In this course, our aim is to enhance student’s current networking skills. Training includes information about using advanced L2 switching and routing to incorporate scalability for LAN and WAN compatible Cisco routers and Switches. By undergoing this course the student will gain a wide range of networking skills that will help him to grow under professional IT positions such as System Engineer, Network Engineer, L2 Support Engineer etc.This course will help student to adapt any changes that may arise over a time.
This course will help student on how to plan for routing and switching services, Implementation of EIGRP- Based Solution, Scalable Multi Area Network OSPF-Based Solution, IPv4-Based Redistribution Solution, Path Control and connecting network to ISP network. Implementation of Layer 2 Switch using STP, VTP, VLAN and Switch Security.
Architecture
Describe the different design principles used in an enterprise network
Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment
Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
Describe the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
Describe the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
Explain concepts of wired and wireless QoS
Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms
Infrastructure
Layer 2
Layer 3
Wireless
IP Services
Virtualization
Explain device virtualization technologies
Implement and test data path virtualization technologies
Explain network virtualization concepts
Security
Implement and test device access control
Implement and test infrastructure security features
Explain REST API security
Implement and test wireless security features
Explain the components of network security design
Network Assurance
Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, trace route, ping, SNMP, and syslog
Implement and test device monitoring using syslog for remote logging
Implement and test NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
Implement and test SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
Implement and test IPSLA
Explain Cisco DNA Center workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
Implement and test NETCONF and RESTCONF
Automation
Interpret basic Python components and scripts
Construct valid JSON encoded file
Explain the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
Explain 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 Salt Stack.
Layer 3 Technologies
Troubleshoot administrative distance (all routing protocols)
Troubleshoot route map for any routing protocol (attributes, tagging, filtering)
Troubleshoot loop prevention mechanisms (filtering, tagging, split horizon, route poisoning)
Troubleshoot redistribution between any routing protocols or routing sources
Troubleshoot manual and auto-summarization with any routing protocol
Implement and test policy-based routing
Implement and test VRF-Lite
Define Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
Troubleshoot EIGRP (classic and named mode)
Troubleshoot OSPF (v2/v3)
Troubleshoot BGP (Internal and External)
VPN Technologies
Define MPLS operations (LSR, LDP, label switching, LSP)
Define MPLS Layer 3 VPN
Implement and test DMVPN (single hub)
Infrastructure Services
Troubleshoot device management
Troubleshoot SNMP (v2c, v3)
Troubleshoot network problems using logging (local, syslog, debugs, conditional debugs, timestamps)
Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP (DHCP client, IOS DHCP server, DHCP relay, DHCP options)
Troubleshoot network performance issues using IP SLA (jitter, tracking objects, delay, connectivity)
Troubleshoot NetFlow (v5, v9, flexible NetFlow)
Troubleshoot network problems using Cisco DNA Center assurance (connectivity, monitoring, device health, network health)
Infrastructure Security
Troubleshoot device security using IOS AAA (TACACS+, RADIUS, local database)
Troubleshoot router security features
Troubleshoot control plane policing (CoPP) (Telnet, SSH, HTTP(S), SNMP,EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
Define IPv6 First Hop security features (RA guard, DHCP guard, binding table, ND inspection/snooping, source guard)
Architecture
Explain Cisco SD-WAN Architecture and Components
Explain WAN Edge platform types, capabilities (vEdges, cEdges)
Controller Deployment
Explain controller cloud deployment
Explain Controller on-Prem Deployment
Implement and test certificates and whitelisting
Troubleshoot control-plane connectivity between controllers
Policies
Implement and test control policies
Implement and test data policies
Implement and test end-to-end segmentation
Implement and test SD-WAN application-aware routing
