Module 1: Architecture
- Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
- Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment
- Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
- Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
- Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
- Describe concepts of wired and wireless QoS
- Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms
Module 2: Virtualization
- Describe device virtualization technologies
- Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
- Describe network virtualization concepts
Module 3: Infrastructure
Layer 2
- Troubleshoot static and dynamic 802.1q trunking protocols
- Troubleshoot static and dynamic EtherChannels
- Configure and verify common Spanning Tree Protocols (RSTP and MST)
- Compare routing concepts of EIGRP and OSPF (advanced distance vector vs.
- linked state, load balancing, path selection, path operations, metrics)
- Configure and verify simple OSPF environments, including multiple normal
- areas, summarization, and filtering (neighbor adjacency, point-to-point and
- broadcast network types, and passive interface)
- Configure and verify eBGP between directly connected neighbors (best path selection algorithm and neighbor relationships)
Wireless
- Describe Layer 1 concepts, such as RF power, RSSI, SNR, interference noise,
- band and channels, and wireless client devices capabilities
- Describe AP modes and antenna types
- Describe access point discovery and join process (discovery algorithms, WLC
- selection process)
- Describe the main principles and use cases for Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming
- Troubleshoot WLAN configuration and wireless client connectivity issues
IP Services
- Describe Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Configure and verify NAT/PAT
- Configure first hop redundancy protocols, such as HSRP and VRRP
- Describe multicast protocols, such as PIM and IGMP v2/v3
Module 4: Network Assurance
- Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, trace route, ping, SNMP, and syslog
- Configure and verify device monitoring using syslog for remote logging
- Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Configure and verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
- Configure and verify IPSLA
- Describe Cisco DNA Center workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
- Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF
Module 5: Security
- Configure and verify device access control
- Configure and verify infrastructure security features
- Describe REST API security
- Configure and verify wireless security features
- Describe the components of network security design
Module 6: Automation
- Interpret basic Python components and scripts
- Construct valid JSON encoded file
- Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
- Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Center and vManage
- Interpret REST API response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF
- Construct EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection
- Compare agent vs. agentless orchestration tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack