Cisco CCNP Enterprise: ENCOR & ENSLD (Vouchers Included)   

This course is intended for network engineers, system engineers, network administrators, and those looking to attain their CCNP Enterprise certification.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

The ENCOR portion of this course prepares you to implement and operate modern enterprise wired networks. You will build skills across campus architecture, switching and redundancy, OSPF and BGP routing, network services and VPNs, infrastructure security, and software-defined networking with LISP, VXLAN, SD-Access, and SD-WAN.

The ENSLD portion shifts from implementation to design. It focuses on addressing and routing plans, resilient campus and WAN architecture, quality of service, multicast, automation, telemetry, and software-defined access and WAN design.

This bundle supports preparation for the Cisco 350-401 ENCOR v1.2 exam and the Cisco 300-420 ENSLD v1.1 exam. Vouchers for both exams are included with enrollment, subject to eligibility and voucher policies.

1. Campus Architecture, VLANs, and Trunks
   1. Introduction to ENCOR Course and Exam Objectives
   2. Campus Architecture
   3. Configuring and Verifying VLANs
   4. Configuring and Verifying Trunks
   5. VLAN Trunking Protocol
   6. Inter-VLAN Routing
2. Spanning Tree Protocol and EtherChannel
   1. STP Overview and Algorithm Deep Dive
   2. STP Convergence, Configuration, and Manipulation
   3. STP PortFast, BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter, and Root Guard
   4. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
   5. EtherChannel
3. First-Hop Redundancy and Routing Introduction
   1. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol Overview
   2. Hot Standby Router Protocol
   3. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
   4. Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
   5. Routing Introduction
   6. Dynamic Routing Overview
   7. OSPFv2 Overview, Packets, States, and Design
4. OSPFv2
   1. OSPFv2 Configuration and Verification
   2. OSPFv2 DR/BDR Election and Network Types
   3. OSPFv2 LSAs and Metric
   4. OSPFv2 Summarization
   5. OSPFv2 Filtering, Prefix Suppression, and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
5. BGP and Policy-Based Routing
   1. BGP Overview, Configuration, and Verification
   2. BGP Best Path Selection Process
   3. Manipulating BGP Best Path Selection Process
   4. Policy-Based Routing
6. NAT, Multicast, VRF, GRE, and IPSec
   1. Network Address Translation
   2. Multicast Protocol Overview
   3. Virtual Routing and Forwarding
   4. GRE Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   5. IPSec Introduction
   6. IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel Configuration and Verification
   7. GRE over IPSec Tunnel Configuration and Verification
7. Device Access, AAA, and ACLs
   1. Device Access, Authentication Configuration, and Verification
   2. AAA Configuration and Verification
   3. Introduction to Access-Control Lists and Wildcard Masks
   4. Extended Access Control Lists
   5. Time-Based Access Control Lists
   6. VLAN Access Control Lists
8. CoPP, Network Access Control, LISP, VXLAN, and SD-WAN
   1. Control Plane Policing
   2. Network Access Control, MACSec, and TrustSec
   3. LISP and VXLAN
   4. SD-Access
   5. SD-WAN
   6. What Next for Exam Prep?
9. Routed Protocols - Addressing
   1. IPv4 addressing (create plan)
   2. IPv6 addressing (create plan)
   3. IPv6 migration methods (determine)
10. Routing Protocols – Secure and scale (create design)
    1. IS-IS
    2. EIGRP
    3. OSPF
    4. BGP – address families, attributes, filtering, RR's, load sharing, balancing, symmetry
11. Enterprise Campus Networks (design)
    1. HA – GR, FHRP's
    2. L2 – xSTP, loop prevention, convergence
    3. L3 – convergence, vrf, redistribution, filtering, summarization
    4. SD-Access architecture and design (describe) – underlay, overlay, control and data planes
12. Wide Area Networks (WAN)
    1. Options (compare) – L2/3 VPN's, metro ethernet, DWDM, SD-Wan ce
    2. Site to site VPN (design) – L2/L3, GRE, DMVPN, GET VPN
    3. HA (design) – single, multi, backup, failover
    4. SD-WAN architecture and design (describe) – various planes, QoS, multicast
13. End-to-End Quality of Service (QoS)
    1. QoS strategies – IntServ/Diffserv (design)
    2. End-to-End QoS – Classify, mark, shape, police, queue (design)
    3. Network management techniques, out-of-band, in-band (design)
14. Multicast
    1. Concepts – source/shared trees, RPF, RP (describe)
    2. Services – PIM bi-dir, SSM, MSDP (design)
15. Automation
    1. YANG data models (IETF, Openconfig, Cisco native) – recognize differences
    2. Netconf and Restconf – recognize differences
    3. Telemetry model-driven (periodic/on-change publication and dial-in/dial-out) – recognize differences and impact

What you will learn

• Implement and operate enterprise campus networks using switching, routing, and redundancy concepts.
• Develop addressing, routing, campus, and WAN design solutions.
• Design resilient, secure, and scalable enterprise network services.
• Evaluate quality of service, multicast, and network-management requirements.
• Apply software-defined access, SD-WAN, automation, and telemetry concepts to enterprise design.
• Connect ENCOR implementation knowledge with ENSLD architecture and design decisions.

How you will benefit

• Prepare for the 350-401 ENCOR v1.2 and 300-420 ENSLD v1.1 certification exams.
• Build practical enterprise core implementation skills and connect them to enterprise network design decisions.
• Develop a broader understanding of resilient campus, WAN, routing, service, and software-defined architectures
• Prepare to earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Design credentials by passing the respective exams.
• Satisfy the core and concentration exam requirements for CCNP Enterprise after passing both exams.
• Receive vouchers for both certification exams, subject to eligibility and voucher policies.

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams. Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP. In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Aaron Gould

Aaron Gould is a highly knowledgeable network engineer with heavy experience in the Internet Service Provider space. Aaron holds multiple professional-level certifications with Juniper and Cisco equipment as well as Juniper - JNCIP-SP, Juniper - JNCIS-SP, Juniper - JNCDS-DC, Juniper - AAA (JNCIA X 3), Juniper – JNCDA, Juniper - JNCIA-Cloud, Juniper - JNCIA-Junos, Cisco - CCNP SP, Cisco – CCIP, Cisco – CCDP, Cisco - CCNP R/S, MEF CECP, and IPv6 Forum - Silver certifications. Aaron's extensive expertise includes Cisco IOS Routing and Switching, Cisco Network Design, Cisco Service Provider Routing, and Juniper Service Provider Routing.