Implement and test direct Internet access
Router Deployment
Explain WAN Edge deployment
Implement and test SD-WAN data plane
Implement and test OMP
Implement and test TLOCs
Implement and test CLI and vManage feature configuration templates
Management and Operations
Explain monitoring and reporting from vManage
Implement and test monitoring and reporting
Define REST API monitoring
Define software upgrade from vManage
Security and Quality of Service
Implement and test service insertion
Explain application-aware firewall
Implement and test QoS treatment on WAN edge routers
FlexConnect
Deploy FlexConnect components such as switching and operating modes
Deploy FlexConnect capabilities
Implement Office Extend
Location Services
Deploy MSE and CMX on a wireless network
Implement location services
QoS on a Wireless Network
Implement QoS schemes based on requirements including wired to wireless mapping
Implement QoS for wireless clients
Implement AVC including Fastlane (only on WLC)
Multicast
Implement multicast components
Define how multicast can affect wireless networks
Implement multicast on a WLAN
Implement mDNS
Implement Multicast Direct
Security for Wireless Client Connectivity
Implement client profiling on WLC and ISE
Implement BYOD and guest
Implement 802.1X and AAA on different wireless architectures and ISE
Implement Identity-Based Networking on different wireless architectures (VLANs, QoS, ACLs)
Advanced Location Services
Implement CMX components
Implement location-aware guest services using custom portal and Facebook Wi-Fi
Troubleshoot location accuracy using Cisco Hyper location
Troubleshoot CMX high availability
Implement wIPS using MSE
Device Hardening
Implement device access controls (including RADIUS and TACACS+)
Implement access point authentication (including 802.1X)
Implement CPU ACLs on the controller
Monitoring
Use reports on PI and Cisco DNA center
Manage alarms and rogues (APs and clients)
Manage RF interferers
Troubleshoot client connectivity
Network Programmability Foundation
Use common version control operations with git (add, clone, push, commit, diff, branching, merging conflict)
Define characteristics of API styles (REST and RPC)
Define the challenges encountered and patterns used when consuming APIs synchronously and asynchronously
Interpret Python scripts containing data types, functions, classes, conditions, and looping
Define the benefits of Python virtual environments
Describe the benefits of using network configuration tools such as Ansible and Puppet for automating IOS XE platforms
Network Device Programmability
Implement device management and monitoring using NetMiko
Construct a Python script using ncclient that uses NETCONF to manage and monitor an IOS XE device
Implement device using RESTCONF API utilizing Python requests library
Use Ansible to configure an IOS XE device
Configure a subscription for model driven telemetry on an IOS XE device (CLI, NETCONF, and RESTCONF)
Compare publication and subscription telemetry models
Define the benefits and usage of telemetry data in troubleshooting the network
Define Day 0 provisioning methods
Automate APIs and Protocols
Identify the JSON instance based on a YANG model
Identify the XML instance based on a YANG model
Interpret a YANG module tree generated per RFC8340
Compare functionality, benefits, and uses of OpenConfig, IETF, and native YANG models
Compare functionality, benefits, and uses of NETCONF and RESTCONF
Cisco DNA Center
Compare traditional versus software-defined networks
Define the features and capabilities of Cisco DNA Center
Configure Cisco DNA Center event outbound webhooks
Configure API requests for Cisco DNA Center to accomplish network management tasks
Configure API requests for Cisco DNA Center to accomplish network management tasks using these APIs
Troubleshoot Cisco DNA Center automation process using Intent APIs
Cisco Meraki
Define features and capabilities of Cisco Meraki
Create a network using Cisco Meraki APIs
Configure a network using Cisco Meraki APIs
Implement a Python script for Cisco Meraki Alert WebHooks
Cisco SD-WAN
Define features and abilities of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Certificate Management APIs
Configure a Python script to perform API requests for Cisco SD-WAN vManage Device Inventory APIs to retrieve and display data
Construct API requests for Cisco SD-WAN vManage Administration APIs
Configure a Python script to perform API requests for Cisco SD-WAN vManage Configuration APIs to modify Cisco SD-WAN fabric configuration
Construct API requests for Cisco SD-WAN vManage Monitoring APIs (Including real-time)
Troubleshoot a Cisco SD-WAN deployment using vManage APIs