Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise

For CCNP Enterprise certification, you have to pass two exams: core exam and a concentration exam of your choice. And every concentration exam earns an individual Specialist certification, so you get recognized for your accomplishments along the way.

Core Exam:

The core exam Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) focuses on enterprise infrastructure including dual-stack (IPv4 & IPv6) architecture, infrastructure, security, network assurance, virtualization and automation. This exam is also the qualifying exam for CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure and CCIE Enterprise Wireless certifications.

Prerequisites:

• Understanding of Enterprise LAN networks
• Understanding of Enterprise routing and wireless connectivity
• Python scripting

Course Outline:

• Investigate the CAM
• Analyze Cisco Express Forwarding
• Troubleshoot VLAN and Trunk Issues
• Tuning Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
• Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
• Troubleshoot EtherChannel
• Implement Multi-area OSPF
• Implement OSPF Tuning
• Apply OSPF Optimization
• Implement OSPFv3
• Configure and Verify Single-Homed EBGP
• Implementing Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP)
• Configure Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Implement NAT
• Configure and Verify Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
• Configure and Verify a Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunnel
• Configure Static Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI) Point-to-Point Tunnels
• Configure Wireless Client Authentication in a Centralized Deployment
• Troubleshoot Wireless Client Connectivity Issues
• Configure Syslog
• Configure and Verify Flexible NetFlow
• Configuring Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
• Troubleshoot Connectivity and Analyze Traffic with Ping, Traceroute, and Debug
• Configure and Verify Cisco IP SLAs
• Configure Standard and Extended ACLs
• Configure Control Plane Policing
• Implement Local and Server-Based AAA
• Writing and Troubleshooting Python Scripts
• Explore JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Objects and Scripts in Python
• Use NETCONF Via SSH
• Use RESTCONF with Cisco IOS XE Software