IBGP Neighbors with Loopback Address
• External BGP: ebgp Neighbors with Loopback Address
• BGP Update Messages and BGP States
• Effect of Auto Summarization in BGP
• BGP Path Attributes: Weight, Local Preference, As-path Pre-pend
• Origin Codes, Multi Exit Discriminator
BGP Route Filtering and BGP PATH Selection Process
SWITCH
Enterprise Campus Network Design
• Hierarchical Network Design
• Layer 2 Switch Operation
• Multi Layer Switch Operation, Types of Multi Layer Switch
• Switching Tables: CAM / TCAM
• Ethernet Concepts: Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet / Metro Ethernet
• Switch Port Cables and Connectors
• Switch Port Configuration: Port Speed & Port Duplex Mode
• VLAN and TRUNKS: VLAN Membership and Deployment
• Trunk Encapsulation (ISL/Dot1q), DTP
• VLAN Trunking Protocol: VTP Domain / Modes / Advertisement
• VTP Version and VTP Pruning
Aggregating Switch Link
• Switch Port Aggregating with Ether Channel
• Ether Channel Load Balancing
• Ether Channel Negotiation Protocol (PAgP, LACP)
Spanning Tree Protocol
• STP Concept, BPDU (CBPDU, TCN BPDU)
• STP States, STP Timers
• Types of STP: CST/PVST /PVST+
• STP Root Bridge Placement and Configuration
• STP Customization, Modifying STP Timers
• PORTFAST / UPLINKFAST / BACKBONEFAST
• Protecting STP: ROOTGUARD / BPDUGUARD / LOOPGUARD/UDLD
Advance Spanning Tree Protocol
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol:
• BPDU & Convergence in RSTP
• Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol:
• MST Region, Instances with MST
MULTI LAYER SWITCH
• Type of Interfaces in MLS
• Inter VLAN Routing in MLS