To earn CCNP Enterprise, you must pass two exams: a core exam and an enterprise concentration exam of your choice. And every exam in the CCNP Enterprise program earns an individual Specialist certification, so you get recognized for your accomplishments along the way.
Core Exam (Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies 350-401 ENCOR):
The core exam focuses on your knowledge of enterprise infrastructure including dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, network assurance, security, and automation. The core exam is also the qualifying exam for CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure and CCIE Enterprise Wireless certifications. Passing the core exam will qualify candidates to schedule and take the CCIE lab within the validity of their core exam.
Core Curriculum
DOMAIN 1—ARCHITECTURE (15%)
- Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
- Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment.
- Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployment
- 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.
DOMAIN 2—VIRTUALIZATION (10%)
- Describe device virtualization technologies.
- Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies.
- Describe network virtualization concepts.
DOMAIN 3—INFRASTRUCTURE (30%)
Working with layer 2
- Troubleshooting static, and dynamic trucking protocols and EtherChannel
- Configure and verify STP and MST
Working with layer 3
- Understanding the concepts of EIGRP and OSPF
- Configuring and verifying OSPF
- Configuring and verifying eBGP
Working with Wireless
- Describing layer 1 concepts
- Describe AP modes and antenna types.
- Describe access point discovery and join process.
- Describe the main principles and use of cases for layer 2 and layer 3 roaming.
- Troubleshooting WLAN configuration and wireless client connectivity issues
IP Services
- NTP
- Configure and verify NAT/PAT
- Configuring HSRP AND VRRP
- Describing multicast protocols
DOMAIN 4 —NETWORK ASSURANCE (10%)
Working with layer 2
- Diagnosing network problems
- Configure and verify device monitoring with Syslog
- Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Configure and verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
- Configure and verify IP SLA
- Describing Cisco DNA center workflow to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management.
- Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF
DOMAIN 5 —SECURITY (20%)
- 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
DOMAIN 5 —AUTOMATION (15%)
- Interpret basic python components and script
- Construct a valid JSON-encoded file
- Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language such as YANG.
- Describe APIs for Cisco response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF.
- Construct an EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection.
- Compare agent and agentless orchestration tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack.
Who should learn Cisco Core Technologies?
- Mid-level network engineers
- Network administrators
- Network Analyst
- Network support technicians
- Help desk technicians
- Solutions Design Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- Network Engineer
Concentration Exam:
Concentration exams focus on emerging and industry-specific topics such as network design, SD-WAN, wireless, and automation. You can prepare for concentration exams by taking corresponding Cisco training courses. Choose your CCNP Enterprise concentration exam from these options:
- Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services v1.0 (300-410 ENARSI).
- Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (300-415 ENSDWI).
- Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (300-420 ENSLD).
- Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (300-425 ENWLSD).
- Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (300-430 ENWLSI).
- Automating and Programming Cisco Enterprise Solutions (300-435 ENAUTO).
Concentration Exam (Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (300-410 ENARSI):
This course will expose the student to the knowledge of how to implement and troubleshoot Advanced routing technologies and services such as Layer 3, VPN services, infrastructure security, infrastructure services, and infrastructure automation.
Curriculum
DOMAIN 1—LAYER 3 TECHNOLOGIES (35%)
- Troubleshooting administrative distance
- Troubleshooting route map for any routing protocol (attributes, tagging, filter)
- Troubleshooting loop prevention mechanisms (filter, tagging, split horizon, route poisoning)
- Troubleshooting redistribution between any routing protocols or routing sources.
- Troubleshooting manual and auto-summarization with any routing protocol
- Configure and verify policy-based routing.
- Configure and verify VRF-Lite
- Describe Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
- Troubleshooting EIGRP (classic and named mode)
- Troubleshooting OSPF
- Troubleshooting BGP (internal and external)
DOMAIN 2—VPN TECHNOLOGIES (20%)
- Describe MPLS operation (LSR, LDP, Label switching, LSP)
- Describe MPLS layer 3 VPN
- Configure and verify DMVPN -single hub
DOMAIN 3—INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY (20%)
- Troubleshoot device security using IO-AAA (TACACS+, RADIUS, Local database)
- Troubleshooting router security features
- Troubleshooting control plane policing (CoPP)-Telnet, SSH, HTTP(S), SNMP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
- Describe IPV6 First Hop Security feature (RA guard, DHCP guard, binding table, ND inspection/snooping, source guard)
DOMAIN 4—INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES (25%)
- Troubleshoot device management.
- Troubleshoot SNMP
- Troubleshoot network problems using logging.
- Troubleshooting IPV4 and IPV6
- Troubleshooting network performance issues using IP SLA
- Troubleshoot NetFlow
- Troubleshoot network problems using Cisco DNA center assurance.
Who should learn Cisco CCNA Networking?
- Network Administrator
- Systems Administrator
- Network Analyst
- Network Design Engineer
- Infrastructure Engineer
- Solutions Design Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- Enterprise network engineers
What will I be able to do at the end of the training?
- You should be able to configure and deploy cisco routers and switches
- Ability to troubleshoot and fix network-related issues
- You should be able to set up security majors in a network
- Ability to manage cisco devices remotely
- Implement, manage, and troubleshoot Enterprise network
- You will be expected to detect, prevent and resolve any issues related to the security of the IT network of your organization
Prerequisite
- General understanding of network fundamentals
- Basic knowledge of how to implement LANs
- General understanding of how to manage network devices
- General understanding of how to secure network devices
- Basic knowledge of network automation
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) v1.0
