Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies

PRE-REQUISITE:
- Must have CCNA training or with Cisco work background

DURATION:
* 5 days training
* 9am - 4pm
* 35 hours

EQUIPMENTS PER STUDENT:
• 3 CISCO Router
• 2 CISCO Switch
• Serial WAN Cable
• CAT 6 Cable

Inclusion (face-to-face training):  Lunch Meal
                                                    Certificate of completion
                                                    Training handout
                                                    Review material for exam
                                                    Free flowing coffee

Inclusion (Online Training):  Certificate of completion
                                             Training handout (soft copy)
                                              Review material for exam



Day 1

Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network

• Enterprise network design such as Tier 2, Tier 3, and Fabric Capacity planning
• High availability techniques such as redundancy, FHRP, and SSO

Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment
• Wireless deployment models (centralized, distributed, controller-less, controller based, cloud, remote branch)
• Location services in a WLAN design

Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments

Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• SD-WAN control and data planes elements
• Traditional WAN and SD-WAN solutions

Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
• SD-Access control and data planes elements
• Traditional campus interoperating with SD-Access

Describe concepts of wired and wireless QoS
• QoS components
• QoS policy

Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms
• Process and CEF
• MAC address table and TCAM
• FIB vs. RIB 

Day 2

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)

Layer 3
• 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

Day 3

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

Virtualization

Describe device virtualization technologies
• Hypervisor type 1 and 2
• Virtual machine
• Virtual switching

Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
• VRF
• GRE and IPsec tunneling

Describe network virtualization concepts
• LISP
• VXLAN 

Day 4

Security

Configure and verify device access control
• Lines and password protection
• Authentication and authorization using AAA

Configure and verify infrastructure security features
• ACLs
• CoPP

Describe REST API security

Configure and verify wireless security features
• EAP
• WebAuth
• PSK

Describe the components of network security design
• Threat defense
• Endpoint security
• Next-generation firewall
• TrustSec, MACsec
• Network access control with 802.1X, MAB, and WebAuth 

Day 5

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